<p><img style="width: 500px; height:233.33333333333331px;" src="https://media.caxtonfx.com/img/1100298/rugby-world-cup-travel-money.jpg?width=500&height=233.33333333333331" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/0c780f02b69549fcb5cafda5bdc5eab1" /></p> <p>Last week, Caxton published our research into how prices were soaring in <a rel="noopener" href="/travel-money/how-to-get-to-the-rugby-world-cup-final-on-a-tight-budget/" target="_blank">the lead up to the Rugby World Cup final.</a> With England's success at the weekend and the confirmation that they have reached the final, alongside South Africa, <a rel="noopener" href="https://metro.co.uk/2019/10/27/rugby-world-cup-tickets-soar-11620-seat-englands-final-10992398/" target="_blank" title="Rugby World Cup tickets soar to £11,620-a-seat for England’s final">prices have risen again</a> and some fans are desperately trying to nab a ticket for the final on 2<sup>nd</sup> November. </p> <p> </p> <h2><strong>Rugby World Cup Final on a tight budget</strong></h2> <p>Over the past few weeks, we've been tracking the trajectory of the prices for World Cup tickets, flights and accommodation in Tokyo.</p> <p>We’ve done the hard work for you and created a price guide, which shows how much it would be to go to the Rugby World Cup final this weekend, with prices almost doubling from last week:</p> <table border="2" cellpadding="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="124"> <p> </p> </td> <td width="207"> <p> </p> </td> <td width="123"> <p>Cost on 17th October</p> </td> <td width="132"> <p>Cost on 23rd October</p> </td> <td width="132"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>UPDATES</strong></span></p> </td> <td width="132">Cost on 28th October</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="124"> <p><strong>Flight</strong></p> </td> <td width="207"> <p>London Heathrow via Shanghai airlines with change at Shanghai – 19.5 hours out at 21 hours back</p> </td> <td width="123"> <p>£651</p> </td> <td width="132"> <p>£962</p> </td> <td width="132"> <p>London Heathrow to Tokyo Narita on Egypt Airlines. 19.5 hrs there and 24 hours back.</p> </td> <td width="132"> £1,044</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="124"> <p><strong>Accommodation</strong></p> </td> <td width="207"> <p>2 nights at Flex Stay Inn 2 Star Hotel cheapest room</p> </td> <td width="123"> <p>£120</p> </td> <td width="132"> <p>£120</p> </td> <td width="132"> <p>2 nights at Flex Stay Inn 2 Star Hotel cheapest room</p> </td> <td width="132">£255</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="124"> <p><strong>Ticket</strong></p> </td> <td width="207"> <p>Category D via Stubhub</p> <p>(Cheapest option)</p> </td> <td width="123"> <p>£489</p> </td> <td width="132"> <p>£498</p> </td> <td width="132"> <p>Category C via viagogo (Cheapest option)</p> </td> <td width="132">£1,120</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="124"> <p><strong>Total Cost</strong></p> </td> <td width="207"> <p> </p> </td> <td width="123"> <p>£1260</p> </td> <td width="132"> <p><strong>£1580 (up 25%)</strong></p> </td> <td width="132"> </td> <td width="132"><strong>£2419 (up 53%)</strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p>Unsurprisingly, England's win has seen flight and ticket prices soar. A spokesperson for BA states: "Since England’s amazing win, we’ve seen a 184% surge in the number of people looking at flights to Tokyo on ba.com." </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Our research shows that had people risked buying a ticket two weeks ago (with the anxiety that England may have not made the final) they would have saved <span style="text-decoration: underline;">a whopping £1300.</span> </strong></p> <p> </p> <h2><strong>How to get currency in a hurry</strong></h2> <p>Either way, if you’re thinking of grabbing a last-minute trip to Japan don’t forget to take your <a rel="noopener" href="/currency-cards/caxton-currency-account/" target="_blank">Caxton multi-currency card</a>. It’s in situations like this, when you need to act quickly, that a multi-currency travel card comes in to its own. If you’ve already got your card, you can load Japanese yen almost instantly at a competitive rate and save yourself having to pay over the odds for travel money at the airport bureau.</p> <p> </p> <p><a rel="noopener" href="/caxton-cards/" target="_blank"><img style="width: 500px; height: 122.5px;" src="https://az695284.vo.msecnd.net/img/1099043/cardbannerblog-grey.png?width=500&height=122.5" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/072557bc0e014b42b266e1b6f6544c57" /></a></p>