NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) -- New Jersey Transit is considering charging riders more than $100 for return train tickets between New York’s Penn Station and MetLife Stadium for World Cup games, according to reporting from The Athletic.
That would be more than a seven-fold increase from its usual return ticket prices, according to The Athletic.
“The ticket prices for match day travel have not been finalized and any reference to cost would be unconfirmed speculation,” John Chartier, a spokesperson for NJ Transit, said in a statement. A spokesperson for the New York New Jersey Host Committee echoed that statement, saying prices are not yet confirmed.
A final decision on the prices is expected to be made in the next few days, according to The Athletic, which cited people familiar with the plans.
NJ Transit is not the only agency to consider increasing its prices ahead of this summer’s World Cup. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, which runs public transit for the Boston area, plans to charge $80 for round-trip train tickets between South Station and Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on match days.
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