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| Title: | Train tickets between Boston and Gillette Stadium to almost quadruple in cost during World Cup |
| Link: | Original article on nytimes.com |
| Region: | US |
| Topics: | tickets; boston; fans; ticket; service; cost; supporters; quadruple; free; train; stadium; gillette; soccer; world; mbta; cup; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority; Gillette Stadium; FIFA World Cup; Major League Soccer; Association football; New England Revolution; New England Patriots; Exhibition game |
| Datetime: | 3/26/2026, 9:34:33 PM |
| Summary: | The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) intends to almost quadruple its usual prices for a round-trip train ticket from the center of Boston to Gillette Stadium during the 2026 World Cup. AdvertisementHowever, soccer fans who attended the exhibition match between France and Brazil at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro on Thursday saw the price increased by 50 per cent, up to $30 per-person, without any options of concessions. Yet even the prices charged on Thursday are set to more than double during the World Cup this summer, while they will be almost four times the usual prices asked of NFL and MLS fans. For soccer fans attending the World Cup, however, this is yet another cost for supporters, compounding the highly expensive World Cup tickets and hotels this summer. During the 2022 men’s World Cup in Qatar, official ticket-holders received free access to Doha’s metro system throughout the tournament.... |
