MTA Regional Bus Operations - Fares

Fares

See also: New York City transit fares

Dollar bills and half-dollar coins are not accepted on fixed-route buses or Select Bus Service payment stations, nor are they accepted on buses of the Bee-Line Bus System (Bee-Line) in Westchester County or the Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) in Nassau County. All fares are in US dollars, and the following fare policy applies to all New York City Transit, MTA Bus, NICE, and Bee-Line (except for the BxM4C) buses.

Local, Limited-Stop, and Select Bus Service
 Express Bus Service
 Student fare Access-A-Ride
Full fare Reduced fare Full fare Reduced-fare
 Student Free MetroCard
 Student Half Fare MetroCard
$2.50
 $1.25 $6.00 $3.00 Free $1.25 $2.50
Transfer rules:
  • All transfers are good for 2 hours.
    • EXCEPTION: A three-hour transfer window applies from transfers from any subway station to the Q22 and Q113 routes of MTA Bus, and the N31, N32, and N33 routes of the Nassau Inter-County Express.
  • MetroCard transfers are good for one connecting trip on any other local or express bus service, New York City Subway, or Bee-Line buses (restrictions apply).
    • EXCEPTIONS: Two transfers are available with MetroCard for the following transfers. The transfers must be made in order or in reverse order, and the 2-hour rule applies.
      1. Between bus routes crossing the Staten Island Railway south of the Staten Island Expressway, the Staten Island Railway through St. George Ferry Terminal, and then any MTA local bus or subway service below Chambers Street in lower Manhattan.
      2. Between the B61, B62, and any bus route connecting with either the B61 or the B62.
      3. Between the B70, S53, and any bus route connecting with the S53.
      4. Between the Q22, Q35, and the 2 5 trains at the Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College station.
      5. Between the Q22, Q52 Limited or Q53 Limited, and the A train at the Rockaway Boulevard station.
  • Transfers with coins are good for use on one connecting local bus route.

Other notes:

  • Peak travel periods for express buses are 6:00 AM–10:00 AM and 3:00 PM–7:00 PM, Monday through Friday when buses are on a weekday schedule.

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