The Real Cost of
LA 2028 Tickets

LA28 charges a 24% service fee on all Olympic tickets. This is added to the face value of every ticket. For example, a $100 face value ticket costs $124 after the fee, and a $500 face value ticket costs $620. The fee covers ticketing platform development, customer service, payment processing, and digital ticket fulfillment.

No. LA 2028 Olympic tickets are 100% digital and delivered exclusively through the LA28 Ticketing App. There are no physical tickets, no shipping costs, and no delivery fees. You must have a smartphone (iOS or Android) to enter venues.

LA 2028 tickets are digital only. Per LA28's official terms, tickets are delivered exclusively within the LA28 Ticketing App and cannot be printed. Physical paper tickets will not be accepted for entry to any Olympic event or venue.

The all-in price displayed on the LA28 ticketing platform already includes the 24% service fee, plus all California taxes. Per California law, the price you see during browsing is the final price you pay. The all-in price for a $100 face value ticket is $124.

A $100 face value LA 2028 Olympic ticket costs $124 after the 24% service fee. For 2 people: $248. For a family of 4: $496. There is no additional delivery fee, and California sales tax is already included in the all-in price.

A $200 face value LA 2028 Olympic ticket costs $248 after the 24% service fee. For 2 people: $496. For a family of 4: $992. The price you see on the LA28 ticketing platform is the all-in price ($248 per ticket), which includes all fees and California taxes.

Opening Ceremony tickets at the LA 2028 Stadium in Inglewood range widely. Premium seats reportedly start at over $5,000 face value, which becomes $6,200+ after the 24% service fee. Some lower-tier Opening Ceremony seats are available, but pricing is not officially published in a catalog.

No additional sales tax. Per California law, the all-in price displayed on the LA28 ticketing platform already includes all applicable taxes and fees. There is no surprise tax added at checkout.

No. LA 2028 tickets cannot be printed. They are digital only and must be displayed via the LA28 Ticketing App on a working smartphone for venue entry. LA28 strongly recommends downloading the app well in advance of your event.

Allianz is the official Olympic insurance partner. Ticket protection can be purchased after your ticket purchase as an optional add-on for unforeseen cancellation events. The exact percentage cost varies. LA28 ticket sales are otherwise final and non-cancellable except when an event itself is cancelled and not rescheduled.

LA28 says the 24% service fee covers the costs of ticketing platform development, customer service, payment processing, fulfillment, and distribution. For comparison, Ticketmaster historically charges 15-20% service fees, and a 2018 GAO report found average primary market fees of 27%. The LA28 fee is slightly above industry average.

Yes. When browsing on the official LA28 ticketing platform (tickets.la28.org), the price shown is the all-in price including the 24% service fee and all California taxes. However, news articles and announcements often quote face value prices, which do not include the 24% service fee.

The cheapest LA 2028 Olympic tickets are $28 face value, which becomes $34.72 all-in after the 24% service fee. LA28 has stated more than 1 million tickets will be available at $28, primarily for preliminary rounds and early-stage competition.

It depends on the event and seat tier. As an example, mid-tier finals tickets at $200 face value cost $248 each all-in, totaling $992 for 4 people. Premium finals seats at $1,000 face value cost $1,240 each, totaling $4,960 for 4. Cheapest $28 finals tickets total $138.88 for 4 people.

All LA 2028 ticket sales are final and non-cancellable. Refunds are only available if an event is cancelled and not rescheduled. For protection against unforeseen circumstances (illness, travel disruption), LA28 recommends purchasing optional Allianz Ticket Protection.