Public transportation prices hit absurd levels for World Cup games: report

As if World Cup tickets weren't costly enough, getting to those games is slated to outgo plentifulness much than usual.

NJ Transit tickets from MetLife Stadium to New York Penn Station aft matches are reportedly acceptable to outgo much than $100, portion prices successful Boston are besides acceptable to surge.

Currently, prices from East Rutherford to Penn Station are conscionable nether $13.

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Commuters hold for their bid astatine the NJ Transit conception of Penn Station successful New York City connected May 20, 2025. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

The Athletic besides reported that determination volition beryllium nary terms differences for seniors, children, oregon passengers with disabilities, and a last determination connected the pricing is expected successful the adjacent fewer days.

Last week, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced $80 tickets from Boston to Gillette Stadium, and the Boston Host Committee announced Tuesday that determination volition beryllium $95 Yankee Line autobus tickets to Foxborough.

Tailgating has been banned astatine some Gillette Stadium and MetLife Stadium, portion parking volition besides not beryllium allowed astatine the New Jersey stadium, contempt thousands of disposable spots astatine the Meadowlands Sports Complex.

The terms summation comes amid a imaginable $48 cardinal tab for NJ Transit that includes information and other services for the shot spectacle.

MetLife Stadium is acceptable to big 8 matches, including the July 19 final.

Penn Station is besides acceptable to person terrible restrictions connected crippled days, erstwhile lone crippled attendees volition beryllium permitted to participate the NJ Transit information of the Manhattan station.

NJ Transit riders get disconnected a bid astatine New York Penn Station successful June 2025. (James M. O'Neill/NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

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New Jersey lawmakers person projected a measure that would enforce "surcharges connected definite transactions to enactment preparations for [the] hosting of peculiar events," according to the N.J. Legislature. The bill's superior sponsor is Sen. Paul Sarlo, D-N.J.

If passed, a 3% income taxation would beryllium added to retail goods, nutrient and drink, and lawsuit tickets successful the Meadowlands District during the dates of the World Cup, according to the bill’s text.

A edifice surcharge volition besides beryllium imposed — tacking 2.5% onto bills at hotels booked during the play of June 12 done July 21.

The USMNT has not had overmuch occurrence successful the World Cup. The squad reached the Round of 16 successful 2010 and 2014 but failed to suffice for the tourney successful 2018. It returned to the Round of 16 4 years agone but couldn’t beforehand retired of the Copa América radical signifier connected location ungraded past year.

After finishing successful 3rd spot successful the inaugural World Cup successful 1930, the furthest they person made it since past is the 2002 quarterfinals.

The U.S. is the highest-ranked squad successful its radical this summer, joining Australia (26th), Paraguay (39th) and a squad to beryllium determined successful a playoff.

Fans clasp an American Flag anterior to the 2024 Concacaf Nations League Quarterfinals 2nd limb lucifer betwixt Jamaica and the United States astatine Citypark connected Nov. 18, 2024 successful St Louis, Missouri. (Joe Puetz/ISI Photos/Getty Images)

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The U.S. volition unfastened the tourney June 12 in Los Angeles against Paraguay connected FOX.

Fox News' Ashley J. DiMelia contributed to this report.

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