How much does it cost to ride the subway in NYC?

Riding the subway is one of the easiest and most convenient ways to get around the city. For most riders, the subway fare is $2.90. Reduced fares are available for people 65 and older, people with disabilities, and low-income New Yorkers. Learn more about fares.



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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.

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What is this? Select Single Ride if you only need one ticket for one trip and pay $3. To purchase a Pay-Per-Ride Card or a 7-Days-Unlimited Card press MetroCard. Select $9 MetroCard, if you want to buy a Pay-Per-Ride Card and you want to get done quick.

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Riding the subway is one of the easiest and most convenient ways to get around the city. For most riders, the subway fare is $2.90. Reduced fares are available for people 65 and older, people with disabilities, and low-income New Yorkers. Learn more about fares.

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You can use cash, credit, or debit cards to make your purchase. New York City subway fares are $2.75 per trip. For visitors staying more than a couple of days you can buy a one week unlimited MetroCard for $33 or an unlimited monthly MetroCard for $127.00.

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The subway operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Riding the subway is one of the easiest and most convenient ways to get around the city. For most riders, the subway fare is $2.90. Reduced fares are available for people 65 and older, people with disabilities, and low-income New Yorkers.

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Tips for saving on subway and bus fares
  1. Use your contactless credit/debit card, smartphone, or wearable to tap and ride with OMNY. ...
  2. Rides include a free transfer between the subway and local buses and between local buses.
  3. Refill the MetroCard you have instead of paying the fee for a new card.


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At $2.75 per ride and $116.50 for a monthly unlimited, the cost of public transportation in New York City is a whopping 75 percent higher than the national average.

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An unlimited 7-Day MetroCard costs $33 and allows unlimited swipes. See below for what discounts are available. While a single ride costs $2.90, the Unlimited card saves you money because the more you use it, the cheaper each ride is.

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Pay Per Ride MetroCard is nothing but a rechargeable card that will allow you to pay each individual ride at the reduced fare of $2.75 fee. You are free to re-load the Metro Card as many times as you like, plus at any station, you can swipe as many as 4 times back-to-back meaning 4 people can share the same card.

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There are 4 ways to get to Manhattan from JFK Airport: by taxi, private shuttle, subway and bus. A taxi or private shuttle will be the quickest but the most expensive option, followed by the bus and then the subway being a good balance between cheap and quick.

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Once you've taken 12 paid rides in a seven-day period, you can ride free for the rest of the week. Here's an example: A rider uses the subway to get to and from work, and takes it on weekends to go into Manhattan to meet friends.

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The agency's official track safety guidelines and veteran track workers, however, offered potentially life-saving instructions.
  1. Watch the third rail. ...
  2. Climb back onto the platform if possible. ...
  3. Find a platform ladder. ...
  4. Flag down the train operator. ...
  5. Hit the deck. ...
  6. Find a clear-up space.


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The MTA's Operating Budget funds the day-to-day costs of running subways, buses, and trains, as well as operating our seven bridges and two tunnels.

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Subways and buses Fare for most riders on subways and local, limited, and Select Bus Service buses: $2.90. Express buses cost $7. Tap to pay your fare with your contactless credit/debit card, smartphone, or OMNY card, or pay with a MetroCard.

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After a decades-long run, MetroCard's time is coming to an end and riders will be moving to a new contactless payment method called OMNY. Currently, 23% of all subway and bus riders have migrated to the new system, the MTA said. And by 2024, everyone will have to switch over as the MetroCard is fully phased out.

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