The fares for services operated under the brands of MTA Regional Bus (New York City Bus, MTA Bus), New York City Subway (NYC Subway), Staten Island Railway (SIR), PATH, Roosevelt Island Tramway, AirTrain JFK, NYC Ferry, and the suburban bus operators Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) and Westchester County Bee-Line System (Bee-Line) are listed below. , most bus routes, the subway, the Staten Island Railway, and the Roosevelt Island Tramway charge a $3.00 fare; a higher fare is charged for ferries, express buses, and the AirTrain JFK.

Current fares

Fare media MetroCard is accepted on MTA Regional buses, the New York City Subway, Metro North's Hudson Rail Link, the Staten Island Railway, Roosevelt Island Tramway, AirTrain JFK, and Nassau Inter-County Express. Local MTA bus routes and NICE and Bee-Line buses also accept coins (though pennies and half-dollars are not accepted on Select Bus Service routes), while MTA buses, Hudson Rail Link, the Roosevelt Island Tram, Airtrain JFK, the subway, Nassau Inter-County Express, Bee-Line Bus, and the Staten Island Railway also accept OMNY. Westchester Bee-Line Bus accepts also accepts dollar bills of $1, $2, $5, and $10 as payment, but does not allow MetroCard as payment. As of January 2026, customers cannot buy or refill a MetroCard.

PATH only accepts TAPP (a clone of OMNY); however, TAPP cannot be used on any other transit system in New York City. PATH accepted MetroCards and SmartLink (a fare card) until September 1, 2026. The subway, Roosevelt Island Tram, the Staten Island Railway, and express buses only accept MetroCard and OMNY as payment.

, all subway stations, the Staten Island Railway, and all MTA-operated buses are equipped with OMNY readers. , the only unlimited option available on OMNY is the 7-day fare cap, and 30-day options were discontinued except on Airtrain JFK. MetroCardCoinsOMNYTAPPMTA local busesMTA express busesNYC SubwayStaten Island RailwayPATHRoosevelt Island TramwayAirTrain JFKNassau Inter-County ExpressWestchester County Bee-Line NYC Ferry and NJ Transit fares are paid using physical or digital tickets (in addition to cash on NJ Transit), which are not compatible with the MetroCard, OMNY, or any of the city's other modes of transport.

Base fares All fares are in US dollars. Children under 44" tall ride for free with fare-paying rider; limit is 3 except for NYC Ferry and Express Buses. ServiceFare typeFareSpecial faresMTA Bus / NYC Bus (Local, Rush, Limited-Stop, Select Bus Service),NICE Bus, NYC Subway, SIR, Roosevelt Island Tramway, Hudson Rail LinkFull$3.00$3.50 for a SingleRide TicketReduced$1.50Bee-Line Bus (except BxM4C),Full$3.00Reduced$1.50PATHFull$3.25$3.25 for a PATH SingleRide TicketReduced$1.50$1.50 for PATH by using Senior TAPPExpress buses (MTA / NYC)Full$7.25Children under 2 ride free when sitting on the parent's lapReduced(off-peak)$3.85BxM4C busFull$7.75Reduced(off-peak)$3.85Student OMNY cardFreeNICE Student Fare$2.25NYC Ferry$4.50$1.45 for anyone eligible in the Ferry & Student Discount ProgramsAirTrain JFK$8.75Access-A-Ride (NYC paratransit)$3.00Able-Ride (Nassau County paratransit)$4$60 for a book of 20 tickets plus one free ticketNotes:

Unlimited-ride fares The only unlimited option as of January 2026 is the fare cap system. On local transit (subways, buses, the Roosevelt Island Tramway, and the Staten Island Railway), the fare cap is $35 a week ($17.50 for reduced-fare customers). After paying that amount within seven days of an initial tap, customers receive unlimited rides for the rest of that seven-day period. Express buses have a separate fare cap of $67 a week. Local transit fares do not count toward the express bus cap, and vice versa. Airtrain JFK started its farecap system and OMNY discounts (30-Day Fare Cap — $43.50 max and Group Fare — up to 5 riders for $26.75 max) on June 11, 2026.

Between February 28, 2022, and August 20, 2023, Monday-to-Sunday fare capping applied on OMNY. Users of OMNY paid the base fare on buses, subways, and the Staten Island Railway until they had paid a total amount equal to the cost of the 7-Day Unlimited MetroCard option for fares within a single week (from Monday to Sunday), upon which they did not pay fares for subsequent trips. , this meant that full-fare passengers paid $2.75 for each of the first 12 trips made in a week; after they had paid for 12 trips, their fare payment medium became an unlimited-fare on the 13th tap. Reduced-fare customers were also eligible for the unlimited cap by making 12 trips in a week at $1.35 per ride, for a total cost of $16.20. When the base fare was raised to $2.90 on August 21, 2023, the 7-day cap was modified to apply to any consecutive seven-day period. In addition, the fare cap was raised to $34, so riders paid $2.90 for their first 11 trips and $2.10 for their 12th trip.

Transfers

MetroCard and OMNY All transfers with MetroCard or OMNY are free from bus to subway, local bus to local bus, and subway to local bus (only one transfer per fare paid unless otherwise stated below). For transfers from local bus or subway to express buses (except the BxM4C), a step-up charge of $4 is charged. Customers transferring to suburban buses from another system with a lower base fare must pay the difference between the fare on the first bus and the fare on the second bus. With coins, transfers are available to different local buses only, with some restrictions, and issued upon request when boarding only. All transfers are good for two hours and 18 minutes.NICE bus schedule for N6 (Local) and N6X (Express) – 'Fare Information' (page 2), nicebus.com The transfer system also includes Bee-Line and NICE services as buses, and the Roosevelt Island Tramway as subway (a Tramway-to-local-bus or Tramway-to-subway transfer is allowed). For trips originating on NICE buses, two free transfers were allowed using MetroCard, but only one free transfer is allowed using OMNY.

SingleRide tickets are valid for one ride within two hours after purchase on local buses and the subway. One bus-to-bus transfer is allowed; however, transfer between buses and subways in either direction are not allowed.

On the Select Bus Service routes except S79, customers paying with coins requiring a transfer must board via the front door and request a transfer from the operator. All other customers may board via any of the three doors on Select Bus Service buses.

Bee-Line customers needing to transfer to Connecticut Transit (I-Bus and route 11), Transport of Rockland (Tappan ZEExpress),TappanZEExpress schedule, transfer connections (page 1) Putnam Transit (PART 2),Bee-Line bus map (page 1) or Housatonic Area Regional Transit (Ridgefield-Katonah Shuttle)Hart "Fixed Route Fares" under 'Connecting Bus Systems' services must ask for a transfer, even if paying with MetroCard or OMNY. The BxM4C does not accept or issue any transfers.

NICE customers needing to transfer to City of Long Beach N69, Suffolk County Transit, or Huntington Area Rapid Transit services must ask for a transfer, even if paying with MetroCard or OMNY.

There are no free transfers to or from PATH.

Designated multiple-transfer corridors Two transfers are available at several places. The transfers must be made within two hours in order or in reverse order, unless otherwise specified.

Multimodal Between Staten Island bus routes crossing the Staten Island Railway; the Staten Island Railway through St. George Ferry Terminal; and then either the buses or any subway stations below Fulton Street in Lower Manhattan. Between the or , the , and the subway at . Between the , the , and the subway at . Between the , either the or , and the subway at or certain bus routes connecting with the Bx28/Bx38. Between the , the , and the subway at or . Between any bus route connecting with the M60/M101/M125; any of the , or ; and the subway at 125th Street and either Lexington Avenue, Lenox Avenue, or Frederick Douglass Boulevard. Between the or , the , and any connecting bus or subway route in Brooklyn.

When a Uniticket is purchased on the Long Island Rail Road or the Metro-North Railroad, passengers traveling to a valid Uniticket station may transfer to a local bus at that station without paying an additional fare. The reverse is true for Uniticket holders boarding a bus toward a valid Uniticket station.

Bus Between the , and any connecting bus route on either line. Between the , and certain connecting bus routes on either line. Between the westbound , the westbound , and certain bus routes connecting with the Bx4. Between the , certain bus routes connecting with the Bx11/Bx40/Bx42, and the . Between the A/B, the eastbound , and certain bus routes connecting with the Bx11. Between the A/B, the eastbound , and certain bus routes connecting with the Bx35. Between the , the , and certain connecting bus routes on either line. Between the ; any of the or ; and certain bus routes connecting with these routes. Between the , the , and certain bus routes connecting with the Bx12. Between the , certain bus routes connecting with the Bx35/Bx11, and the . Between the , certain bus routes connecting with the Bx36/Bx40/Bx42, and the . Between the and , and certain connecting bus routes on either line. Between the and , and certain connecting bus routes on either line. Between the , either the or , and certain bus routes connecting with the M101 or M125. Between the and , and certain connecting bus routes on either line. Between the , the , and certain connecting bus routes on either line. In Queens, multi-transfer corridors using OMNY and MetroCard are limited to the following: Between the , the , or , and then any connecting bus route. Between the at Jamaica Center; the in downtown Jamaica; and the at 168th Street Bus Terminal. Additionally, the second transfer in both directions can be to a bus. Between the southbound , the westbound , and the subway (or vice versa). A second transfer is also available between certain connecting bus routes on the Q27, the southbound Q27, and the westbound Q83 (or vice versa). A six-month pilot program starting in June 2025 for OMNY only (which ended in November): On any trip that began on a Queens bus route, a second free transfer was provided to riders who used the same card or device on all three legs. The third transfer had to take place within three hours of the first tap. Additional transfer corridors are listed in the NYCT Tariff.

Subway Pay-Per-Ride MetroCard and OMNY customers cannot make subway-to-subway transfers by exiting the turnstile and entering again, with two exceptions:

Upper East Side, Manhattan – Lexington Avenue/59th Street on the IRT Lexington Avenue and BMT Broadway Lines () and Lexington Avenue/63rd Street on the 63rd Street lines ().Out-of-system transfer detail , MTA.info Brownsville, Brooklyn – Livonia Avenue () and Junius Street ().

Until 2011, an extra out-of-system subway-to-subway transfer was allowed in Long Island City, Queens, between 23rd Street–Ely Avenue/Long Island City–Court Square on the IND Queens Boulevard and Crosstown Lines and 45th Road–Court House Square on the IRT Flushing Line. This transfer was eliminated with the opening of an in-system transfer passageway among the three stations. Additional out-of-system transfers are added on a case-by-case basis, usually whenever a regular transfer is unavailable due to construction. Past instances included two transfers in Williamsburg and Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, due to the 14th Street Tunnel shutdown from 2019 to 2020; a transfer in Gravesend, Brooklyn, due to the BMT Sea Beach Line ()'s partial suspension from 2019 to 2020; and two transfers in Inwood, Manhattan, in 2019 due to the closure of the 168th Street station ().

Transfer restrictions There are restrictions on transfers, as noted below. The transfer rules and restrictions are identical for MetroCard and OMNY, where OMNY is available.

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