Scottish Fans' Brilliant Move: Saving Money at the World Cup with an Unconventional Transport Method

Faced with high public transport and parking costs, Scottish fans rented several American school buses to ferry hundreds of supporters to the stadium near Boston.

The home stadium of the New England Patriots, an American football team, is located in Foxborough, approximately 30 miles (50 kilometers) from downtown Boston. A round-trip ticket on a special World Cup train costs $80, while regular bus services can be as high as $95.

According to a report by German television channel ARD, Scottish fans organized a convoy of typical yellow school buses, which transported them to a parking lot near the stadium. Thanks to an agreement with a local car rental company, they managed to reduce the combined cost of transport and parking to $40 per person.

The initiative ultimately took on a charitable dimension. Organizers initially set the trip price at $52 per fan, but supporters declined a refund for the cost difference after expenses were lowered. The collected funds were therefore donated to a children's hospital in Providence and a bagpipe players' association operating in the United States.