New York Jets
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- Capacity
- 82,500
- Roof
- Open Air
- Surface
- FieldTurf
- Opened
- 2010
- Tickets
- $85+
- Parking
- $25+
- Beer
- $13+
- Food
- $7+
- Est. total
- $130+
Against the other 31 NFL stadiums, MetLife Stadium is the 31st cheapest game day: 31st for tickets, joint 21st for parking and joint 23rd for food and drink, compared on market ticket medians and published lot and menu prices in US dollars. See the full ranking.
Prices are estimates. See our methodology.
What to Expect
MetLife Stadium sits in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, just across the Hudson River from New York City. On Jets game days, the stadium transforms into a sea of green and white. The Jets share MetLife with the Giants, but the atmosphere couldn't be more different: Jets fans bring a blue-collar, underdog energy that's part pride, part frustration, and entirely authentic. The tailgating scene is massive, the New York attitude is real, and the J-E-T-S chant echoes through the parking lots hours before kickoff.
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Game Day
Get the parking pass, show up early with a grill and enjoy the morning cooking out in the lot. Or stay overnight and use the Hilton shuttle option.
Arrive EARLY - especially for Week 1 it will be packed. Better to chill in your car or outside with food and beers than fight for a spot at kickoff.
A vehicle over 18 feet long or 8 feet wide cannot use a lined space, so an RV or long van needs a different plan entirely.
Parking & Directions
Season ticket holder since MetLife opened. Park where you can easily exit rather than walking farther. Also take a picture of your lot letter/number because you will come out a different exit after the game.
There is an Uber drop off at the mall parking lot. You can take a foot bridge directly to the stadium from there and it is much easier than the MetLife lots or the awful train shuttle to Secaucus.
Arrange your NFL parking permit before entering the Sports Complex.
Food & Drinks
Check out the Italian delis in Carlstadt or East Rutherford about 5 minutes from the stadium. The kind where you can not even order an Italian sub because it is not a real Italian sandwich. Worth it.
Bring your own food and drinks and hang out in the parking lot pregame. The food inside MetLife is not great but they have beer.
The Italian sausage with peppers and onions is the must-have MetLife food. It's a New York tradition.
Seating
The stadium is open-air with no cover over any seating level. The 300 level takes the weather first.
Suites here run 12 to 30 seats and sit on four different levels, so 'suite' covers a wide range of heights and prices.
Club lounges are unusually elaborate: on-field patios, a post-game interview room, a brick pizza oven and fireplaces among them.
Know Before You Go
- Bag policy
Each guest may bring one clear bag no larger than 12 x 6 x 12 inches, one small non-clear bag no larger than 4.5 x 6.5 inches, or a one-gallon clear freezer bag.
Medically necessary items are allowed after inspection at a designated gate.
- Gate opening
MetLife Stadium gates normally open two hours before kickoff for Jets games.
Confirm the time on the specific game page because event details can override the general schedule.
- Venue payments
MetLife Stadium is cash-free and accepts major credit and debit cards plus Apple Pay and Google Pay.
No-fee reverse ATMs convert cash to a prepaid debit card at MetLife West Hall and Sections 118, 128, 149, 220a, 245, 322, and 347.
- Re-entry
Jets guests may leave and re-enter MetLife Stadium only up to one hour before kickoff.
Ask a gate team member for the required exit and return procedure before leaving.
Guides for MetLife Stadium
- Game Day Guide
6 steps from arrival to kickoff, and 22 venue rules checked against official sources. Where the tailgate happens, the lot rules, and what to bring.
- Parking & Directions
2 lots and garages with distances and entry routes, from $25. Or leave the car: the cheapest way in is NJ Transit Bus 160/161 (from Port Authority), $7.
- Food & Drinks
15 concession stands and 22 items researched from the venue's own menus, cheapest food $7 and drink $6.
- Seating Guide
7 seating areas at MetLife Stadium, with the level names printed on the ticket.
- Cost Calculator
Build a total for your own party using MetLife Stadium's stored figures.
How We Checked This Page
Every section below names the source it was read from and the day it was read. Where we could not reach a published figure, the page says so rather than presenting an estimate as a checked fact.
- Venue facts
Wikipedia / Official Venue Page
- Ticket prices
Secondary market medians (SeatGeek/StubHub 2025-26)
- Venue policies
New York Jets and MetLife Stadium ticketing, parking, accessibility, A-Z, and guest-policy pages reviewed for visitor-facing policies.
Not yet checked against a published source
These figures are estimates. Most venues no longer publish the numbers behind them (concession and ticket pricing moved to dynamic marketplaces), so we hold them as estimates rather than dating them as verified.
- Parking prices: Never checked against a published rate: the venue's parking page, read 2026-09-05, publishes none: the only figure is the $65 off-site lot for guests without a prepaid permit; on-site Gold and Platinum permit prices are not published. The 2026-07-27 figures were compiled from third-party listings (was: "MetLife Stadium 2026 NFL lots $25-$60, open five hours before kickoff (World Cup matches use separate arrangements and are excluded)").
- Food prices: Team Marketing Report FCI + venue research
- Drink prices: Team Marketing Report FCI + venue research