Officials Talk Boston World Cup Transportation Costs, Tailgating At Gillette Stadium And FIFA Fan Festival

CBS Boston

Updated on: April 22, 2026

With just over 50 days to go until the World Cup in Boston, officials on Tuesday defended transportation costs for the event, opened the door to allowing tailgating at Gillette Stadium before matches and shared more details about the FIFA Fan Festival coming to the city.

Gillette Stadium is being transformed into "Boston Stadium" to host seven World Cup matches between June 13 and July 9. The countries confirmed to playing in Boston are Haiti, Scotland, Iraq, Norway, Morocco, England, Ghana and France.

With parking at Gillette limited to 5,000 spaces per match, fans are being encouraged to take mass transit to Foxboro. The Commuter Rail is running special trains directly to the stadium from Boston's South Station, with round-trip tickets costing $80. Bus tickets on the "Boston Stadium Express" from Logan Airport and hotels around the region will be even more expensive at $95.

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