Traffic & Transit

MBTA CharlieTickets, Cash Fares Lowered To CharlieCard Levels

Now, there's no difference in price for a cash fare, CharlieTicket and CharlieCard.

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Effective September 1, CharlieTicket and cash fares will be lowered to CharlieCard levels.
Effective September 1, CharlieTicket and cash fares will be lowered to CharlieCard levels. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)

BOSTON, MA — Bostonians won't have to play a game of mental math anymore while calculating what kind of ticket they want before hopping on the T or the bus. The MBTA lowered the price of CharlieTickets and cash fares so that they match the price of CharlieCards.

Starting Sept. 1 all fare payments are the same, regardless of whether a customer is using a CharlieCard, CharlieTicket or cash. The fare tariff changes are part of the first phases of the MBTA’s Fare Transformation program, which aims to make paying for transit easier and more convenient.

The new fares are as follows:

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  • $1.70 for local bus (a $0.30 reduction for those using CharlieTicket/cash)
  • $4.25 for inner express bus (a $1 reduction for those using CharlieTicket/cash)
  • $5.25 for outer express bus (a $1.75 reduction for those using CharlieTicket/cash)
  • $2.40 for rapid transit (a $0.50 reduction for those using CharlieTicket/cash)

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