{"id":197008,"date":"2026-04-14T16:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T16:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/197008\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T16:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T16:43:08","slug":"nj-transit-plans-to-jack-up-train-tickets-from-nyc-to-metlife-up-by-a-maddening-775-during-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/197008\/","title":{"rendered":"NJ Transit plans to jack up train tickets from NYC to MetLife up by a maddening 775% during World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NJ Transit plans to jack up prices to an eye-popping $100 for riders traveling from New York Penn Station to MetLife Stadium for the eight <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/06\/us-news\/nyc-taxpayers-to-shell-out-whopping-90m-on-fifa-world-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FIFA World Cup Games<\/a> being held in the Garden State.<\/p>\n<p>The 18-mile trip from Manhattan to the East Rutherford, N.J. stadium, including a stop at Secaucus station, typically runs $12.90, but the state\u2019s largest transit provider plans to charge an egregious 775% premium for tickets during the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times first reported the news, citing sources familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n<p>Fans watch a Chelsea and Paris game at MetLife Stadium on July 13, 2025. FIFA via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>A NJT spokesperson told the outlet Monday, \u201cThe ticket prices for match day travel have not been finalized and any reference to cost would be unconfirmed speculation. However, as the Governor clearly stated at an earlier press conference this morning with NJ Transit, the cost for the eight matches will not be borne by our regular commuters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans and stadium workers arrive at the stadium on the Meadowlands on July 9, 2025.  Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Mikie Sherrill said at the press conference, \u201cwe are not going to be paying for moving the people who are viewing the World Cup on the back of New Jersey taxpayers and New Jersey Commuters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The astronomical ticket prices will reportedly apply across the board, even on tickets for seniors, children and disabled passengers, which are typically discounted.<\/p>\n<p>The Jets and Giants both play at MetLife Stadium.  NYPCS for the New York Post<\/p>\n<p>The transit system is expected to make a final decision about World Cup train ticket pricing in the coming days, the outlet writes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NJ Transit plans to jack up prices to an eye-popping $100 for riders traveling from New York Penn&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":197009,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[17314,57,22154,9,56,63,65,64,19147,142,58,14771],"class_list":{"0":"post-197008","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-metlife-stadium","9":"tag-metro","10":"tag-new-jersey-transit","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-ny","13":"tag-nyc","14":"tag-nyc-headlines","15":"tag-nyc-news","16":"tag-trains","17":"tag-transit","18":"tag-us-news","19":"tag-world-cup"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}