New York City transit fares

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The fares for services provided by NYC Transit, MTA Long Island Bus, MTA Bus, and the Westchester County Bee-Line System (Bee-Line) are listed below

[edit] Fares^[1]

Fares are given below. Dollar bills and half-dollar coins are not accepted for fare payment on MTA New York City Bus, MTA Bus, MTA Long Island Bus, and The Bee-Line System. All fare payments must be made using MetroCard or coins (excluding half-dollars).

[edit] Base fares

The base fare for MTA local buses and subways, and Bee-Line local buses, are $2, and the base express bus fare is $5. NOTE: In Westchester County, all routes, including routes marked as express, are local fare lines except for the BxM3 and the BxM4C.

The $5 fare is also charged on AirTrain JFK. No free transfers, however, are available to and from AirTrain JFK.

For customers buying a Pay-Per-Ride MetroCard, 15% will be added for all purchases of $7 or more. For example, a $20 purchase gives you $23 on your card. 11 trips for the price of 10, with $1 balance.

[edit] Transfers

All transfers with MetroCard are free from bus to subway, local bus to local bus and subway to local bus. For transfers to express buses from local buses, an additional $3 is deducted from a Pay-Per-Ride MetroCard. With coins, transfers are available to different local buses only, with some restrictions. All transfers are good for two hours. In addition, transfers on Long Island Bus cost $0.25, and are valid only between different LI Bus or Suffolk Transit routes. All other transfers are free with payment of fare.

Bee-Line customers needing to transfer to CT Transit, TOR, or PART services must ask for a transfer, even if paying with MetroCard.

Some restrictions apply, see below.

[edit] Unlimited Ride fares

Fares on the New York City Subway can only be paid with a MetroCard. MTA and Bee-Line buses accept MetroCard or exact fare in change. Paper currency is not accepted on MTA or Bee-Line buses.

[edit] Transfer restrictions

[edit] Subway

There are no subway-to-subway transfers, with two MetroCard exceptions.

• Between 45th Road–Court House Square (7 <7>) and the 23rd Street–Ely Avenue (E V) / Long Island City–Court Square (G) complex

• Between Lexington Avenue–59th Street (4 5 6 <6> N R W) and Lexington Avenue–63rd Street (F)

[edit] Bus

For those with an Unlimited Ride MetroCard, there is an eighteen minute restriction between transferring between these routes. For all other customers, there is no free transfer available.

• Manhattan:
  • M1, M2, M3, M4: No transfer between uptown Madison Avenue and downtown 5 Avenue buses.
  • M27 and M50: No transfer between westbound 49 Street buses and eastbound 50 Street buses.
  • M31 and M57: No transfer between eastbound and westbound buses along 57 Street.
  • M96 and M106: No transfer between eastbound and westbound buses along 96 Street.
  • M101, M102, M103: No transfer between uptown 3 Avenue and downtown Lexington Avenue buses.
• The Bronx:
  • Bx1 and Bx2: No transfer between southbound and northbound buses on the Grand Concourse.
  • Bx40 and Bx42: No transfer between eastbound and westbound buses along Tremont Avenue.
• Queens:
  • Q9 and Q89: No transfer between southbound and northbound buses along Lincoln Street.
  • Q20A, Q20B, and Q44: No transfer between buses along Main and Union Streets.
  • Q100 and Q101
  • Q111 and Q113: No transfer between southbound and northbound buses along Guy R. Brewer Boulevard.
• Westchester County, New York:
  • 20 and 21: No transfer between southbound and northbound buses along Central Park Avenue.
  • 40 and 41: No transfer between southbound and northbound buses along Hillside Avenue or White Plains Road.

SingleRide MetroCards costing are valid for one ride within two hours after purchase on local buses and the subway, with one transfer available from bus to bus only.

[edit] Fare History

Below are the fares charged for single boardings on NYCTA transit lines (and its predecessors). Different combinations of transfer privileges have altered these fares from time to time and massively increased transfer privileges and pass discounts have lowered the average real fare significantly since 1997.

On November 23, 2005, a $1.00 holiday fare promotion was instituted by the MTA on behalf of riders until January 2, 2006. Express Buses continued to require the regular fare. On Christmas Day and New Years Day the local bus rides were free.

• $0.05 (ca. 1900 – 1948)
• $0.10 (1948 – 1953)
• $0.15 (1953 – 1966)
• $0.20 (1966 – December 31, 1969)
• $0.30 (January 1, 1970 – December 31, 1971)
• $0.35 (January 1, 1972 – August 31, 1975)
• $0.50 (September 1, 1975 – June 28, 1980)
• $0.60 (June 29, 1980 – July 3, 1981)
• $0.75 (July 4, 1981 – December 31, 1983)
• $0.90 (January 1, 1984 – December 31, 1985)
• $1.00 (January 1, 1986 – December 31, 1989)
• $1.15 (January 1, 1990 – December 31, 1991)
• $1.25 (January 1, 1992 – November 11, 1995)
• $1.50 (November 12, 1995 – May 3, 2003)
• $2.00 (May 4, 2003 – present) (Bee-Line System from March 2, 2008 – present)

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• MetroCard
• New York City Transit Authority
• Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York
• Bee-Line Bus System, which charges MTA fares

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