England fans can have to pay over £100 to get to certainly one of their World Cup group games by train with prices hugely inflated ahead of this summer’s competition.
The MetLife Stadium in Latest Jersey will host seven games this summer, including England’s group match against Panama and the ultimate on 19 July.
Fans are already paying record-high match tickets to attend games this summer. And anyone attending travelling to the stadium in East Rutherford from Latest York City’s Penn Station with need to pay €150 (£111) for a round-trip ticket which takes just quarter-hour.
It’s a staggering price increase brought in specifically for this summer’s competition, nearly 12 times the standard $12.90 fare for a return trip.
40,000 football fans are expected to make use of mass transit for every of the games on the venue. Alternative methods for attending to the MetLife Stadium are also pricey with limited automotive parking spaces at the positioning costing £225 (£166).
NJ Transit officially confirmed the pricing on Friday.
England face Panama of their final group match on 27 June on the Stadium with Brazil, France and Germany also in motion there.
Latest Jersey Governor, Mikie Sherril defended the worth hike, insisting locals would ‘not be stuck with the tab’ for the primary World Cup across the Atlantic since 1994.
”Fifa should pay for the rides,’ Sherril said. ‘But in the event that they don’t – I’m not going to let Latest Jersey get taken for one.”
Sherrill’s comments didn’t sit well with Fifa who claimed transport issues were discussed well upfront of the World Cup.
‘Ever because the host city agreements were signed in 2018, Fifa has worked in collaboration with the Host Committees and their partners to develop a transportation plan that gives efficient and accessible mass transit options for ticketed fans attending the eight matches at NY NJ Stadium,’ World Cup chief event operations officer Heimo Schirigi said in a press release first reported by Front Office Sports.
‘The goal is to attenuate congestion, reduce reliance on private vehicles, and make sure the fan experience is positive and memorable defined by the motion on the pitch, not delays on the road.
‘The NJ Transit current pricing model can have a chilling effect. Elevated fares inevitably push fans toward alternative transportation options. This increases concerns of congestion, late arrivals, and creates broader ripple effects that ultimately diminish the economic profit and lasting legacy all the region stands to realize from hosting the World Cup.’
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