NJ Transit scrambles to defend $150 tickets for 9-mile World Cup ride: ‘This isn’t price gouging’
Fortune
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"We're literally trying to recoup our costs, said NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri.
The $62 million cost is only offset by $14 million in outside grants.
World Cup train fare controversy
- FIFA World Cup 2026 under fire as Mikie Sherrill hits rising ticket prices and transport costs while Taylor Twellman raises concerns Times Of India —
- NJ Transit CEO defends massive World Cup fare hike as Gov. Sherrill again calls on FIFA to foot $150 train tickets NY Post —
- US confirms transit fare spike to $150 for World Cup fans in New Jersey Al Jazeera —
- Why World Cup travel costs are so high CBS News —
- Fifa warns New Jersey’s $150 train fare will have ‘chilling effect’ on World Cup The Independent —