World Cup train jumps to $150

New Jersey Transit says a round-trip train ride from Penn Station to MetLife Stadium for World Cup matches will cost $150. (njtransit.com) The agency announced the fare on April 17 as part of its World Cup mobility plan for the eight matches at the Meadowlands, including the final on July 19, 2026. (njtransit.com) (fifa.com) NJ Transit said it expects to move more than 78,000 spectators on each match day and will sell 40,000 round-trip rail tickets per game. The rail tickets are non-transferable, non-refundable, and will be sold only through the NJ Transit mobile app starting May 13. (nbcnewyork.com) Fans coming from New York City will have to board at Penn Station and transfer at Secaucus Junction to the Meadowlands Rail Line. NJ Transit said only World Cup match ticketholders will be allowed on that Meadowlands rail service. (njtransit.com) (nbcnewyork.com) The price jump lands in a tournament where driving will be sharply limited. USA Today reported the mobility plan says there will be no parking at MetLife Stadium on the eight match days, and NBC New York reported shuttle buses from Manhattan will cost $80 round-trip. (usatoday.com) (nbcnewyork.com) NJ Transit and state officials have tied the pricing to the cost of running special service for World Cup crowds. NBC New York reported the agency says it faces nearly $50 million in added costs, while Fox 5 New York said officials put the transportation plan at $48 million, with $13.6 million covered by FIFA and federal grants. (nbcnewyork.com) (fox5ny.com) The dispute has already reached state politics. NBC New York reported Governor Mikie Sherrill wants FIFA to cover more of the bill, while FIFA has resisted taking on those costs. (nbcnewyork.com) For regular trips, NJ Transit still directs riders to its standard fare tools, and its Meadowlands service normally works as a transfer from Secaucus rather than a direct Penn Station train. For World Cup days, the agency is replacing that usual event model with a restricted, app-only ticket system built around match credentials and crowd control. (njtransit.com 1) (njtransit.com 2) The result is that the cheapest rail route for many New York fans to the World Cup final venue will be a special-event fare more than ten times the ordinary Penn Station-to-Meadowlands trip. NJ Transit says more service details and schedules will be posted closer to the tournament. (apnews.com) (njtransit.com)