The cheapest is to fly to Girona in Spain on Ryanair and get the Catalan Sports tours coach to Perpignan, its about 1hr 15mins from Airport to Perpignan.

Alternatively easyjet to Barcelona and then get the train to perpignan, which again isnt expensive.

We did it this way this year, Girona out and back via Barcelona.

I drove down last year and had a couple of nights in Paris on the way down. Only £66 for the ferry from Dover to Calais but what I saved on the ferry I spent on a round of drinks in Paris. Drove down to the south West for a week. Stayed on a campsite in one of the Thompson al fresco glorified caravan then drove to Perpignan and stayed in a hotel to take in the game. Shocked At how quiet Perpignan was compared to the previous years but figured everybody was staying over the border when I spotted the convoy of coaches ferrying the wire fans in.
Drove the return journey back to Warrington in one go with just 3 stops for fuel and spent the following 3 days in a zombie like state as I recovered from the drive. I would drive again but I don't think the missus fancies being stuck in a car for 17 hours again.

I'm only 16, and my dad isn't too keen on driving down. I think Liverpool-Gerona and then bus/hirecar is the option we're looking at.
Any hotel recommendations from any of you lovely people?

You could always get the Train. www.idtgv.fr/en/ are nice an cheap from Paris. Or even Train - Ferry - Train

You could always get the Train. www.idtgv.fr/en/ are nice an cheap from Paris. Or even Train - Ferry - Train

Walk to Liverpool, ferry to France. Ferry from France to Portsmouth, ferry from Portsmouth to France, walk to Perpignan.

It would only take 8 days and 16 hours according to google.

Sorted.