WATCH: It’s one of the most watched sporting events in the world. But if you are planning to watch the Super Bowl in person it will come with a hefty price tag. Catherine Urquhart reports.
Planning a last-second trip to the Super Bowl?
The good news is that seats can still be had. The bad news is that it’ll cost you.
“The fans here that are Seahawks fans, they’re exactly the same as they are two and a half hours down the road,” says Kingsley Bailey of Vancouver Ticket Services.
Bailey sold two tickets for just under $4,000 each on Wednesday, which many seem like a lot – until you consider that tickets on the popular reselling site StubHub start at just under $7,000 in U.S. dollars.
Ticket prices for Super Bowl 1 started at just $6. The cheap seats didn’t jump into the three figure range until the 1988 Super Bowl. Face value for tickets to Sunday’s big game range from $800 to $1,900.
“When you take everything into consideration, and our weak Canadian dollar against the U.S., it really adds up fast,” says travel expert Claire Newell. She says transportation and accommodation alone is upwards of $1500.
Seahawks season ticket owners were put in a lottery for a chance to buy tickets at the face value of $800. One of the lucky winners, Mary Reeder, is excited to be going to her second Seahawks Super Bowl in a row.
“I’m a huge Seahawks fan,” Reeder said. “I went to the opening of the Kingdome and the first Seahawks game with my grandmother.”
Her advice for fans who want to go to the game: Don’t buy a package, stay in a cheap motel, plan ahead for public transportation to and from the game, eat before you enter the stadium and take advantage of the free activities before and after the game.
– With files from The Associated Press
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