NJ Transit World Cup train tickets see eyepoppingly slow sales ahead of upcoming tournament

Getting to the World Cup won’t be a walk in the park

The World Cup is fast approaching, and bigger than ever, with 104 matches spread over 16 North American cities across 39 days — all culminating in New Jersey. For the final match in the world’s largest sporting event, figuring out how to get over 80,000 people in seats has highlighted huge gaps in the public transportation infrastructure connecting New Jersey and New York. The final match is slated to take place nine miles outside of Midtown Man…

NJ Transit World Cup train tickets see eyepoppingly slow sales ahead of upcoming tournament

MetLife Stadium will host its first World Cup game next Saturday, but it does not look like many fans at the moment will be taking public transportation there.The FIFA World Cup 2026 New York New Jersey Host Committee and NJ Transit originally announced that round-trip train tickets to and from the stadium will cost $150 — a normal ticket from Penn Station to MetLife Stadium is $12.90. However, after extra private funding, tickets have since bee…