Overview
- NJ Transit, which confirmed the plan Friday, will charge $150 round trip between Penn Station and MetLife on World Cup match days, with special tickets on sale May 13.
- Leaders say the price covers roughly $48 million in extra trains, crews, and security, with one estimate putting the agency’s per‑match bill near $6 million even after limited grants.
- Only ticketed fans can board the special service, and NJ Transit will stop other Penn Station services four hours before kickoffs to shift trains and staff to stadium trips.
- Organizers will cap rail capacity at 40,000 round‑trip tickets per match and will also sell $80 shuttle bus seats, leaving a large share of the roughly 80,000 spectators to use other options.
- FIFA says host agreements called for free or cost‑price fan transport, while New York and New Jersey officials, including Gov. Kathy Hochul and Sen. Chuck Schumer, criticized the fare and pressed for outside funding.