Schalke 04 Tickets for the Veltins-Arena

Schalke 04 tickets for home games at the Veltins-Arena

Schalke 04 are back in the Bundesliga for 2026/27, promoted as second-division champions after three years away. That makes the 17 home fixtures at the Veltins-Arena the most sought-after in years. We source tickets through our vetted partner network, as a Ticket Combo or together with a hotel in Gelsenkirchen or the wider Ruhr area.

Royal blue, the Knappen and the Nordkurve

Schalke are named after a colour — Königsblau, royal blue — and after a job. The club's other name, die Knappen, means the miners, because Gelsenkirchen was a coal town and the club grew out of it. The walk to the ground still passes through an industrial park, between pit towers and art installations. The singing comes from the Nordkurve, the north end, and when the roof is closed it comes back off the stands as an echo.

Schalke supporters in the Nordkurve of the Veltins-Arena

Arena AufSchalke: a pitch that slides out and a roof that closes

The Veltins-Arena, opened in 2001 and still called the Arena AufSchalke by many supporters, holds 62,271 and is an unusual piece of engineering: the pitch slides out of the stadium and the roof closes. That is why concerts and even biathlon events are staged here. For a visitor the useful part is the side effect — with the roof shut the acoustics get considerably louder, and an autumn evening kick-off stays dry.

Ticket Combo or ticket and hotel: what you can book

There are two ways to see a home game. The Ticket Combo pairs your match ticket with a tourist element such as a guided city tour, and books like a ticket without accommodation — which suits visitors arriving on matchday. The ticket and hotel package adds a room in the Ruhr, which often works better here: the cities sit close together, so a second match over the same weekend is easy to add.

The Revierderby and the fixtures in highest demand

The Revierderby against Borussia Dortmund draws enquiries from around the world, and after three seasons apart the league fixture is back. Home games against Bayern Munich sell just as quickly. A Bundesliga fixture against a mid-table side is the cheaper way in, and the Nordkurve sings just the same. As UEFA Cup winners in 1997 the club also has a following that reaches well beyond Gelsenkirchen.

Getting there from Scandinavia, Britain, Ireland and the Benelux

Visitors from the Netherlands and Belgium often drive or take the train, because the Ruhr sits close to the Dutch border. From Scandinavia, Britain and Ireland the usual route is a flight to Düsseldorf, with local transport running to the Arena on matchday. Groups from ten travellers are quoted individually, extra nights, room types and transfers can be added to any package, and we seat parties together as standard.