NJ Transit reportedly planning to charge $100 for World Cup train tickets

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The 2026 World Cup in the U.S., Canada and Mexico has essentially turned into a social experiment as to how much FIFA and its contemporaries can extract financially from fans.

We're getting to the point where no aspect of this World Cup is safe from price gouging. And that seems to include public transit.

How does a $100 train ticket to Metlife Stadium (soon to be renamed New York New Jersey Stadium) sound? Well, fans looking to travel to the venue from New York's Penn Station should be prepared to pay that drastically hiked fare come World Cup time, according to The Athletic.

The 18-mile rail journey, which includes a stop at Secaucus station, ordinarily costs $12.90 for a return ticket — the same pricing for the FIFA Club World Cup final last summer. The new special event pricing, however, is due to come into effect for the World Cup and is currently due to be over $100.

A seven-fold increase in train tickets would be just another blow in an apparent effort to price out fans from enjoying the first U.S. World Cup since 1994.

A spokesperson for NJ Transit did offer a loose denial to that price point, insisting that the train cost wasn't finalized yet. Via The Athletic:

“The 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.”

We'll have to see if NJ Transit walks back from what would be another objectively anti-fan decision.

This article originally appeared on For The Win: NJ Transit reportedly planning to charge $100 for World Cup train tickets

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