FIFA unveils sky-high parking prices at BMO Field for Toronto World Cup games
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Just when you thought it couldn’t possibly get more expensive to watch a World Cup game live in Toronto this summer, FIFA has released its prices for parking – and there are no discounts here.
Fans that need to utilize accessible parking at Toronto Stadium (BMO Field) will have to pay $74.99 (which includes all fees and taxes), international soccer’s governing body revealed on Friday.
The accessible parking is located at Lot 2, which is to the south of the stadium.
FIFA also notes that all parking passes must be pre-purchased through their site and that “a valid match ticket is required to complete the purchase.”
The price and availability for standard parking have yet to be announced for World Cup games in Toronto.
There will be seven matches played in Toronto, starting with Canada’s tournament opener against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday, June 12. Prices for every game are listed at the same amount of $74.99.
How much does parking usually cost?
According to BMO Field’s website , the game day rate during Toronto FC games is $30, while it drops to $25 for Toronto Argonauts games.
The standard price is set at $15, though the site notes prices will vary due to “other events in the area,” which includes concerts at nearby RBC Amphitheatre.
Parking at the lots on the Exhibition Grounds during Thursday night’s Imagine Dragons concert cost $30.
The site also states that Exhibition Place has a total of 88 wheelchair accessible parking spaces, which includes surface parking lots and the indoor garage.
How much does parking cost at other venues?
Shockingly, fans in Toronto might actually be getting off easy with the $75 price tag.
While in Vancouver the rate is the same, in some U.S. locations, prices are as high as $300 to park and can be up to a 30-minute walk from the stadium.
In San Francisco, lots are listed at $137.95 and $203.45 — and are estimated walks of 14-21 minutes from the stadium.
At the “New York New Jersey” venue in East Rutherford, N.J., parking cost $225 and is almost a mile away.
But the biggest price tag that you will find is in Los Angeles , where parking for the match between the U.S. and Paraguay can be found for $300 and is located 2.7 km away.
How tickets still available and are they expensive?
The marked-up prices for parking comes after soccer fans already have been upset with the cost of tickets for World Cup games.
As of Friday morning, several hundred tickets remained for Canada’s opening match.
Prices haven’t dropped on FIFA’s official ticket sales portal , either.
Category 1 tickets remain priced at $3,135 each, with many full rows of seats available in sections. Category 2 seats cost $2,300 and the Category 3 “cheap seats” are listed at $1,370.
Should I just take public transit to Toronto games?
Fans looking to avoid the extra headaches of traffic and parking on matchday got some good news earlier this month .
Metrolinx says it will increase GO Transit train service on the Lakeshore West line during FIFA World Cup matches as a surge of riders is expected to attend the soccer tournament.
Before and after matches at Toronto Stadium, Metrolinx says it will operate “up to six trains” an hour between Exhibition GO, the closest stadium to the venue, and Union Station.
Metrolinx previously announced frequent 15-minute service throughout most of the day on both the Lakeshore East and West lines starting on June 10.
The TTC said its planned increase in World Cup service on its lines was put to the test on May 9 when Toronto FC and the Blue Jays both were in town, with 45,000 people attending TFC’s match against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami, and 41,000 at Rogers Centre as the Jays faced the Angels.
— With Brian Towie files