Mass transit to be put to the test for World Cup host cities

CBS Mornings Mass transit will be put to the test for World Cup host cities across the U.S. Here's how much it will cost. .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-cbs-mornings.jpg'); } By Kris Van Cleave Kris Van Cleave Kris Van Cleave Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all CBS News broadcasts and platforms. Read Full Bio Kris Van Cleave June 9, 2026 / 1:01 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Over the next few weeks, 11 U.S. cities will host hundreds of thousands of World Cup fans, putting mass transit to the test across the country.While mass transit won't be cheap in some cities, others are determined to not burden the fans.MetLife Stadium in New Jersey is home to eight World Cup matches, including the final. With little available parking and no viable walking route, the majority of the more than 82,000 fans at each match will have to rely on mass transit, but that will come at a high price.After the initial price of $150 for a round-trip ticket caused significant backlash, the transit agency announced it lined up sponsors to cut the price to $98, which is still more than seven times what the trip would normally cost."This FIFA train is not a regular service," said New Jersey Transit CEO Kris Kolori. "We have to start it every time there's a special event, and this one is more special and more secure than anything else we've done."The special service will cost $6 million a match, the agency said, which New Jersey's governor said should be paid by attendees and not taxpayers.In Massachusetts, the train from Boston to Foxborough's Gillette Stadium will be $80 round trip and an express bus is $95. Lower-cost transitBut pricing problems aren't an issue in all U.S. World Cup host cities.In Atlanta, Houston and Seattle, the stadiums are directly linked to rail lines. Regu...