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Does OMNY work with iPhone?

Use your iPhone or Apple Watch at the OMNY readers in all subway stations, buses, and the Staten Island Railway.



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Choose how, when, and where to pay the fare:
  1. Tap your contactless card. Check if your contactless credit, debit, or reloadable prepaid card has the contactless symbol on the front or back. ...
  2. Tap your phone or smart device. ...
  3. Tap an OMNY card.


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OMNY readers are point-of-sale terminals, allowing you to pay your fare and enter the system – all in a split second. Just like you swipe or dip your MetroCard at MetroCard readers, you can tap your contactless card, your smart device, or an OMNY card at OMNY readers.

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Can I still pay for multiple riders with OMNY? Yes. The same pass-back rules that apply to MetroCard also apply to OMNY. You can tap and pay for yourself and up to 3 additional riders with the same payment method on a single trip.

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Once you take a single credit card and load it onto a device, phone or watch, that credit card is given its own identity, via the device. Therefore, multiple people can load one credit card onto multiple devices and the fare cap system will work.

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You can now buy and reload an OMNY card at many stores across the city, including participating Walgreens, CVS, 7-Eleven, CFSC Check Cashing, Payomatic and independent pharmacies.

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Pay for transit using iPhone
  1. Open the Wallet app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap. , then tap Transit Card.
  3. Choose a transit card in the list, or search by location or card name.


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Simply use your contactless credit or debit card, smart phone, wearable device, or an OMNY card to tap and go. OMNY will eventually combine fare payments and ticketing across subways, buses, paratransit, and commuter rail. And yes, the MetroCard will eventually be phased out.

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Apple Pay is accepted on trains and buses throughout NYC.

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Do I need to create an OMNY account to use OMNY? Creating an OMNY account is not required. However, there are many benefits available to you by registering for an OMNY account. For example, you can access a secure, personalized dashboard, where you can view up to 12 months of your trips and charges.

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To expedite this process, riders can make use of the new Apple Pay Express Transit feature. The new feature, introduced in iOS 12.3, allows users to quickly tap their phone to pay the fare without requiring Face ID or Touch ID authentication.

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An OMNY card works the same as a contactless credit or debit card — all you have to do is tap and go. You can also use an OMNY card to take advantage of our fare capping program. Pay for 12 rides using the same card in a seven-day period and additional rides within the week are free.

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