Berlin

EastSeven Berlin Hostel
Located in trendy Prenzlauer Berg, a 20-minute walk from Alexanderplatz. Very highly rated hostel, close to Senefelderplatz underground station, from where you can get a U2 U-Bahn straight to the stadium.

Eastener Hostel
A 10-minute walk to Friedrichstrasse station (from where trains run direct to the stadium) and 25 minutes on foot to the Brandenburg Gate. A small hostel for the independent traveller. Not, they stress, a party hostel!

Circus Hostel
Centrally located, almost right next door to the Rosenthaler Platz underground station, which puts you on the network for travel all around Berlin. Rated 'Superb' on Hostelworld. Also just across a park from FC Magnet Bar, a good bar for watching football, as mentioned on my Berlin City page.

Cologne

Station - Hostel for Backpackers
It's been many years since I was a backpacker staying in hostels, so I can't vouch for this place personally. But it certainly looks convenient, being only 150 yards from the main station (and therefore also from the cathedral and city cente).

Die Wohngemeinschaft
The name is German for 'The flat-share' or 'Communal living'. It's 19 minutes on public transport or a 30-minute walk to/from the main station. A 20-minute direct tram ride to the stadium. Rated 'Superb' on Hostelworld. Has its own cafe/bar.

a&o Köln Hauptbahnhof
Less than 5 minutes on foot to the main station. A former hotel, acquired by a&o and remodelled as a hostel / budget hotel in 2016. 24-hr reception and own bar.
 

Dortmund

DJH Jugendgästehaus Adolph Kolping
As I said above, it's been many years since I was a backpacker staying in hostels, so I can't say I've stayed here myself, but this DJH (German Youth Hostel Association) place is well situated, being just 800m from the main station, right next to one of the big squares in the pedestrianised city centre.

a&o Dortmund Hauptbahnhof
Budget hotel rooms and beds in dorms on offer. Situated less than 200m from the main entrance to the main station (and thus also only 300m from the FlixBus coach station). 24-hour reception. Free Wi-Fi.

The Bunk Hostel
Located in Essen, but right by the main station, so you can be at Dortmund main station in 25 minutes. New, modern hostel. Rated 'Fabulous' on Hostelworld. Free Wi-Fi.
 

Düsseldorf

Backpackers Düsseldorf
An inexpensive hostel for those doing the Euros backpacker-style. A 15-minute walk from the bars of the old town.

a&o Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof
A 14-minutes walk from the main station (and thus also from the adjacent FlixBus coach station). Opened in 2009, the hostel offers modern rooms in a range of categories, plus a large lobby and bar.

City Youth Hostel Düsseldorf
Located on the far side of the Rhine from the city centre. 18 minutes by public transport or a 30-minute walk to the old town.From single rooms to dormitories.
 

Frankfurt

Five Elements Hostel Frankfurt
If you don't mind being in the red light district, this inexpensive hostel is handily located only 200m from the main station. 24-hour reception and breakfast buffet served up until noon.

a&o Frankfurt Galluswarte
A 20-minute walk or just one stop on the S-Bahn (metro) to Frankfurt main station (and thus the adjacent FlixBus coach station). Single, double and shared rooms. 24-hour reception. Rooftop bar.

a&o Frankfurt Ostend
Located, as the name suggest, in the east end of Frankfurt, this hostel is a 24-minute tram ride from the main station. Designed in a&o's 'next generation' style, it offers single, double, family and shared rooms. 24-hr reception. Free Wi-Fi.
 

Gelsenkirchen

The Bunk Hostel
Located down the road in Essen, but right by the main station (and thus also the FlixBus coach stop), so you can be at Gelsenkirchen main station by train in just 13 minutes. New, modern hostel. Rated 'Fabulous' on Hostelworld. Free Wi-Fi.

a&o Dortmund Hauptbahnhof
Also out of town. This time in Dortmund. Budget hotel rooms and beds in dorms on offer. Situated less than 200m from Dortmund main entrance to the main station, with trains to Gelsenkirchen that take under 30 minutes. 24-hour reception. Free Wi-Fi.
 

Hamburg

Backpackers St. Pauli
The last time I was in Hamburg and potentially in the market for a hostel bed, my mates and I were so skint that we instead hopped on a train with our Interrail passes (it was that long ago!) and pulled out the seats of an old 6-seat compartment to make beds for ourselves there. For those in seach of a hostel during the Euros, however, this place looks a fair option. It's 25 minutes by bus from the main station in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg. It offers dormitory accommodation and has a bar.

Arena Hostel
Simple accommodation for travellers and tradesmen. A 15-minute walk from the stadium and about 30 minutes by S-Bahn suburban train to the main station. Double and quadruple rooms, and 4-bed and 6-bed dormintories. Free parking and Wi-Fi.

a&o Hamburg City
A 5-minute walk from/to the main station (and thus also the adjacent FlixBus coach station). Modern single, double and family rooms, plus 4- to 8-bed dorms. 24-hr reception, Free Wi-Fi. Lobby bar.
 

Leipzig

Hostel Multitude
If you're looking for an inexpensive bed for the night just a 15-minute walk from the stadium, then this place is worth checking out. Double, triple and quadruple rooms available, plus dormintories sleeping up to 10. A bar, terrace and garden.

a&o Leipzig Hauptbahnhof
Located on the east side of the main station, directly opposite the FlixBus coach station. About a 40-minute walk to the stadium, or 25 minutes if partially done by tram. Fully refurbished hostel. 24-hr reception. Free Wi-Fi.

GRONERS Leipzig
Very central location. 10 minutes on foot to the station and 30 to the station. A 'boutique' hostel, rated 'Superb' on Hostelworld. 24-hr reception. Free Wi-Fi.
 

Munich

Euro Youth Hostel
2 minutes from the main station. Rated 'Superb' on Hostelworld. Lonely Planet says: "Housed in one of the few buildings around the Hauptbahnhof to survive WWII, this atmospheric hostel-hotel oozes history with every dangling chandelier and creaky staircase".

Wombat's City Hotel Munich Hauptbahnhof
On the same street as the hostel above, and a few metres even closer to the main station. Rated 'Fabulous' on Hostelworld by over 27k reviews. Voted most popular hostel in Munich in 2017.

Wombat's City Hostel Munich Werksviertel
A 5-minute walk to Munich Ostbahnhof underground station, from where you can reach Marienplatz in 6 minutes and the stadium in around 40 minutes. Double rooms with en-suite, plus beds in dormitories available. Bar and 24-hour reception.
 

Stuttgart

Jugendherberge Stuttgart Neckarpark
Youth hostel with single, twin, triple, quadruple rooms and dorms. Bar. Free Wi-Fi and free parking. A 20-minute walk to the stadium. 4 minutes to Bad Canstatt S-Bahn station, from which it's a 4-minute ride to the main train station.

Jugendherberge Stuttgart International
A 15-minute walk to the main station and 25 minutes by bus to the stadium. 309 beds in 94 rooms. 24-hr reception. Free breakfast and Wi-Fi. IYHF membership required.

a&o Stuttgart City
5 minutes on the underground to/from the main station. 30 minutes by bus and underground to the stadium. 24-hr reception and bar. Rooms range from singles to 8-bed dorms. Free Wi-Fi.

Potentially cheaper group-stage bases
For the group stage, it may work out cheaper to base yourself in a central spot away from any of the host cities. I suggest looking at the Würzburg area for Group A, at Hannover and environs for Group B, Group D and Group F, and at places around Mannheim for Group C and Group E.

Hostels in or near Würzburg

Babelfish Hostel Würzburg
Located directly opposite the main station (and thus also the FlixBus coach stop). Dorms and private rooms. Bar, Roof terrace. Free Wi-Fi.

Jugendherberge Würzburg 
Located below Marienberg fortress, a few minutes from the city centre. Member of the International Youth Hostel Federation.

Hostels in or near Hannover

Center share Rooms
2.5km from the main station. Bunk beds in mixed dorm. Free Wi-Fi. Balcony.

goodHostel Messe
A 5-minute walk, then 20 minutes on the underground to Hannover main station. Twin and triple rooms.

Hostels in or near Mannheim

Hostel Mannheim
1400m from the main station (and adjacent FlixBus coach stop). Single rooms to 6-bed dorms. Free breakfast and free Wi-Fi.

Jugendherberge Mannheim International
A 10-minute walk from the main station. 73 rooms and a total of 258 beds. Breakfast included.
 

For the dates of the games in each host city so that you can plan where you need to be when, see my Dates page.

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