NerdWallet Canada Offers 3 Toronto World Cup Money-Saving Tips as Visitors Face $100 Fan Festival Tickets
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Updated · NerdWallet · Jun 8
NerdWallet Canada Offers 3 Toronto World Cup Money-Saving Tips as Visitors Face $100 Fan Festival Tickets
1 articles · Updated · NerdWallet · Jun 8
Summary
NerdWallet Canada urged World Cup visitors to cut costs by using transit, choosing cheaper viewing options and eating outside Toronto’s priciest core as about 300,000 visitors are expected in the city.
The guide says public transit can trim major expenses: the UP Express from Pearson to Union Station costs $12.35, TTC taps work without a Presto card, and a Presto Day Pass helps only for heavy riders.
For fans without match tickets, it points to free public watch parties where available and Cineplex screenings of more than a dozen matches for $9.95 plus a $1.50 booking fee; premium Fan Festival access starts at $100.
To lower food bills, it recommends neighborhoods such as Little Jamaica, Chinatown, East Chinatown, Little India and Banglatown, arguing visitors can still get strong local food without downtown prices.
The advice reflects Toronto’s expected World Cup squeeze, with congestion, surge-priced rides and expensive lodging likely to raise the cost of attending one of the tournament’s biggest host-city parties.