Traffic & Transit
MTA Approves Fare Hike For Summer 2025: Rides Expected To Cost $3
The increases are expected to take effect in August 2025.
NEW YORK CITY — The price of a fare for subways and buses in New York City is expected to increase again next summer.
The latest fare hike was approved to increase to $3 at an MTA board meeting on Wednesday.
The MTA has previously raised fares by 4 percent every two years — which would mean subway and bus rides would go from the $2.90 up to $3.
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The increases are expected to take effect in August 2025.
In addition, tolls at MTA bridges and tunnels would are also expected to rise in 2025.
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The MTA board meeting on Wednesday was its last meeting of the year before congestion pricing begins on Jan. 5.
The last fare increase by the MTA was in August 2023, when fares went up from $2.75 to $2.90.
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