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The plan

  1. Fri 19 Feb: fly outLondon to Dortmund or Düsseldorf, typical return £61–£120. Budget room about £76 a night.
  2. Sat 20 Feb: match dayKick-off time not set yet, so book flexible travel. at Veltins-Arena. From Gelsenkirchen Hbf take tram 302 straight to the VELTINS-Arena stop (about 15 minutes); extra trams run on match days. The stop is stairs-only; step-free users use Willy-Brandt-Allee (about 700 m).
  3. Sun 21 Feb: fly home

Tickets

Plan ahead. Usually from £15. The shop lists upcoming home games (Leipzig 31 Oct, Stuttgart 21 Nov) as 'Vorverkauf fuer Mitglieder'; the club says staged sales follow each fixture, non-member timing is not stated per game.

  1. Create an account in the Schalke ticket shop via schalke04.de/tickets (ticketing.schalke04.de).
  2. Check schalke04.de/faq-ticketverkauf-saison-2026-2027 for the sale date of your fixture; sales start at 10:00.
  3. Pick a block; members pay a discounted day-ticket price (once per match), others pay the regular price.
  4. Buy at sale time; for Dortmund and Bayern seated tickets add EUR 10 (categories 1-4) or EUR 20 (category 0).
  5. If sold out, use the official Ticketboerse in the shop.
Official tickets on tickets.schalke04.de

Full FC Schalke 04 ticket guide: sale dates, every upcoming home game and flights from 17 UK airports.

Make a weekend of it

Prices are typical, not live, from London. Check the real price before you book. Away Day isn't affiliated with any club, league or travel site.