Rough travel itinerary for the World Cup in 2026. Focus on Mexico (best fans, cheaper).
Key dates for Ticket Sales phases:
- 10-19 September 2025 : FIFA World Cup 26 Presale Draw application window open
- 29 September 2025 : Successful applicants will start to get notified by FIFA whether you have been successful in the Presale Draw. You will be informed of a specific date and time slot during which you can purchase tickets.
- 1 October 2025 : First successful entrants will be able to buy tickets at set time slots starting 1st October. Tickets are sold on a first come, first served basis.
- 5 December 2025 : World Cup draw
- 11 December 2025 : Random Selection Draw application period runs from 11 December 2025 to 13 January 2026 and begins and ends at the same time on both dates: 17:00 (Central European Time).
- 11 June 2026 : World Cup starts. Full schedule here.
Focusing on travel in Mexico and southern USA.
Referring to the map, the following cities and schedule could make up a potential routes.
Flight times between cities
- Mexico City to Guadalajara : 1 hour
- Monterrey to Houston : 1.5 hours
- Monterrey to Guadalajara : 1.5 hours
- Cancun to Mexico City : 2 hours
- Cancun to Miami : 2 hours
- Mexico City to Miami : 3.5 hours
- Mexico City to Dallas: 3 hours
Possible Budget Flight Options (29 September prices)
To Mexico in time for kick off:
- 8 June : LGW (1305) arr JFK (1555) – Norse £215
- 9 June : LGW (1400) ar ORL (1825 ) – Norse £497
- 9 June : LGW (1305) arr JFK (1555) – Norse £336
- 10 June : JFK (0925) arr MEX (1245) – Delta £230
- 10 June : JFK (0815) arr CUN (1125) – Delta £127
To Miami for the match on 21 June and back to London:
- 19 June : MEX (1055) arr MIA (1630) – AeroMexico £257
- 19 June : MEX (1930) arr MIA (0057) – AeroMexico £257
- 22 June : MIA (1815) arr LHR (0820) – Virgin £496
- 22 June : MIA (1635) arr LGW (0945) via LIS – TAP £307
- 22 June : ATL (1725) arr LHR (0630) – Virgin £635
Possible Budget Flight Options (9 December prices)
To USA
- 8 June : LGW (1305) arr JFK (1555) – Norse £287
- 8 June : LHR (1055) arr JFK (1400) – Virgin £367
- 9 June : LHR (0940) arr DFW (1803) via BOS – Virgin £342 + 33,500 points
- 9 June : LGW (1305) arr JFK (1555) – Norse £353
- 9 June : LHR (1650) arr JFK (1930) – Virgin £345
- 13 June : LGW (1305) arr JFK (1555) – Norse £387
- 13 June : LGW (1300) arr BOS (2105) via BCN – Level1/Vueling £384
- 14 June : LGW (1305) arr JFK (1555) – Norse £387
- 14 June : LHR (0855) arr BOS (1120) – Finnair/BA £430
To Mexico City
- 9 June : LHR (1000) arr MEX (1750+1) via Houston – Lufthansa £610
- 9 June : LGW (1400) arr CUN (1830) – BA £486
- 10 June : CUN (0525) arr MEX (0645) – Volaris £102
- 10 June : CUN (1340) arr NLU (1455) – Viva £116
- 9 June : LGW (1400) ar ORL (1825 ) – Norse £293
- 9 June : ORL (2022) arr MEX (2205) – Delta £298
- 10 June : ORL (1407) arr MEX (1540) – Delta £298
To Dallas for the England match on 17 June from New York, Boston or Mexico:
- 15 June : MTY (1130) arr DFW (1430) – Viva £142
- 15 June : BOS (1850) arr DFW (2214) – Delta £165
- 16 June : BOS (1440) arr DFW (1803) – Delta £127
- 16 June : BOS (1850) arr DFW (2214) – Delta £127
- 15 June : LGA (1000) arr DFW (1302) – Delta £142
- 16 June : LGA (1000) arr DFW (1302) – Delta £142
- 16 June : LGA (1500) arr DFW (1804) – Delta £120
To Boston for the England match on 23 June from Louisiana
- 21 June : MSY (1516) arr BOS (1945) – jetBlue £187
- 22 June : MSY (1516) arr BOS (1945) – jetBlue £190
To New York for the Norway match on 22 June from Louisiana
- 21 June : MSY (1155) arr LGA (1557) – Delta £172
- 21 June : MSY (1218) arr JFK (1630) – jetBlue £177
- 22 June : MSY (0700) arr EWR (1059) – United £104
New York to Boston
- 23 June : NYP (0544) to BOS (0958) – Amtrak £194
To Miami for the match on 21 June and back to London:
- 18 June : MEX (1055) arr MIA (1630) – AeroMexico £211
- 19 June : MEX (1055) arr MIA (1630) – AeroMexico £308
- 19 June : MEX (1930) arr MIA (0057) – AeroMexico £307
- 22 June : MIA (1815) arr LHR (0820) – Virgin £509
Back to London/Stavanger from Boston
- 24 June : BOS (2125) arr LHR (0915+1 Thursday) – Virgin $109 + 68,000 points
- 24 June : BOS (2310) arr LHR (1100+1 Thursday) – Virgin $109 + 68,000 points
- 24 June : BOS (2310) arr LHR (1100+1 Thursday) – Virgin £472
- 24 June : BOS (2050) arr LGW (1145+1) via KEF Reykjavik – IcelandAir £331
- 24 June : BOS (1840) arr SVG (1125+1) via AMS – Virgin/KLM £510
- 25 June : LGW (2125) arr SVG (2355) – Norwegian £60
London to Mexico to Dallas and back to Stavanger for 20 June
- Mon 8 June: SVG (1030) arr LGW (1135) – Norwegian £33
- Tue 9 June : LGW (1400) arr CUN (1830) – BA £484
- Direct BA flight and 1 night Cancun
- Wed 10 June : CUN (1340) arr NLU (1455) – Viva £104 (Opodo) or
- Wed 10 June : CUN (1545) arr GDL (1735) – Viva £136 (Opodo) or
- Wed 10 June: CUN (1627) arr GDL (1800) – AeroMexico £87 (Opodo)
- Beach morning in Cancun, night in Mexico City, keep options open on match
- Thu 11 June: CUN (1053) arr GDL (1236) – Volaris £151 or
- Thu 11 June: CUN (1300) arr GDL (1443) – Volaris £151 (Opodo) or
- Thu 11 June: NLU (0630) arr GDL (0740) – Euroairlines £64 (Opodo) or
- Thu 11 June: MEX (1200) arr GDL (1318) – Volaris £138 (Opodo)
- Thu 11 June: Mexico v South Africa 15:00 – Mexico City
- Thu 11 June: South Korea vs Denmark, Czech Republic, Republic of Ireland, or North Macedonia. 22:00 – Guadalajara
- Sat 13 June: NLU (0940) arr MTY (1110) – Volaris £64 (Opodo)
- Sat 13 June: GDL (0805) arr MTY (0937) – Volaris £75
- Sun 14 June: NLU (0940) arr MTY (1110) – Euroairlines £62 (Opodo)
- Sun 14 June: GDL (0805) arr MTY (0937) – Volaris £54
- Saturday night better to GDL than MTY
- Sun 14 June: Tunisia v Albania, Poland, Sweden or Ukraine 22:00 – Monterey
- Mon 15 June : BUS : (0240) Monterrey arr (1745) Dallas – Greyhound £97
- Mon 15 June : MTY (1130) arr DFW (1430) – Viva £142 now £250
- Mon 15 June : MTY (0835) arr SAT (1050) – Viva £242
- Wed 17 June: England v Croatia 16:00 – Dallas
- Thu 18 June: DFW (1655) arr OSL (1420+1) via MAD – Iberia £361
- Fri 19 June: OSL (1740) arr SVG (1830) – Norwegian £77
London to Stavanger for 20 June
- Fri 19 June: LGW (1030) arr SVG (1310) – Norwegian £52
- Wed 24 June: SVG (1930) arr LGW (2035) – Norwegian £77
| Date / Time | Venue | Match |
| 11 June | Mexico City | Match 1 – Group A (Mexico #1) – Estadio Azteca Mexico City |
| 11 June | Guadalajara | Match 2 – Group A – Estadio Guadalajara |
| 14 June | Houston | Match 10 – Group E – Houston Stadium |
| 14 June | Dallas | Match 11 – Group F – Dallas Stadium |
| 14 June | Monterrey | Match 12 – Group F – Estadio Monterrey |
| 15 June | Atlanta | Match 14 – Group H – Atlanta Stadium |
| 15 June | Miami | Match 13 – Group H – Miami Stadium |
| 17 June | Dallas | Match 22 – Group L – Dallas Stadium |
| 17 June | Houston | Match 23 – Group K – Houston Stadium |
| 17 June | Mexico City | Match 24 – Group K – Estadio Azteca Mexico City |
| 18 June | Atlanta | Match 25 – Group A – Atlanta Stadium |
| 18 June | Guadalajara | Match 28 – Group A – (Mexico #2) – Estadio Guadalajara |
| 20 June | Houston | Match 35 – Group F – Houston Stadium |
| 20 June | Monterrey | Match 36 – Group F – Estadio Monterrey |
| 21 June | Miami | Match 37 – Group H – Miami Stadium |
| 21 June | Atlanta | Match 38 – Group H – Atlanta Stadium |
| Date / Time | Venue | Match |
| 11 June, 15:00 | Mexico City | Match 1 – Group A (Mexico v South Africa) – Estadio Azteca Mexico City |
| 11 June, 22:00 | Guadalajara | Match 2 – Group A (South Korea vs TBD) – Estadio Guadalajara |
| 14 June, 13.00 | Houston | Match 10 – Group E (Germany vs Curacao) – Houston Stadium |
| 14 June, 16:00 | Dallas | Match 11 – Group F (Netherlands vs Japan) – Dallas Stadium |
| 14 June, 22:00 | Monterrey | Match 12 – Group F (TBD vs Tunisia)- Estadio Monterrey |
| 15 June, 12:00 | Atlanta | Match 14 – Group H (Spain vs Cape Verde)- Atlanta Stadium |
| 15 June, 18:00 | Miami | Match 13 – Group H (Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay) – Miami Stadium |
| 16 June, 18:00 | Boston | Group I (TBD vs Norway) – Boston Stadium |
| 17 June, 16:00 | Dallas | Match 22 – Group L (England vs Croatia) – Dallas Stadium |
| 17 June, 13:00 | Houston | Match 23 – Group K (Portugal vs TBD) – Houston Stadium |
| 17 June, 22:00 | Mexico City | Match 24 – Group K (Uzbekistan vs Colombia) – Estadio Azteca Mexico City |
| 18 June, 12:00 | Atlanta | Match 25 – Group A (TBD vs South Africa) – Atlanta Stadium |
| 18 June, 21:00 | Guadalajara | Match 28 – Group A – (Mexico vs South Korea) – Estadio Guadalajara |
| 20 June, 13:00 | Houston | Match 35 – Group F (Netherlands vs TBD) – Houston Stadium |
| 20 June, 00:00 | Monterrey | Match 36 – Group F (Tunisia vs Japan) – Estadio Monterrey |
| 21 June, 18:00 | Miami | Match 37 – Group H (Uruguay vs Cape Verde) – Miami Stadium |
| 21 June, 12:00 | Atlanta | Match 38 – Group H (Spain vs Saudi Arabia) – Atlanta Stadium |
| 22 June, 20:00 | New York | Norway vs Senegal |
| 23 June, 16:00 | Boston | England vs Ghana |