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World Cup train and shuttle bus ticket prices cut in New York, New Jersey

World Cup train tickets going on sale tonight, NJTRANSIT is lowering ticket prices to $98 without

World Cup transport prices cut after fan backlash

price for the 30-minute train journey could be cut. "Good news: Ahead of NJ Transit World Cup train tickets

FIFA ‘surprised’ by US backlash as transport costs skyrocket at World Cup

price hikes during the tournament. According to the US-based website The Athletic, train tickets from New York’s Penn Station to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will top $100 for World Cup

What would it cost England and Scotland fans to go to World Cup?

World Cup has been a story of high ticket prices, expensive accommodation and train fares

Fans feel 'gouged' by £111 World Cup train tickets

tickets **The Football Supporters' Association says fans are being "fleeced" and "gouged" after the announcement that a 30-minute train journey to a World Cup game at MetLife Stadium will cost $150 (£111).** The journey

Fans banned from taking water bottles into games

World Cup 2026 will remain consistent with other events held at each stadium." The change in policy comes amid complaints that fans are being hit by ["extortionate" ticket prices](/sport/football/articles/c80x38e04yro) and [inflated train

Why the economics makes this the craziest world cup ever

World Cup pricing model is facing a backlash. There have been falls in resale prices for low demand games - two tickets with a face value of $620 (£471) could be bought for £171 on FIFA

Fifa blamed as World Cup trains set to cost $100

Cup this summer - and that world football's governing body should subsidise it.** [The Athletic reported, external](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7200503/2026/04/15/fifa-world-cup-transportation-costs-new-jersey/) earlier this week that NY Transit is intending to bring in special event pricing

£111 trains will have 'chilling effect' on World Cup - Fifa

train journey from New York to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to attend World Cup games this summer. There are no concession prices, so children and seniors must also pay the full $150, while shuttle

World Cup 2026: Football fans outraged by United States transit prices

ticket prices, issued a strongly-worded statement criticising the transport price hike. FIFA said that the original host city agreements “required free transportation for fans to all matches”. A re-negotiation stipulated that transport would

US confirms transit fare spike to $150 for World Cup fans in New Jersey

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. Fans trying to get to MetLife Stadium from New York

Scotland fans book 20 school buses for games at ‘inaccessible’ US World Cup

World Cup host countries have invested heavily in getting fans to and from matches, especially in Russia in 2018, where even long-distance trains between host cities were free, and Qatar in 2022, where free

New Jersey governor hits out at Fifa over reported $100 World Cup train tickets: ‘They should pay’

train tickets: ‘They should pay’ New Jersey’s governor, Mikie Sherrill, has hit out at Fifa after reports her state’s transport system will [charge $100 for a return ticket](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/apr/14/nj-transit-train-tickets-prices-new-york-world-cup) to World

Five major issues affecting the FIFA World Cup with 50 days to go

trains, and park-and-ride options ranging from $2 to $4.50. ## High prices, low demand for match tickets Sky-high ticket prices have left fans [outraged](/sports/2026/3/24/supporters-group-file-lawsuit-against-fifa-over-world-cup-ticket-prices) at what they say is pricing that excludes

'There's a World Cup happening?' Are Americans excited about the tournament?

World Cup football in their home area. "We have two girls in club soccer so we are very much fans," said Chris. "Unfortunately we will watch at home. The ticket prices and availability

Why super-sized and politicised World Cup comes at a cost

World Cup of 'dynamic pricing' - with fees dependent on demand and timing - sparked a major backlash, along with fears that many of the most passionate and loyal supporters could be priced out. On the official

World Cup 2026: Haiti fans feel excluded from first tournament since 1974

World Cup after 52 years,” Julio Midy, founder of Boston-based Radio Concorde, which caters to the local Haitian community, told Al Jazeera. “But tickets are very, very expensive and, unfortunately, we cannot afford

FIFA’s Infantino defends US as World Cup host amid visa row, entry denials

ticket pricing This year’s World Cup marks the first time, since its inception in 1930, in which a host nation is set to receive a country it is at war with. The US-Israel

DR Congo seek World Cup ticket refunds after Ebola outbreak

Cup alongside Canada and Mexico, with tickets as much as seven times more expensive than the 2022 tournament in Qatar because of Fifa's dynamic pricing model. The Leopards face Portugal in their Group

Foreign ticket holders from World Cup teams' countries won't have to pay bonds to enter U.S.

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