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

train journey to a World Cup game at MetLife Stadium will cost $150 (£111).** The journey from Penn Station in Manhattan to the venue in New Jersey, which is about 18 miles, shows more than

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

Fifa blamed as World Cup trains set to cost $100

prices are planned, so children and seniors must also pay the full fare. MetLife Stadium - which will be named New York/New Jersey Stadium during the World Cup as part of Fifa's policy on corporate

£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

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

World Cup 2026 games, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/939/cpsprodpb/9474/live/b8da8a30-4556-11f1-a4b0-8306ec2ff5e9.jpg)Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Return train tickets to the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey from Manhattan are priced

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

Jersey Sky-high 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

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

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

Jersey commuters get taken for one.” That sentiment was echoed by US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who wrote on social media on Tuesday that FIFA should foot the bill for transport costs to World

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

World Cup final and seven other major fixtures. [New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and FIFA](/sports/2026/4/16/fifa-surprised-by-us-backlash-as-transport-costs-skyrocket-at-world-cup) have chided each other on the $150 price tag for a roughly 15-minute, 14km (9-mile) ride; Sherrill

Democrats’ new affordability nemesis: FIFA

train and bus service to World Cup fans — which includes curtailing service for regular commuters — and came up with a $48 million price tag. Sherrill said she inherited a situation where FIFA is providing