New Jersey officials confirm World Cup transit prices: $150 by train, $225 to park

Price hikes for MetLife Stadium travel prompted outcry Plans confirmed at Friday briefing include $80 bus option NJ governor Sherrill spars with Fifa over cost burden New Jersey’s transit agency has confirmed it will charge $150 for a return ticket to World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium this summer. The price for a round-trip ticket from New York’s Penn Station to MetLife Stadium is typically $12.90. Reports this week of the elevenfold increase were met with outcry from fans and sparked a back-and-forth between New Jersey’s governor, Mikie Sherrill, and world football’s governing body, with costs mounting across the board, including parking priced as high as $225 at the mall adjacent to the stadium. Continue reading...

Ella Brockway and Bryan Armen Graham · Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 11:17 AM
US news | The Guardian

Price hikes for MetLife Stadium travel prompted outcry
Plans confirmed at Friday briefing include $80 bus option
NJ governor Sherrill spars with Fifa over cost burden

New Jersey’s transit agency has confirmed it will charge $150 for a return ticket to World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium this summer.

The price for a round-trip ticket from New York’s Penn Station to MetLife Stadium is typically $12.90. Reports this week of the elevenfold increase were met with outcry from fans and sparked a back-and-forth between New Jersey’s governor, Mikie Sherrill, and world football’s governing body, with costs mounting across the board, including parking priced as high as $225 at the mall adjacent to the stadium.

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