The Philadelphia host committee for this summer’s World Cup has “secured an agreement for fans to receive free travel when leaving Lincoln Financial Field via the city’s transit system.” FIFA via Getty Images
The Philadelphia host committee for this summer’s World Cup has “secured an agreement for fans to receive free travel when leaving Lincoln Financial Field via the city’s transit system.” That system, SEPTA, last week revealed that it “would be keeping fares consistent with ordinary prices during the World Cup,” meaning passengers “will be asked to pay $2.90.” Organizers say “complimentary rides home from NRG Station will begin at half-time and continue for two hours following the end of each match.” Lincoln Financial Field will host five group-stage games and a July 4 Round of 16 game. Headlines over the past fortnight “have been dominated by comparatively sky-high prices for transit to and from World Cup games” in Foxborough and New Jersey. Philadelphia Soccer 2026 CEO Meg Kane said that free travel on egress from the stadium “has been made possible due to funding provided by Airbnb,” a FIFA sponsor which is providing an additional $5M “worth of funding for initiatives to support the tournament across host cities” (THE ATHLETIC, 4/20).