'Worth every penny' - Fan's long trip to the Euros

A football fan, whose flight from Bristol Airport to Germany was cancelled, embarked on a huge journey to reach the Euros.

Alex Fox, from Yate, near Bristol, is one of many fans who took the scenic, and expensive, route to see England play in the semi-final.

The personal trainer ended up boarding a £850 flight to Amsterdam, and then hired a car to drive 242km (150 miles) to Dortmund.

In the end, he arrived in the stadium with minutes to spare and said it was "worth every penny, every hour spent".

Shortly after arriving at Bristol Airport, Mr Fox and his friend found out their flight was cancelled.

A lot of people were then trying to book seats to get "anywhere near Dortmund", he said.

They eventually booked the last two seats on a plane to Amsterdam, which were business class and cost £850 each.

The pair also had to wait six hours for the fight to take-off.

After that, they picked up a hire car and made it to the stadium as they heard the national anthems.

Mr Fox said: "It was exciting - gave it more energy, more craziness to the journey."

He said the atmosphere "was rocking".

Another West Country man also undertook a long trip to Germany, this time for the final.

Casey Bishop drove from Gloucester to Bristol Airport, where the nearest flight he could book was to Croatia.

He then travelled hundreds of miles to make it to Brandenburg Gate, where he is still hoping to buy a ticket for the final later.

"I'm here in sunny Berlin, hopefully witnessing history," he said.

"I've met lots of England fans still trying to order their tickets. There is a great vibe here, everyone is having a good time.

"Hopefully we'll get a sneaky win."

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