And with most of the games in France, what better way to attend the games than to float through in the comfort of your own car? We show you how.

Before you set off

Sat nav – the spies in the sky are absolutely essential to ensure you end up in Paris and not Paraguay. If your unit is disc-based, make sure you have the latest European maps, and if it’s battery powered, take a spare set of batteries.

Check all tyres are inflated to their correct pressures and the tread depths are at legal limits – in France they must be a minimum of 2mm and in the UK it’s 1.6mm. Also bear in mind that with a fully loaded car, the pressures will have to be increased to compensate.

This would also be a good time to lift the bonnet and get your hands dirty – your car is going to be doing some serious mileage so fully topped-up oil is an absolute must. Also check the level of coolant – there will be stop-start traffic and that last thing you want is to overheat on a French motorway. Check all your lights work – sounds simple enough, but a spare bulb kit is a good idea.

Don’t forget to pack your driving licence, vehicle registration and insurance documents as well (and wear your GB sign with pride!)

The journey

Now your motor’s ready, you have a choice of a quick 35-minute blast through the Channel Tunnel from Folkestone in Kent (get there via the M20), or a slightly longer, but more scenic, route via the ferry from Dover.

Bear in mind when you enter French soil and start tearing up the motorway network, the national speed limit is 80mph on the motorways, 50mph on the Paris ring road (like the M25) and 30mph in urban areas.

France also employs a number of toll roads, so exchange all your lovely sterling for euros, or make sure your credit card is primed.

One thing to bear in mind is the priorité à droite law. Motorists turning onto your road from the right in your direction of travel must be given right of way.

The Stadiums: Motorway directions

Stade de France – Saint-Denis (just outside Paris)
Hop onto the A26 and then A1 and the Stade de France is signposted - luckily it sits on the border of the ring road which circles Paris.

Stade Velodrome – Marseille
Emulate your favourite Hollywood superstar by jetting down to the south of France past Lyon – after Lyon use the A7 to head into Marseille.

Parc des Princes – Paris
Drive down the A26 and then down the A1 into central Paris – the A1 will end on the Boulevard Peripherique, Paris’ M25. You need to get off at the Porte de St Cloud or Porte d’Auteuil junction.

Stade Felix Bollaert – Lens
This is fairly close to Calais – Again, take the A26 and then turn onto the A21, leaving at the junction ‘Lens-Ouest’. The rest of the way should be signposted.

Stade Gerland – Lyon
Get on the A26 and head down to the A31 (you’ll need to cross over via the A5). After this head down to the A6 and follow this into Lyon – the stadium is located in the south of the city.

Stade de la Beaujoire – Nantes
Take the A16 down to the A28 and take this all the way south until you hit the A11 – follow this road straight into Nantes.

Stade de Toulouse – Toulouse
Drive down the A16 which leads onto the A28 and crossover to the A20 via the A85 – and then head straight down into Toulouse.

Stade Geoffroy Guichard – Saint-Etienne
Just south of Lyon – follow the A47 out of south Lyon and straight into Saint-Etienne.

Stade Chaban-Delmas – Bordeaux
Follow the A16 to the A28 and then drive straight down the A10 into Bordeaux.

Stade de la Mosson – Montpellier
A26 and then crossover onto the A71 (via the A19) and follow this down to the A75 - then straight into Montpellier.

Millenium Stadium - Cardiff
The M4 crosses over into Wales and passes by Cardiff – you’ll need to get off at the A48 to go into the city.

Murrayfield Stadium - Edinburgh
M1, M6, M74 and then the M8 straight into Edinburgh.