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Dortmund Supporter Guide 🟡
Got your hands on a match ticket? It’s time to get planning! You’ll find everything you need to know here if you’re a Dortmund supporter travelling to London for the UEFA Champions League final.
📲 Mobile ticket distribution
All mobile tickets will be delivered on the UEFA Mobile Tickets app. You’ll receive an email when your ticket(s) have been sent to you.
Make sure you have the app on your phone in order to download your ticket. If you have multiple tickets, remember to transfer them before you leave for London. For more information, please visit our ticketing FAQs or watch our Mobile Ticketing video.
🌍 Before you travel
We recommend making the most of your trip and staying in London for the weekend. Transport options back to Germany on the night of the final will be extremely limited.
- 🚨 To enter the UK, you need a passport which is valid for the whole of your stay.
- German national identity cards are not sufficient to travel to the UK in most cases.
- For more information and exceptions, visit GOV.UK.
Nationals from a small number of countries now require Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before travelling to the UK.
European nationals do not currently need to have an ETA to travel to the UK.
Visit the GOV.UK website for more information, including the up-to-date list of nationalities who require an ETA to travel to the UK.
✈️ Getting to London
🛬 Independent flights
London is served by six major airports; Heathrow, Gatwick, London City, Luton, Southend and Stansted. Take advantage of the excellent public transport links from London airports into central London.
- If your flight arrives in the morning on matchday: Use public transport from central London locations to get to the Dortmund Fan Meeting Point.
- If your flight arrives in the afternoon on matchday: Head straight to Wembley. There are plenty of bars and restaurants in the area and stadium gates open at 16:00.
This is due to planned engineering works.
Taxi and coach services are recommended for supporters travelling to or from Luton Airport on these dates.
During the day, four coach services run per hour with a journey time to central London of 65–95 minutes.
Heathrow Airport
Distance to centre: 27km
15 mins to London Paddington via Heathrow Express
Gatwick Airport
Distance to centre: 45km
30 mins to London Victoria via Gatwick Express or Southern Railway
30–45 mins to London Bridge, St Pancras or Farringdon via Thameslink services
Stansted Airport
Distance to centre: 63km
50 mins to London Liverpool Street via Stansted Express
London City Airport
Distance to centre: 14km
20 mins to Bank via Docklands Light Railway
London Southend Airport
Distance to centre: 61km
60 mins to London Liverpool Street via Greater Anglia
Luton Airport
Distance to centre: 55km
Travel to central London by coach or taxi only
Check TfL's website to plan your route or download the TfL Go app.
Other options:
If you are on a chartered flight from Germany you will arrive at Gatwick Airport.
From Gatwick Airport we strongly recommend using public transport for your onwards journey.
🚆 You can reach London Victoria station in under 35 minutes using Gatwick Express or Southern Railway. Alternatively, use Thameslink services for London Bridge, St Pancras or Farringdon.
Supporters travelling from Germany by chartered coach have two options to get to the UK:
⛴️ Coach travel via the ferry
⬅️ from Dunkirk or Calais in France
➡️ to Dover in England
🚇 Coach travel via the Eurotunnel
⬅️ from Calais, France
➡️ to Folkestone, England
🅿️ Coach parking in London
Your coach will either park at the Dortmund Fan Meeting Point or at the dedicated Dortmund coach parking site on Fryent Way, which is within walking distance of Wembley Stadium.
🚌 An accessible shuttle service will be in operation between Wembley Stadium and the Dortmund coach parking site on Fryent Way.
For a fast and relaxing journey to London, the Eurostar is a great option, with its terminal, St Pancras International, perfectly located in the city centre.
The Eurostar offers direct train services to St Pancras International from Paris and Brussels which connect with departures from Germany.
Check the Eurostar website for more information.
There is no car parking at any UEFA Champions League final site. This includes the Dortmund Fan Meeting Point and Wembley Stadium (unless you’ve pre-booked accessible parking).
If you drive to London, we advise parking outside of London and using London’s public transport system.
Sites outside London with good parking provision include:
📍 Ashford International train station
🚆 40 mins to King’s Cross St Pancras (in central London)
⌚ Last train from King’s Cross St Pancras to Ashford International: 00:12
📍 Gatwick Airport
🚆 30 mins to London Victoria (in central London)
⌚ Trains from London Victoria go to Gatwick Airport hourly all through the night
If you do drive into London, please note you might be required to pay TfL’s Congestion Charge and when entering London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone.
Parking in London
Some private operators offer parking. Check their websites for more details:
Visit our Accessibility page for helpful information on accessible travel to and around London, stadium services and facilities, audio-descriptive commentary and more.
⚠️ Taking a coach from Germany will take a significant amount of time
Border, immigration and security checks are likely to add significant delays. We recommend flying or taking the train for the easiest journey into London.
Please note, there may be long wait times to get onboard ferries, particularly for coaches travelling back to mainland Europe after the match. If you are required to wait, your coach will be sent to a waiting area.
If you are planning to travel via private coach or minibus, please follow the guidance from your travel operator for arrival times and immigration procedures.
🎉 Dortmund Fan Meeting Point
📍 Hyde Park
📅 Saturday 1 June
🕑 Open 11:00
🎫 Entry for Dortmund fans
🚪Entrance via Speakers’ Corner, Hyde Park
🍺 A range of food and drink kiosks (non-alcoholic drinks plus alcoholic beverages from midday) will be available, in addition to official UEFA Champions League merchandise at the on-site Fan Shop.
🟡 Borussia Dortmund will be providing a programme of club entertainment to build the atmosphere throughout the day. Expect live music, big screen entertainment and fellow Dortmund supporters getting in the party mood!
🦸 BVB-legends will be in attendance!
👕 Dresscode: show your support, Dortmund colours only
💧 Free tap water will be available to keep you hydrated! Toilets with accessible facilities are located on site.
🚫 Check out the list of forbidden items at Wembley Stadium, which are also prohibited at the Dortmund Fan Meeting Point. Large items like bags bigger than A4 and umbrellas are best left at home or on your coach.
👮🏽Security checks including bag and body searches will be in operation at the Fan Meeting Point entrance. If you leave the site at any time, readmission cannot be guaranteed.
ℹ️ The Dortmund Fan Meeting Point is also open to the general public. Please be patient on arrival, you may be required to queue to enter the site.
Match screening for BVB supporters without a match ticket
The UEFA Champions League final will be screened live on the giant screens at the Dortmund Fan Meeting Point in Hyde Park.
There will be a full programme of club entertainment screened throughout the day, ahead of the final coverage starting at 19:30 with food and drinks available.
Access to the site is free, so come join the party and soak up the atmosphere with your fellow BVB-supporters!
Accessibility at the Fan Meeting Point 🎉
The Dortmund Fan Meeting Point is an accessible site.
- Accessible toilets
- An accessible viewing area, which carers and companions can also use. The platform has dedicated locations for wheelchair users and those with mobility impairments
- A quiet space for anyone wanting a break from the festivities
- British Sign Language interpreter
- A hearing loop
- A welfare point
- Assistance dog facilities
Transport for London offers a turn up and go service to help passengers who require additional assistance, such as people with visual impairments, mobility impairments and large groups travelling together. This could include providing boarding ramps (where possible), helping you to move through the station or interchange between trains and suggesting alternative or step-free routes.
The turn up and go service is provided on the London Underground and London Overground. You do not need to pre-book this service; just ask staff for assistance at the station.
All licensed London black cabs are wheelchair-accessible with many offering wheelchair ramps, an intermediate step and swivel seats, plus induction loops and an intercom system. London taxis are required by law to accept assistance dogs at no extra charge.
🚇 Getting to the stadium
Wembley Stadium gates open at 16:00.
Early bird discount on food and drinks! 🍺
Get to Wembley Stadium early on matchday to take advantage of the exclusive early bird offer on food and drinks.
Enjoy a third off beer and cider between 16:00 and 17:00 at stadium concessions, as well as great deals on a wide range of hot food.
🚇 Public transport is the best way to travel to the stadium
Use the tube to arrive at Wembley Park or Wembley Central, or hop on the train to Wembley Stadium station. Remember drinking alcohol on public transport including the Tube is prohibited.
🚕 Going to Wembley by taxi is not advised. London will be busy with local traffic on the day of the final. Road closures and travel disruption are likely to affect your journey.
⌚ If you cannot get to the Fan Meeting Point before 14:00 consider heading straight to Wembley.
Expect your journey to Wembley Stadium from the Dortmund Fan Meeting Point to take at least one hour, so leave for the stadium in plenty of time.
1️⃣ Fan Meeting Point ➡️ Baker Street station — 🚶 25 min
2️⃣ Baker Street station ➡️ Wembley Park station — 🚇 15 min on the Metropolitan Line
3️⃣ Wembley Park station ️ ➡️ Wembley Stadium — 🚶 10 min (which will take longer during busy times)
Please use the dedicated accessible taxi rank next to Hyde Park (shown on the above Fan Meeting Point map) to get to Marylebone station. Please note, Baker Street station does not have step free access.
1️⃣ Fan Meeting Point ➡️ dedicated accessible taxi rank — 👨🦽 10 min (150m)
2️⃣ Dedicated accessible taxi rank ➡️ Marylebone station — 🚕 10 min
3️⃣ Marylebone station ➡️ Wembley Stadium station — 🚆 10 min on Chiltern Railways
4️⃣ Wembley Stadium station ️ ➡️ Wembley Stadium — 👨🦽 10 min walk (500m)
Marylebone Station has accessible toilets, however Wembley Stadium station does not have toilet provision. Pre-book via Chiltern Railways for the best level of service.
Times and routes to Wembley Stadium:
Heathrow Airport
45 mins to Wembley Central station
🚇 Heathrow Express from Heathrow Airport to Paddington
🚇 Bakerloo Line from Paddington to Wembley Central
Gatwick Airport
80 mins to Wembley Park station
🚆 Thameslink services from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge, Farringdon or St Pancras
🚇 Jubilee Line from London Bridge / Metropolitan Line from Farringdon or Kings Cross (which is next to St Pancras)
👍🏽 The Jubilee and Metropolitan lines both take you directly to Wembley Park station
Stansted Airport
100 mins to Wembley Park station
🚆 Greater Anglia services from London Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street
🚇 Metropolitan Line from London Liverpool Street to Wembley Park
London Southend Airport
100 mins to Wembley Park station
🚆 Greater Anglia services from London Southend Airport to London Liverpool Street
🚇 Metropolitan Line from London Liverpool Street to Wembley Park
⏰ We strongly advise supporters to arrive at Wembley 4 hours before kick-off.
🟢🔵 Enter via the entrance colour displayed on your ticket
📲 Refer to your mobile ticket for your entrance colour zone. The quickest route into the stadium is by following the signage for the colour zone. Please ensure you enter via the correct turnstile. You will only be able to enter the stadium in the colour zone that is displayed on your mobile ticket.
Check out these videos showing you exactly where to go for each stadium entrance colour.
🔵 Your route to the Blue zone: Watch the video guiding you to seats in the Blue zone.
🟢 Your route to the Green zone: Watch the video guiding you to seats in the Green zone.
🏟️ At the stadium
Football wouldn’t exist without supporters like you and your love for football is what makes the atmosphere unlike anything else.
We want everyone to feel welcome and we want you to have a memorable night. So remember to always show good sportsmanship for both teams, all players and the match officials. We also kindly ask you to stay in your designated seats.
- 🍺 Alcohol can be purchased from concessions inside the stadium but must be consumed on the concourse. In accordance with local laws, alcohol cannot be consumed at your seat.
- 💳 Wembley is a cashless stadium. Please bring credit cards, debit cards or mobile devices that allow contactless payment.
🕠 Operating hours: 15:00 – two hours after final whistle.
📍 Pick up: Outside of the Wembley Park station lift next to Brook Avenue.
📍 Drop off: The junction of Rutherford Way and Engineers Way. There is step free access to the stadium concourse via a lift located on B2 level next to the Club Wembley entrance, which is approximately 200m from the drop off point.
💡 Assistance: A chaperone service is offered at the drop off point by the Wembley Stadium Customer Engagement Team.
🌃 Post-match service: The shuttle service will operate from the junction of Rutherford Way and Engineers Way back to the lifts at Wembley Park station.
⏱️ Frequency: Every 30 minutes, dependent on traffic.
🆓Free: No booking required
A Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) is in operation around Wembley Stadium:
Street Drinking: There is a strict no street drinking policy on Olympic Way and the surrounding areas of Wembley Stadium. Don’t bring any alcoholic drinks as they’ll be confiscated. Supporters wanting alcohol before the game should head to the licensed bars or restaurants in the area or enter the stadium, where alcohol will be sold on the concourses.
Pyrotechnics: The use of pyrotechnics, flares and smoke devices inside or outside Wembley Stadium is prohibited.
📄 Stadium rules
When planning your matchday, keep in mind that stadium rules for the 2024 UEFA Champions League final may differ from the usual regulations at the stadium.
🎒 Bags larger than A4 size won’t be allowed into the stadium.
🔋You can bring a small power bank, no larger than your phone.
🪪 Make sure you have a valid form of ID on you (the same ID used when purchasing your tickets and/or used on the UEFA Mobile Tickets app). It will be required to support you in case of a ticket issue.
🚭 Smoking, including the use of e-cigarettes and heat-not-burn tobacco products, is not allowed inside the stadium.
🚰 It is not permitted to bring water bottles into the stadium. Free water in cups will be available from refillable water stations inside the stadium.
🚫 Check out the list of forbidden items. You can download the full stadium rules for more information.
For more stadium info, including FAQs, food and drink options and the location of Fan Shops, check out our Wembley Stadium page.
👋 After the match
If the match is decided in normal time, the post-match Trophy Ceremony and accompanying celebrations should finish by 22:30.
If there’s extra time or penalties, expect the action on the pitch to continue until around 23:15.
Football is unpredictable and things can change. Please consider these times as estimates.
💡 The Night Tube operates from Wembley Park
Regular trains will run all night on the Jubilee Line from Wembley Park into central London.
A queueing system will be in place to get you into the station as quickly as possible.
Services will be very busy, so please be patient when queuing up.
Leaving Wembley Stadium
Wembley Park ➡️ Baker Street
🚇 Metropolitan Line
⏱️ 40 min journey time once on the Tube (including walking from Baker Street)
A taxi rank will be in operation outside Marylebone station after the match to take supporters with accessibility requirements back to Fan Meeting Point coach parking at Hyde Park.
1️⃣ Wembley Stadium station ➡️ Marylebone station
2️⃣ Taxi rank outside Marylebone station ➡️ Coach Parking at Dortmund Fan Meeting Point
⏱️ 25 min journey time once on the train (including taxi from Marylebone station)
Follow the signs to return to your coach parking at Fryent Way on foot.
Trains will operate after the match to Gatwick Airport from Farringdon and London Victoria stations:
🚇 Wembley Park ➡️ Farringdon: 20 mins on the Metropolitan Line
🚅 Farringdon ➡️ Gatwick Airport: 50 mins using Thameslink services
⏱️ Last train from Farringdon leaves at 00:28
🚇 Wembley Park ➡️ London Victoria: 30 mins on the Metropolitan Line via Kings Cross or 35 mins on the Jubilee Line via Green Park
🚅 London Victoria ➡️ Gatwick Airport: 35 mins using Southern services (60 mins after 23:00)
⏱️Trains run from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport hourly through the night
To ensure a smooth return journey, all coaches travelling via ferry through the Port of Dover to Calais or Dunkirk must go to the designated waiting area at Manston Airport.
At Manston Airport there will be toilet facilities as well as food and drinks for purchase. Water will be available for free.
Stewards will direct coaches to leave the waiting facility and go to the Port of Dover, approximately 2 - 2.5 hours before their ferry departure.
Once the match is over, public transport is the most effective way for you to reach the city centre.
Metropolitan and Jubilee Line services run from Wembley Park after the match.
🚑 Emergency and embassy information
🚨 Local emergency services
Sometimes unforeseen accidents happen. We want you to stay safe in London, so if you are involved in an emergency of any kind, call 112 or 999 for police, fire and ambulance services. To report non-urgent crime, call the police on 101 from within the UK.
📍 German Embassy
German nationals who require urgent assistance whilst in the UK should contact the German embassy directly. Visit the German Embassy website for more information.