Monday, March 3, 2008

Going to New York City and wanted to know MTA Fares and passes available? -

Im going on vacation to NYC and will be using the MTA especially the subway extensively. I wanted to know what the fare is and the transfer procedures. Im in chicago and we have 1,3,7 and 30 day passes. Does the MTA offer any day passes? I will be in NYC for 5 days. Thanks for the help.

The fare is $2.25 for buses and trains.If you pay that on a bus and then you get on the train, you will have a free transfer and backwards. A month pass is about $90- unlimited - which I don t think you will need because you will be here for 5 days only. If you pay $2.25 on a train you can transfer on another train for free if the trains meet at the same station (meaning you dont have to go out the subway and in again). If you go out and want to go back in, you will have to pay again $2.25It s tough- they have raised the fare up in the sky.

The fare on the subway is $2.25 a trip regardless of distance traveled. However, since you re going to be in town for 5 days, you can purchase a one day unlimited ride MetroCard, which you can use for unlimited travel anywhere in the city for $8.25 a day ($41.25 for 5 cards).If you preferred to use one card for the 5 days you re town, may I recommend the 7-day unlimited ride MetroCard, which cost $27.I hope this information is very helpful.Good luck and happy holiday

The 7-Day Unlimited Ride MetroCard will work out better for you.It cost US$27 and woks out to about US4.00 per day which save you US$.4.25 per day over the 1-Day Fun Pass. One other thing. Express buses only accept 7-Day Express Bus Plus MetroCard or Pay-Per-Ride MetroCard so keep that in mind when using buses over the rails.

Here is a nice article that covers the fares, the basic physical layout of the city and how to get good maps:http://www.associatedcontent.com/article��

go to the nyc website http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/

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