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Posted on 04/18/2026 9:03:49 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
An already-expensive trip to the World Cup just got even more costly, as NJ Transit and the FIFA New York New Jersey Host Committee announced fare hikes to attend eight matches at MetLife Stadium this year.
The East Rutherford, New Jersey, stadium will host those matches, beginning June 13 and ending with the final on July 19, but a roundtrip train ticket to and from New York Penn Station and MetLife Stadium will be $150, up from the usual $12.90. Shuttles are also available for $80.
NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri defended the fare hikes on Friday, saying that the ultimate cost to the public transportation company should not be the burden of New Jersey commuters.
"It is an exciting moment for New Jersey to showcase New Jersey's diversity as well as its economic standing in the country and in the world. Equally important, she has said that New Jersey commuters cannot and will not subsidize the movement of fans going to the game, because that would not be fair," Kolluri said, reiterating that the tournament will cost NJ Transit $48 million.
"In order to move 40,000 people and to pay for the cost of $6 million (per game), we have to charge $150."
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I’ll bet Americans are more interested in the NFL draft than the World Cup.
Then when would the homeless sleep on hot days?
If the $6 million represents the true costs to NJ Transit to move 40,000 (per game), then (a) $150 is, apparently, what is the NJ cost per rider for the trip and (b) that outrageous actual cost is a testament to how badly NJ Transit is run. If all that is true, and as bad as that is, it is understandable that NJ Transit does not want to subsidize the FIFA fans in the same way it subsidizes its daily commuters.
They should be getting their money from a percentage of ticket sales.
If not, then they can do this.
Otherwise, FIFA can charter their own buses.
Otherwise, FIFA can charter their own buses.
Lincoln Tunnel can likely not handle very well the additional bus traffic to move 40,000 folks across the Hudson to the stadium in the NJ Meadowklands (about 715 buses averaging 56 people per bus) in a very timely fashion, compared to how many can be moved by trains.
"As a former prosecutor, my administration will not tolerate price gouging during the upcoming winter storm." - Mikie Sherrill - January 2026
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