MetroCard is accepted on MTA Regional buses, the New York City Subway, the Staten Island Railway, PATH, Roosevelt Island Tramway, AirTrain JFK, Nassau Inter-County Express, and Bee-Line Bus.
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To access the subway you can use a MetroCard (which you fill with money or can purchse a weekly pass) or with the new OMNY system which with a tap charges the $2.75 fare to your credit card through a contactless card of a e-wallet. Read about the MetroCard and OMNY to see which is best for you.
The Metrocard can be used on all MTA buses and subways in the five boroughs, except for express and private buses. You will also be able to transfer between modes of MTA subway and bus transportation for free with the card. You can use 'by the ride' Metrocards on the PATH trains that run between NYC and New Jersey.
An even better weekly fare discountSay hello to an easier, more equitable way to pay your fare: the 7-day fare cap with OMNY! Effective August 20, you can start any day of the week: pay for 12 rides in a 7-day period and any additional rides are free. And, unlike with MetroCard, you don't have to pay upfront.
Unlimited Ride MetroCards:These passes are only good for one person, they cannot be shared. Once swiped you cannot use the card again for another 18 mins.
30-Day Unlimited Ride MetroCard $127 Good for unlimited subway and local bus rides until midnight, 30 days from day of first use. The card is protected against loss or theft when purchased at a vending machine with a credit or debit/ATM card. You can ride any subway or local bus but not express buses.
Cost: $34 (7-day) or $132 (30-day). You have unlimited swipes on the subway and local buses for either 7 or 30 days. Your MetroCard can only hold one Unlimited Ride refill at a time. You can't pause an unlimited ride card once you've started using it.
Unlimited Ride MetroCardCannot be used again at the same subway station or the same bus route for at least 18 minutes. Cannot be used by or transferred to another person until the completion of a trip for which entry was obtained.
Purchase and use of this OMNY card constitutes your acceptance of the OMNY Terms of Service and the OMNY Privacy Policy at omny.info/terms-of-service and omny.info/privacy-policy. This OMNY card costs $5 to purchase and must be loaded with a minimum of $1 or a fare product at the time of purchase.
The MTA said it wants to get out of the business of selling physical cards that expire after 18 months, which is the expiration time for MetroCards. The reloadable OMNY cards are thicker and will expire after seven years.
OMNY is our contactless payment system.You don't have to sign up or download an app to use OMNY — simply use your contactless credit or debit card, smartphone, or wearable device to tap and go. You'll pay the same base fare — $2.90 — and still get free transfers.