Tickets to International Series games are some of the hardest in the NFL to get right — nine games, host stadiums that are often smaller than the home venues either team usually plays in, and a global fanbase all trying to buy at once. Here's what actually matters before you click purchase.

Buy from the official channel first

Every International Series game sells through an official presale — usually an NFL OnePass or team-specific membership window — before general public sale opens. Official face-value tickets are almost always cheaper than anything on the resale market, often by a significant margin once fees are included. Check our Tickets & Prices page for the current face-value range for every 2026 game before you look anywhere else.

Resale markets: useful, but know the markup

Once official allocations sell out — which happens fast for the marquee games — verified resale platforms (the NFL's own resale marketplace, or major secondary sites) are the safer fallback over unverified sellers. Expect a real markup, especially in the final week before kickoff. If a deal looks too good on an unofficial site or social media, it almost always is — stick to platforms that guarantee entry.

Which 2026 games are the best value

Broadly, demand tracks two things: how big the participating fanbases are, and how much of a novelty the host city is. That makes the debut games — Melbourne (first-ever Southern Hemisphere game) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil's second-ever NFL game) — the hardest tickets of the season and priced accordingly. The now-established venues, Munich and Mexico City, tend to offer relatively better value once the initial-visit premium has worn off, without much drop in atmosphere.

Factor in more than the ticket price

For most of these games, the ticket is the smallest line item once you add flights and a hotel for a game weekend abroad. Check our Weather & Packing guide before you book anything, and each city guide has hotel options across every budget tier so you're not paying tourist-trap prices near the stadium out of convenience.

A quick pre-purchase checklist

  • Confirm the exact kickoff time in your own time zone — the schedule page converts every game automatically.
  • Buy through the official presale/sale window if you can; it's almost always your cheapest route in.
  • If buying resale, use a platform with a guaranteed-entry policy, not an unverified private seller.
  • Book flights and hotels as early as you can for debut-city games — accommodation prices move with ticket demand.
  • Check the visa/entry requirements for the host country well ahead of time, especially for games outside your home region.

Once you've got tickets sorted, don't forget to lock in your score and first-TD-scorer picks before kickoff.