{"id":258104,"date":"2026-05-04T19:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/258104\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T19:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:10:10","slug":"tri-rail-ridership-rises-as-inter-miami-fans-rely-on-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/258104\/","title":{"rendered":"Tri-Rail ridership rises as Inter Miami fans rely on service"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Florida soccer fans have found an easy way to catch Inter Miami\u2019s games at their newly opened stadium: They can ride the train for $5 round trip on the weekends.<\/p>\n

Many Inter Miami games are scheduled Saturdays and Sundays, letting fans use Tri-Rail\u2019s $5 weekend day pass. It allows unlimited rides on the day it\u2019s purchased.<\/p>\n

Inter Miami\u2019s Nu Stadium<\/a> opened on April 4<\/a>, near the Miami International Airport. Since then, Tri-Rail has seen its ridership surge on the weekends, a result of fans using the service to attend games, Tri-Rail said. For example, Tri-Rail recorded nearly 10,000 rides on April 25, a game day, calling it the second-highest Saturday ridership total ever.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are super, super blessed that the stadium is within walking distance of our train station,\u201d said Victor Garcia, director of public affairs at the South Florida Regional Transit Authority. \u201cThe crowd\u2019s been magnificent, and it\u2019s been great to have them try the system and hopefully turn them into more regular riders.\u201d<\/p>\n

So here\u2019s how soccer fans can ditch their car at home and take the train instead.<\/p>\n

\"SouthSouth Florida soccer fans traveling from Fort Lauderdale and surrounding communities have a convenient option for attending Inter Miami CF matches at Nu Stadium: Tri-Rail. (Scott Luxor\/Contributor)
\nPick the closest Tri-Rail station<\/p>\n

First, soccer fans can determine where their nearest Tri-Rail station is located across Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties.<\/p>\n

In Palm Beach County, they can access stations six stations from Mangonia Park to Boca Raton. In Broward County, seven stations can be found from Deerfield Beach to Hollywood. In Miami-Dade, stations can be found along Tri-Rail\u2019s main route, from Golden Glades to Miami International Airport.<\/p>\n

Customers can take the train to the Miami Intermodal Center at Miami International Airport, then walk to Nu Stadium to catch the game. It\u2019s about a 10-minute walk away<\/a>, or a half-mile.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this case, we are literally right in the thick of it,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cThat definitely has been the difference-maker and why people are choosing to do it, to take the train.\u201d<\/p>\n

Buying tickets<\/p>\n

Inter Miami\u2019s schedule shows<\/a> many of the local games fall on a Saturday or Sunday this year, and Tri-Rail\u2019s weekend day pass, for $5, is available to attend those matches.<\/p>\n

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Inter Miami CF celebrates the inaugural game at Inter Miami Nu Stadium against Austin FC on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Fans line up and cheer outside Inter Miami Nu Stadium as it opens for its inaugural game against Austin FC at Miami Freedom Park on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Inter Miami CF forward Luis Su\u00e1rez (9) celebrates his goal during the inaugural game at Inter Miami Nu Stadium against Austin FC on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Jose Mas, Jorge Mas, and David Beckham cut the ribbon at Inter Miami Nu Stadium as it opens for its inaugural game at Miami Freedom Park on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi (10) celebrates his goal as fans cheer during the inaugural game at Inter Miami Nu Stadium against Austin FC on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Singer Marc Anthony speaks with Inter Miami CF co-owner David Beckham before performing the national anthem during the inaugural game at Inter Miami Nu Stadium against Austin FC on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Marc Anthony performs the national anthem during the Inter Miami CF inaugural game at Inter Miami Nu Stadium against Austin FC on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Inter Miami CF co-owner David Beckham looks up at the stands before the club’s inaugural game at Inter Miami Nu Stadium against Austin FC on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi (10) takes the pitch for the inaugural game at Inter Miami Nu Stadium against Austin FC on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi (10) battles for possession against Austin FC during the inaugural game at Inter Miami Nu Stadium on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Bravo holds 10-month-old Brianna Estrada at Inter Miami Nu Stadium as it opens for its inaugural game against Austin FC at Miami Freedom Park on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Inter Miami CF midfielder David Ayala (22) battles Austin FC midfielder Joseph Rosales (30) for the ball during the inaugural game at Inter Miami Nu Stadium on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Fans line up and cheer outside Inter Miami Nu Stadium as it opens for its inaugural game against Austin FC at Miami Freedom Park on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi (10) goes up against Austin FC during the inaugural game at Inter Miami Nu Stadium on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Inter Miami CF forward Luis Su\u00e1rez (9) celebrates his goal with teammate Maximiliano Falc\u00f3n (37) during the inaugural game at Inter Miami Nu Stadium against Austin FC on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi (10) lays on the pitch as Austin FC midfielder Nicol\u00e1s Dubersarsky (20) objects to a foul call during the inaugural game at Inter Miami Nu Stadium on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Inter Miami CF defender Maximiliano Falc\u00f3n (37) reacts after missing a scoring opportunity during the inaugural game at Inter Miami Nu Stadium against Austin FC on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Fans arrive as Inter Miami Nu Stadium opens for its inaugural game against Austin FC at Miami Freedom Park on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Inter Miami Nu Stadium at Miami Freedom Park opens for its inaugural game against Austin FC on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Inter Miami Nu Stadium at Miami Freedom Park opens for its inaugural game against Austin FC on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Inter Miami Nu Stadium at Miami Freedom Park opens for its inaugural game against Austin FC on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Inter Miami CF celebrates the inaugural game at Inter Miami Nu Stadium against Austin FC on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Tri-Rail tickets and cards may be purchased at any Tri-Rail station, while mobile tickets and passes also are available through the SoFloGO app<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Customers can check out Tri-Rail\u2019s website<\/a> for route maps and pricing details. They also may phone 1-800-TRI-RAIL (874-7245).<\/p>\n

In addition to Inter Miami\u2019s weekend games, there also will be weekday matches this year. For weekday games, round-trip passes range from $5 to $17.50 based on how far the trip is, Tri-Rail said in a news release. Nu Stadium will also host events like concerts, Garcia said, opening people up to more opportunities to hop on the Tri-Rail.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a good invitation for people to use the system, to realize that it can take you to a lot of different places in South Florida that you don\u2019t have to drive to,\u201d Garcia said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"South Florida soccer fans have found an easy way to catch Inter Miami\u2019s games at their newly opened…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":258105,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[506,28,10073,114,266,123,125,124,373,115,557,2062,109,110,1798],"class_list":["post-258104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-broward-county","tag-florida","tag-inter-miami","tag-latest-headlines","tag-local-news","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-miami-dade-county","tag-news","tag-palm-beach-county","tag-soccer","tag-social","tag-sports","tag-transportation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}