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Published On 17 Apr 2026<\/span>17 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Sky-high ticket prices will not be the only thing emptying the wallets of football fans attending World Cup matches at some United States venues this spring.<\/p>\n Fans trying to get to MetLife Stadium from New York City can expect to shell out $150 for a round-trip train fare for each match, transport officials confirmed Friday.<\/p>\n list of 4 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n That\u2019s nearly 12 times the regular $12.90 fare for the roughly 15-minute, 14km (9-mile) ride from Manhattan\u2019s Penn Station to the stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. On-site parking will not be available for most fans, so New Jersey officials anticipate that about 40,000 fans will use mass transit for each match.<\/p>\n The home stadium for both the NFL\u2019s New York Giants and New York Jets is set to host eight World Cup matches, including the tournament final on July 19. Group-stage matches for football powerhouses Brazil, France, Germany and England, along with other nations, begin on June 13.<\/p>\n New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill has suggested the upcharge was necessary to ensure that her state\u2019s commuters were not stuck with a \u201ctab for years to come\u201d for hosting the World Cup on its return to the US for the first time since 1994.<\/p>\n NJ Transit officials said it would cost $62m to transport fans to and from the stadium over the duration of the tournament, and that outside grants had defrayed only $14m of those anticipated expenses.<\/p>\n \u201cThis isn\u2019t price gouging,\u201d NJ Transit President and CEO Kris Kolluri told reporters Friday. \u201cWe\u2019re literally trying to recoup our costs.\u201d<\/p>\n Taking public transit to World Cup matches in Boston\u2019s suburbs will also be costly.<\/p>\n Express buses from various locations to Gillette Stadium, home of the NFL\u2019s New England Patriots, will cost $95, officials announced this week.<\/p>\n And thousands of fans have already snapped up $80 round-trip train tickets from Boston to the commuter rail station near the stadium. That\u2019s four times the $20 riders are normally charged for a round-trip ticket during game days and other special events. Unlike MetLife, Gillette isn\u2019t a short hop from downtown. The stadium is in Foxborough, a town some 48km (30 miles) south of Boston.<\/p>\n Other World Cup host cities, including Los Angeles and Philadelphia, have pledged to keep their transit fares unchanged, noting that the US government has provided some $100m in transit grants to host cities to provide enhanced bus and rail service.<\/p>\n Kansas City is running shuttles from locations around the city to Arrowhead Stadium that cost just $15 roundtrip. It is also offering a free bus from the airport to downtown. Houston, which is hosting seven World Cup matches, said it has added buses and train cars to serve fans, but intends to keep fares at current levels: $1.25 for buses and light rail trains, and park-and-ride options ranging from $2 to $4.50.<\/p>\n But New Jersey\u2019s governor, a Democrat who took office in January, said her administration inherited an agreement where FIFA, international soccer\u2019s governing body, contributed \u201c$0 for transportation\u201d while leaving the state\u2019s perpetually cash-strapped transit agency \u201cstuck with a $48m bill\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cFIFA should pay for the rides. But if they don\u2019t \u2013 I\u2019m not going to let New Jersey get taken for one,\u201d Sherrill said in a social media post Wednesday.<\/p>\n FIFA has bristled at the suggestion, noting that the agreements signed with World Cup host cities back in 2018 called for free transport for fans to all matches. It also argued that no other major event held at MetLife has been required to pay for fan transport.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are quite surprised by the NJ Governor\u2019s approach today on fan transportation,\u201d the organisation said in a statement Thursday, as news reports of the fare began to circulate. \u201cFIFA worked for years with host cities on transportation and mobility plans, including advocating for millions of dollars in federal funding to support host cities for transportation.\u201d<\/p>\n The huge increase in the fare to MetLife also drew an objection from New York Governor Kathy Hochul.<\/p>\n \u201cCharging over $100 for a short train ride sounds awfully high to me,\u201d the Democrat posted on X earlier this week.<\/p>\n The surge in pricing was first reported by sports outlet The Athletic.<\/p>\n Alternatives to taking the train to the matches at MetLife Stadium will be almost as pricey. A limited number of parking spots at the nearby American Dream Mall are being sold in advance, currently priced at $225.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Published On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026 Sky-high ticket prices will not be the only thing emptying the wallets of football fans attending World Cup matches at some United States venues this spring. 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