Away trips to each Premier League club will see a five per cent increase in price going forwards thanks to the 2026 Autumn Budget – with hotel stays being taxed for fans eager to support their club up and down the league.
Research from Select Car Leasing shows that a trip to Chelsea will rank as the most expensive, with the peak matchday price of a hotel near Stamford Bridge now costing £430.50, with the Overnight Visitor Levy adding 5 per cent to the originally extortionate price of £410.00.
It is Newcastle United and Sunderland fans who will feel the additional levy more than rival clubs, given the lengthy distances they must travel for away days in comparison to others.
At the other end of the spectrum, Coventry City fans will be able to negotiate the overnight levy far easier. The Sky Blues have an away day mileage of just 4,418 – the shortest of any club in the Premier League for the 2026/27 season.
All but three teams in the Premier League would see hotel prices affected. Only Brighton and Hove Albion, Bournemouth and Ipswich Town fall outside of mayoral authorities, meaning the levy would not be applied to overnight stays.
Methodology
- Total mileage is calculated based on the shortest road journeys using Google Maps.
- All journeys are round trips starting at a team’s stadium to the stadium of their opponents and back.
- Fuel costs are calculated using a price benchmark of £1.58 per litre for fuel assuming average fuel economy of 42 miles per gallon. As a result, the distance cost is worked out at 17p per mile.
- Electricity costs are calculated using a price benchmark of 6.5p per mile.
- Approximate Advance train ticket costs are calculated using the industry-standard modelling benchmark from the Office of Rail and Road of 30p per mile.
- Peak matchday hotel prices are calculated using CoStar/STR hospitality benchmarks, PwC UK hotel forecasts and local tourism authorities such as Visit West, Visit Liverpool and the Greater London Authority
