NJ Transit lowers World Cup round-trip fare from $150 to $105
Fans play with a ball outside the Metlife Stadium prior to the Club World Cup final soccer match between Chelsea and PSG in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, July 13, 2025. Credit: AP/Pamela Smith
New Jersey Transit is reducing its round-trip fare for World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium from $150 to $105, the agency announced on Thursday.
NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri said in a statement that money from sponsors and “other sources” was used to lower the World Cup train ticket price to $105.
The usual price for a normal round-trip ticket from New York’s Penn Station to MetLife Stadium is $12.90.
“Governor [Mikie] Sherrill committed that she would not impose any financial burden on New Jersey commuters and taxpayers for FIFA‑related transportation costs,” Kolluri said. “Understanding how important it is for New Jersey to showcase the state to the world, she asked NJ TRANSIT to find private sponsorships and other sources to reduce the cost of the ticket. I am pleased we are able to reduce the price by at least 30% and bring the cost down to $105 per ticket.”
Eight matches will be played at the venue in June and July, including the final on July 19. NJ Transit will sell 40,000 train tickets for each match; the venue is expecting 78,000 fans to attend per match. Train tickets go on sale May 13. A valid World Cup match ticket will be required to purchase train tickets.
There will be no general parking at MetLife. Parking at the nearby American Dream mall — which is connected to MetLife by two pedestrian bridges and is a 0.89-mile, 17-minute walk from the stadium — will be limited to about 5,000 spots and are currently listed for $225 on the official World Cup website.
Round-trip shuttle tickets from three spots — two in Manhattan, one at the Port Authority Bus Terminal and another east of Grand Central Station, and a park-and-ride for 2,500 vehicles at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine in New Jersey — will cost $80. The shuttle drop-off will be at one of the MetLife parking lots.
Anthony Rieber covers sports media and business and professional sports (you know, games and trades and things). He has worked at Newsday since Aug. 31, 1998, and has been in his current position since Jan. 1, 2026.
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