What will Euro 2016 cost you? And is it worth it?

Millions of people applied for tickets to Euro 2016, and even if they missed out, thousands of British and Irish supporters will be traveling to France to watch their teams play - even if the closest they get is a big screen outside the stadium. In the process they will spend up to £1,000 getting there, and could easily spend thousands more.

Kwik Fit insurance has calculated that driving is by far the cheapest option - wherever you are travelling from - with an average cost of £412. This is 37% cheaper than getting the train and 41% cheaper than flying.

The English will unsurprisingly get the cheapest deals, with an average cost of £337 to drive - £544 for the train and £640 to fly. Northern Ireland, meanwhile, will face the most expensive travel costs - with an average of £480 to drive, £860 to fly then get the train, and £1010 to fly then drive.

Flights

The prices of flights are particularly eye-watering, as airlines boosted them for the duration of the tournament. Back in December, it was already getting almost impossible to find a budget flight, and now only the most overpriced are available. You can expect to pay anything up to four times the usual price for a ticket if you're keen to fly.

The Welsh will pay even more then the English, because despite many of the travel options being similar, they have to get to grounds that are further away - with an average total mileage of 2689 - compared to the 1999 miles travelled by England fans.

Stewart Barnett, Marketing Director at Kwik Fit Insurance Services said: "The 2016 competition is relatively unique as being so close to home allows fans to drive to the French host towns and cities, saving them a significant amount of money – and even more so with road and car shares." However, he added: "That said, I'm a Scot, so I'll be looking for alternative ways to spend my summer!"

Once you get there

When you arrive, if you're looking for somewhere to stay, you could be in for a shock. In many cases hotels have already been fully booked for the nights around the games. Of those still available, there have been reports of hotels bumping up the cost of a night's stay by 500%

If you actually want to see a game, the costs can be astronomical. With official tickets, the games themselves don't have to break the bank, because prices start at £18 for the group games. If you missed out on tickets the first time round, there's an official resale site , where you can search for tickets.

Unfortunately, there are also a number of rip off sites charging thousands of pounds for tickets. A ticket to the England match against Slovakia could set you back as much as £6,000 - despite having a face value of £113.39, while the match against Wales with a face value of £19.55 would cost almost £2,500. If you want seats for the final, then you can expect to pay anything up to £20,000.

In the best case scenario, fans are simply paying a fortune for tickets. In the worst cases, these are scam sites, and the tickets either never existed or they have been stolen - and therefore cancelled.

If you're faced with forking out £1,000 or more for a trip to watch football in a bar, or £7,000 for the vague chance you might be able to watch in a stadium, you have to ask whether it's worth it. But what do you think? Let us know in the comments.