Taking train to New Jersey World Cup games? It’ll cost fans $150

World CupTaking train to New Jersey World Cup games? It’ll cost fans $150Gov. Mikie Sherrill said that FIFA put “put zero dollars toward transporting World Cup fans” and that the state would incur $48 million in costs to host eight games.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Fans outside MetLife Stadium in 2025.Robbie Jay Barratt / AMA / Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 17, 2026, 3:25 PM EDTBy Andrew GreifDays after the high cost of World Cup fees became a political football, officials in New Jersey on Friday revealed the final price fans will face just to get to the stadium. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Roundtrip tickets via train to MetLife Stadium — which will host eight games, including the July 19 final — will cost $150, an elevenfold increase on the typical cost of $12.90.A bus ride will set fans back $80. Those prices were announced by New Jersey Transit, the transportation authority that has come under sudden national scrutiny this week when Gov. Mikie Sherrill vowed that if FIFA, soccer’s governing body, did not chip in to cover an estimated $48 million in costs New Jersey is bearing to host World Cup games, she would have to pass it along to the fans. Adding that she would not make everyday commuters in the state foot the extra costs. Driving as close as possible to the stadium won’t help riders escape high fees, either. With stadium lots off-limits to fan parking, passes for parking at a mall located in the same complex are selling for $225. President and CEO of New Jersey Transit Kris Kolluri and Gov. Mikie Sherrill stand in front of a new 40-foot bus before a news conference Monday in Kearny.Kevin R. Wexler / NorthJersey.com / USA Today NetworkSherrill this week defended the price increases by pointing blame at FIFA, which she said “put zero dollars toward transporting World Cup fans” in the region’s host agreement with soccer’s global governing body.“We kno...