{"id":10753,"date":"2026-04-21T10:43:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/world-cup-2026-news-live-philadelphia-announces-free-transportation-to-games-usa-today\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T10:43:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:43:41","slug":"world-cup-2026-news-live-philadelphia-announces-free-transportation-to-games-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/world-cup-2026-news-live-philadelphia-announces-free-transportation-to-games-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2026 news live: Philadelphia announces free transportation to games – USA Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

World Cup 2026 transportation in Philadelphia is going to look a lot different than some other cities.
On Monday, April 20, the Philadelphia host committee\u00a0announced an agreement with Airbnb that will see fans receive free rides on SEPTA trains after all six matches the city will host this summer.
The rides on the Broad Street Line from NRG Station will begin at halftime and continue for two hours following the end of each match.
Last week, SEPTA announced that fares will be at the normal $2.90 rate for fans riding their trains this summer. But now, fans who exit near Lincoln Financial Field will not have to pay anything.
“Accessibility has been a central priority for Philadelphia Soccer 2026 since our bid, and we are grateful to Airbnb for sharing our fan-centered vision for FIFA World Cup in Philadelphia,” said Daniel Hilferty, co-chair of Philadelphia Soccer 2026.
There have long been questions about how Texas cities will handle World Cup transportation, given the area\u2019s dependence on cars. Those questions may still persist, but the costs will be the same during the tournament as they are the rest of the year.
North Texas, which will host nine games at Arlington\u2019s AT&T Stadium located between Dallas and Fort Worth, unveiled its plan earlier this month.
It involves fans taking a train from either Dallas or Fort Worth to the CentrePort station near Dallas-Forth Worth International Airport. There, they will board charter buses that are free with tickets. Fans will be footing the bill for the train from either side of the region, with a round-trip ticket from Dallas costing $9 for an adult, while those in Fort Worth could get to CentrePort for $4.
\u201cOur goal is simple: to provide every fan with an experience of a lifetime – supported by transportation that is seamless and reliable,\u201d Michael Morris, the Director of Transportation for the North Central Texas Council of Governments said when the plan was unveiled.
NRG Stadium in Houston will host seven matches. Unlike Arlington, the region\u2019s light rail system has a stop dedicated to the area where the venue sits with the Red Line\u2019s Stadium Park\/Astrodome station around a half mile on foot from a stadium entrance.
Houston plans to keep its transit prices the same, with a regular fare running riders $1.25 and park-and-ride tickets ranging from $2 to $4.50 depending on zone.
“While we are thrilled to support hosting the World Cup, Metro’s system is built to serve everyone, every day, and that remains our focus as we proudly welcome the world to Houston,” Elizabeth Gonzalez Brock, the chair of the Metro Transit Authority, said in a statement released to the Houston Chronicle. – Jon Arnold<\/em>
The announcement from Philadelphia has put the issues faced by Boston and New York\/New Jersey into stark relief.
Lincoln Financial Field is much closer to Philadelphia’s core than Gillette Stadium and MetLife Stadium are to Boston and Manhattan, respectively. But Philadelphia’s relatively pain-free World Cup transportation plan looks much different compared to the two host cities to its north.
FIFA<\/a>\u00a0and New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill have become embroiled in a war of words\u00a0over the past week, with NJ Transit confirming that passengers will have to pay $150 for a round-trip ticket between New York’s Penn Station to and New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium.
Sherrill said the high prices were due to FIFA offering limited parking at the stadium and refusing to cover the costs of transporting fans.
“We inherited an agreement where FIFA is providing $0 for transportation to the World Cup,” Sherrill\u00a0said on X.\u00a0<\/a>“And while NJ Transit is stuck with a $48 million bill to safely get fans to and from games, FIFA is making $11 billion. I’m not going to stick New Jersey commuters with that tab for years to come.”
FIFA, on the other hand, has said the price increase would have a “chilling effect” on fans attending games in New Jersey and said Sherrill\u2019s demands asking FIFA to absorb transportation costs for fans were “unprecedented.”
In Boston, meanwhile, round-trip train tickets to\u00a0Foxborough<\/a>\u00a0during the\u00a02026 World Cup<\/a>\u00a0will be $80.
That price is quadruple the usual cost of $20, which the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) charges for New England Patriots games, New England Revolution games and other events at Gillette Stadium.
At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the country’s government funded free travel on its Metro system for ticket holders.
According to FIFA, 2026 host cities previously agreed to provide free transportation before they were then allowed to provide service at cost.
“The original FIFA World Cup 2026 host city agreements signed in 2018 required free transportation for fans to all matches,” a FIFA spokesperson said last week.
“Recognizing the financial strain this placed on the host cities, back in 2023 FIFA adjusted the host agreement requirements across all host cities as follows: All match ticket holders and accredited individuals shall be able to access transport (public or additionally planned transport) at cost to allow travel to stadiums on match days.”<\/p>\n

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