Just weeks before the 2026 men’s football World Cup kicks off, two US host cities are being accused of exploiting fans for the sky-high transit fares they are charging for ferrying people to and from games.
New Jersey’s transport system has set a price of $150 for round-trip tickets for match ticket holders from New York’s Penn Station to the MetLife Stadium, where eight games including the final will be played. The fare is usually $12.90 for concerts or other sporting events. Boston has raised the price of train tickets to the Boston stadium from $20 to $80 for tournament matches.
The high fares are “completely unprecedented”, said Ronan Evain, executive director of fan group Football Supporters Europe. In Boston and New Jersey, “every fan group is looking for alternative transport”, he added.