Super Bowl tickets are historically hard to come by, and it's even more difficult to find them at a decent price. That's proving to be true in 2019 as the overall demand for Super Bowl 53 tickets has fluctuated from previous years, a trend that's been chalked up to everything from Patriots fatigue to a lack of enthusiasm within the Los Angeles market to travel to watch the Rams attempt to spoil New England's bid for a third championship in five years. But there are still some tickets available on the resell market in the days leading up to the biggest game of the year. SUPER BOWL 53 PICKS: Rams-Patriots predictions from SN's experts StubHub has nearly 3,000 unsold tickets as of Jan. 31 ranging from $2,500 to $23,203.50, with the latter price for a single 50-yard line seat in the "SunTrust Club." One Patriots fan reportedly paid $180,000 for eight tickets at the 50-yard line after New England's victory over Kansas City. Here's a look at how much money attending Super Bowl 53 can run an average fan, factoring in ticket prices and the cost of concession food items while at the big game. Super Bowl ticket prices in 2019 Get-in price: $2,557 (StubHub) Average purchase price: $4,613 (StubHub) As of Jan. 31, StubHub's cheapest ticket sold was for $2,000. Ticket IQ, which tracks the rate of prices according to the level of the seat inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium, has found there is not much of a difference between upper and lower level tickets. With #SuperBowl ticket quantity up overnight, the cheapest ticket price has dropped 9%, now from $2,750 📉 Lower-level end zone from $4,085, Mezzanine from $3,500, Clubs from $10,000. DM US for a $300-Off Code 🙌 Low Price Guarantees Here 🎟️👉 https://t.co/bULw3Rpmrf pic.twitter.com/A7ZZFA4ern — TicketIQ (@Ticket_IQ) January 30, 2019 MORE: How much to Super Bowl commercials cost in 2019? Super Bowl ticket trends According to TickPick, fans from Los Angeles and New England made up the majority of tickets purchased before the Super Bowl matchup was set, showing those cities were confident in their team's success. Ten percent of ticket purchases came from Los Angeles while 11 percent came from New England. After the Rams and Patriots won their respective games, tickets purchased from New England rose to 31 percent while ticket purchases in Los Angeles rose to 16 percent. Ticket prices dropped once it was determined the Patriots would be in the big game, something that can most likely be attrbiuted to fans getting sick of seeing New England in the Super Bowl. MORE: Super Bowl logo has become 'corporate, soulless' like 'NFL itself' History of Super Bowl ticket prices Going to the Super Bowl these days is expensive, to say the least, but tickets weren't always so far out of reach. Here's a look at the ticket prices from the past with what that cost would be equivalent to today taken, according to a database compiled by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune in 2018. Year Super Bowl Ticket cost Ticket cost (inflation) Matchup 1967 1 $12 $90 Packers vs. Chiefs 1968 2 $12 $87 Packers vs. Raiders 1969 3 $12 $83 Jets vs. Baltimore Colts 1970 4 $15 $98 Chiefs vs. Vikings 1971 5 $15 $93 Baltimore Colts vs. Cowboys 1972 6 $15 $90 Cowboys vs. Dolphins 1973 7 $15 $87 Dolphins vs. Redskins 1974 8 $15 $79 Dolphins vs. Vikings 1975 9 $20 $95 Steelers vs. Vikings 1976 10 $20 $89 Steelers vs. Cowboys 1977 11 $20 $84 Raiders vs. Vikings 1978 12 $30 $118 Cowboys vs. Broncos 1979 13 $30 $108 Steelers vs. Cowboys 1980 14 $30 $95 Steelers vs. Rams 1981 15 $40 $113 Raiders vs. Eagles 1982 16 $40 $105 49ers vs. Bengals 1983 17 $40 $101 Redskins vs. Dolphins 1984 18 $60 $145 Los Angeles Raiders vs. Redskins 1985 19 $60 $140 49ers vs. Dolphins 1986 20 $75 $169 Bears vs. Patriots 1987 21 $75 $166 Giants vs. Broncos 1988 22 $100 $213 Redskins vs. Broncos 1989 23 $100 $204 49ers vs. Bengals 1990 24 $125 $242 49ers vs. Broncos 1991 25 $150 $275 Giants vs. Bills 1992 26 $150 $268 Redskins vs. Bills 1993 27 $175 $303 Cowboys vs. Bills 1994 28 $175 $295 Cowboys vs. Bills 1995 29 $200 $328 49ers vs. Chargers 1996 30 $350 $559 Cowboys vs. Steelers 1997 31 $275 $426 Packers vs. Patriots 1998 32 $275 $420 Broncos vs. Packers 1999 33 $325 $488 Broncos vs. Falcons 2000 34 $325 $475 St. Louis Rams vs. Titans 2001 35 $325 $458 Ravens vs. Giants 2002 36 $400 $557 Patriots vs. St. Louis Rams 2003 37 $500 $679 Buccaneers vs. Raiders 2004 38 $600 $799 Patriots vs. Panthers 2005 39 $600 $776 Patriots vs. Eagles 2006 40 $700 $871 Steelers vs. Seahawks 2007 41 $700 $853 Colts vs. Bears 2008 42 $900 $1,052 Giants vs. Patriots 2009 43 $1,000 $1,168 Steelers vs. Cardinals 2010 44 $1,000 $1,138 Saints vs. Colts 2011 45 $1,200 $1,344 Packers vs. Steelers 2012 46 $1,200 $1,306 Giants vs. Patriots 2013 47 $1,250 $1,339 Ravens vs. 49ers 2014 48 $1,500 $1,582 Seahawks vs. Broncos 2015 49 $2,111 $2,000 Patriots vs. Seahawks 2016 50 $2,500 $2,605 Broncos vs. Panthers 2017 51 $2,500 $2,500 Patriots vs. Falcons 2018 52 $2,500 $2,500 Eagles vs. Patriots MORE: Ranking the Super Bowl 53 concession items Super Bowl concession prices Getting to the Super Bowl is expensive after adding up airfare, hotel and tickets. Fortunately, the Mercedes-Benz Stadium has decided to keep the price of consessions low, a policy championed by Falcons owner Arthur Blank. The menu includes $2 hotdogs, $2 refillable soft drinks, $3 nachos, $5 burgers and $5 beers. Just try not to develop a craving for Chik-fil-A on Sunday.<doc-sep>The average purchase price of all tickets resold was $5,739 as of Friday, according to Ticketmaster. TickPick’s Kyle Zorn offered this forecast of the market between now and Sunday’s kickoff: “At some point, customers are going to make their move. There is quite a bit of inventory available, and with an increase in the velocity of orders the market should hold steady. Customers can then expect another 5-10 percent dip on Sunday morning. But with the volatility of the market this year it’s tough to tell.”<doc-sep>
Super Bowl tickets command a hefty price tag. Super Bowl 2019 will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday, February 3. One month from game day, the average ticket price was $8,000, according to TicketIQ data. Super Bowl tickets aren't cheap. Football fans across America shell out thousands of dollars to attend the biggest game of the year. Super Bowl LIII will take place on February 3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, one of the swankiest arenas in the entire NFL, reported Business Insider's Cork Gaines and Meredith Cash. Fans at the stadium — home to the Atlanta Falcons — enjoy a retractable roof, beautiful lounges, a bar the length of a football field, and stunning views of the city's skyline during games. One month from Super Bowl 2019, tickets were listed for an average of $8,000, according to TicketIQ data provided to Business Insider. In the chart below, you can see how that price compares to previous Super Bowl games. In 2017, when the Patriots played the Falcons in Houston, the average ticket price one month out was over $10,000 — the highest average price in the last five years. Shayanne Gal/Business Insider "Get-in" prices represent the cheapest available Super Bowl tickets offered for a game. The chart below compares get-in Super Bowl ticket prices for the last five years. The 2017 Super Bowl again commanded the highest prices. "The Super Bowl secondary ticket market since 2017 has been managed more actively, which means less open market supply, less volatility and more predictable consumer pricing, which is what the league is looking for," TicketIQ founder Jesse Lawrence told Business Insider. "That new management has also greatly reduced practices like speculative selling," he continued, "which led to the 2015 market squeeze that drive prices up 59% and left many fans without tickets." Get-in prices for the last two Super Bowls were at their peak about a month from game day, ultimately falling off by up to $2,200 from there. Shayanne Gal/Business Insider More people bought Super Bowl tickets a month out from game day this year than any other year since 2015. Check out the chart below for a comparison of how many tickets were sold leading up to the Super Bowl over the last five years. Shayanne Gal/Business Insider Read all of Business Insider's Super Bowl LIII coverage here.