Thinking of going this year for the first time.

Was wondering if anyone could advise the cheapest way to go about it all? Travel, Hotel ect

How much in your experience does the whole trip cost, any help will be appreciated.

I've paid £400 with Mayfair. That's 2nights in calella,1 night in monpellier then back to calella for 1 night. All half board and transfers Inc. All I need is a ticket. Can't wait!!!!

We're playing in Montpellier this year, not Perpignan. I think BMibaby fly there from Manchester but you'd better check.
How long are you thinking of going for?
Montpellier is a belting city with plenty of bars, cafes and pubs. There's much more going on than in Perpignan.

Which Calella? The one on the Costa Brava or the one north of Barcelona?

We fly Birmingham to Montpellier friday to Monday. 3 nights B&B at the Ibis. Parking at Birmingham and all transfers in France included £740 for 3 of us

Im stopping in calella for a week. just under £450 for a weeks all inclusive single room.

Just got back from Montpellier and agree with Catalancs. Lovely city and although the ground is a bit out of town, the trams should get you there OK

Drinks can be expensive, but I always hit the local wine. A lot cheaper than buying beer. Match days we always fill a cool box with cans of beer from the local shops.

Snap. Hotel Olympic?

Apparently Angela Powers has visited Montpelier for a feature on an upcoming Boots 'n' All. She seems very impressed on Twitter.

Flights from Luton to Montpellier on Thursday 2nd with Easy Jet.

5 Nights 1 bed apartment at Citadines in Montpellier

Approx £660 for the three of us......not inc any match tickets

Wonder if theres any coaches going for the day! Haha!

Quote ="Sihill88"Wonder if theres any coaches going for the day! Haha!'" Check these out, minibus last year , coach this year I think, but not on the day can't trust the M6 CHECK OUT DIRECT ETA at directeta.com

Quote ="Sihill88"Wonder if theres any coaches going for the day! Haha!'" Check these out, minibus last year , coach this year I think, but not on the day can't trust the M6 CHECK OUT DIRECT ETA at directeta.com

Calella palace mate

Quote ="rochdale warrior"Check these out, minibus last year , coach this year I think, but not on the day can't trust the M6 CHECK OUT DIRECT ETA at directeta.com'" Our 3hour trafficjam after leaving Barcelona in 42degrees heat wasn't ideal but we loved every minute

Quote ="rochdale warrior"Check these out, minibus last year , coach this year I think, but not on the day can't trust the M6 CHECK OUT DIRECT ETA at directeta.com'" Our 3hour trafficjam after leaving Barcelona in 42degrees heat wasn't ideal but we loved every minute

We're travelling all the way from Lancashire to Montpellier by train - in terms of time spent on the train, it works out at 8 hours on the move, which isn't bad at all when you consider that it gives us chance to break our journey in London and Paris for some sight-seeing (including coming home via the England v Sri Lanka test match at Lord's), and avoids airport transfers, baggage checks, etc.

The whole return train journey worked out at £175 (we may need to chuck in another quid or two for London Underground/Paris Metro connections) and three nights at the Citadines Apart'Hotel in central Montpellier works out at £53, which we think is a great price for what looks like a nicely central and well kept place (fingers crossed!).

Really looking forward to the city centre party on the Friday night; hope there are plenty of local RL fans joining in too so that the experiment pays off.

City centre party, not heard about this one, any more details bud

Thanks for all the information, much appreciated. It's given me a good view of the different options available, last year on Sky looked awesome. I know it was Perpignan but still it looked a blast, looking forward to it.

Yep, it was in the programme for the Catalans home game but it doesn't seem to have been promoted anywhere else that I've spotted.

It didn't state the location, but there's going to be a city centre venue hosting a party and they'll be showing the Friday night Sky game live.

On the day itself, they're going to set up an 'RFL fan village' at the stadium and the curtain raiser will be Ince Rose Bridge v Ambition Dragons. There are also plans for a post-game party at the stadium.

I've no idea what form any of the events will take from the limited info in the programme, but I'm sure there will be plenty of Wiganers there whatever happens!

Other good notes from the same article are that Montpellier is four times the size of Perpignan, is 10 mins from the beach, and enjoys the most days of sunshine per year of any city in France!

For those who prefer sitting behind the sticks (Wigan have been given seats on the side to sell at the DW), you can buy online direct from Catalans now - www.catalansdragons.com/index.ph ... erie-ligne The tickets behind the sticks are 7 euros, so they're less than half the price than the ones Wigan have been allocated. If your French isn't too clever, use the drop down box in the bottom left corner to convert the site into passable English. You print your own e-tickets via this site so there are no booking fees.

For those who prefer sitting behind the sticks (Wigan have been given seats on the side to sell at the DW), you can buy online direct from Catalans now - www.catalansdragons.com/index.ph ... erie-ligne The tickets behind the sticks are 7 euros, so they're less than half the price than the ones Wigan have been allocated. If your French isn't too clever, use the drop down box in the bottom left corner to convert the site into passable English. You print your own e-tickets via this site so there are no booking fees.

Where is most people sitting?

That's where we'll be.

This sounds great! We're in a Novotel about 15 minutes walk from the Place de la Comedie (which I believe is the city centre). A party on Friday night will be brilliant. I have a 5 hour drive from about 7:30am the morning after the game, so a post match party doesn't have the same attraction

were in there too

Montpellier is a great city ad heres' good road & rail access from Paris for those of you not flying

might be worth checking out Catalan Sports Tours - ask Dave if he has any deals for that game ?