New Jersey officials confirm World Cup transit prices: $150 by train, $225 to park
by Ella Brockway and Bryan Armen Graham from US news | The Guardian on (#7512E)
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New Jersey's transit agency has confirmed it will charge $150 for a return ticket to World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium this summer.
The price for a round-trip ticket from New York's Penn Station to MetLife Stadium is typically $12.90. Reports this week of the elevenfold increase were met with outcry from fans and sparked a back-and-forth between New Jersey's governor, Mikie Sherrill, and world football's governing body, with costs mounting across the board, including parking priced as high as $225 at the mall adjacent to the stadium.
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