Hotels near Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City offers the lowest hotel rates of any practical base for the New York World Cup matches, while sitting just one NJ Transit stop from Penn Station and with direct connections toward MetLife Stadium. Rates on match weekends run $150-280/night for mid-range properties. Exchange Place and Newport are the two most visitor-friendly areas, both on the NJ Transit Hudson-Bergen Light Rail connecting to Hoboken Terminal and then Penn Station.

Jersey City has developed rapidly as a food and culture destination - Hamilton Park and Grove Street offer a walkable neighbourhood feel with independent restaurants and bars that are far less crowded than their Manhattan equivalents on match days. The PATH train connects directly to 33rd St/Penn Station in Manhattan (10 minutes, $2.25).

Pro Tip: Jersey City Liberty State Park offers one of the best views of the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan skyline in the entire metro area - and it is completely free. Worth an hour on a non-match day, especially at sunset.

Stadium distance: 20 km, PATH to Penn Station (10 min) + NJ Transit train to Meadowlands (35 min) = ~50 min total.