Boston Wants A $90 Bus Fare For The World Cup, The Scots Took The School Bus

The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off June 11 with matches spread across sixteen cities in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Fans are already getting hit with eye-watering ticket prices and, in some markets, even more shocking public transport costs. New Jersey and Boston are leading the way on the transit gouging, and Scottish supporters have decided to get creative.

Scotland is playing their first match of the tournament in Foxborough, Massachusetts, roughly 50 miles (80 km) away from Boston. For those staying in Boston, train tickets will be available, but they’ll cost $80, while bus tickets will cost $90, roughly three times the normal cost.

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To combat these exorbitant transport fees, hundreds of Scottish football fans have hired 20 school buses to transport them to the game. Rather than staying in Boston, they’re staying in Providence, just across the border in Rhode Island. According to the group, fans will now have to pay only $38 for a ride on one of the school buses to and from the game.

What’s more, they’ve managed to convince the local police to escort the school buses out of the city and up to the highway, BBC reports.

Public Transport Prices Soar

While the costs associated with getting to Scotland’s first game against Haiti on June 14, and then its second match in Foxborough against Morocco, are expensive, it’s far from the most egregious public transport costs.

On June 27, MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will host the final group game between England and Panama. Many fans are expected to travel from Manhattan, New York, to the game on the train in a journey that typically costs $12.60. However, NJ Transit will charge $150 for round-trip tickets for this match.

Interestingly, not all host cities have jacked up public transport prices for attendees. In California, it’ll cost just $1.75 to get from Claremont or Simi Valley to SoFi Stadium on buses or trains, the same price as the rest of the year. Similarly, the Trinity Railway Express in Dallas will keep its normal $6 return fares for those traveling to local games. In Atlanta, one-way tickets to and from Mercedes-Benz Stadium will cost just $2.50.