Writers Test 4.5-Mile Walk to MetLife as World Cup Transit Fare Hits $98
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 7
Writers Test 4.5-Mile Walk to MetLife as World Cup Transit Fare Hits $98
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 7
Summary
$98 round-trip NJ Transit fares from Penn Station to MetLife Stadium pushed writer Alex Wolfe and photographer Tom Wilson to test whether fans could walk instead for the 2026 World Cup.
The pair started with a ferry to Weehawken because pedestrians cannot use the Lincoln Tunnel, then headed north through West New York, Guttenberg and North Bergen toward the stadium.
Alex Lasry, chief executive of the New York New Jersey Host Committee, urged fans not to walk, saying it could endanger pedestrians, drivers and law enforcement.
MetLife will host eight World Cup matches, including the final, while other access costs are also steep: parking could run as high as $225 after transit pricing was cut from an initially planned $150.