Subway

For just $2.90 you can still travel over 30 miles on the A train, which makes the New York City subway one of America's greatest travel deals. You can also travel on the nearly two dozen additional subway lines, enjoy frequent service and clean trains that serve nearly four million passengers on an average weekday! Subway service runs 24 hours every day. To obtain maps or more information, including construction affecting accessible stations, call (718) 596-8585 or (718) 596-8273. Customer Service representatives are available 24 hours a day to help plan your trip. For more information on what the MTA New York City Transit offer people with disabilities and special needs click HERE.

Since the introduction of Metrocard you can now transfer free between buses and subways as well as enjoy economical day, week and month passes. Note that farecard machines are conveniently located in many stations, and that many newsstands sell them as well. Various reduced-fare fares apply for elderly and handicapped residents of New York, and the subway system also serves disabled passengers and those with special needs. Not all subway stations are accessible to people with disabilities.

The Subway system has also implemented OMNY, a contactless fare payment system for public transportation in the New York region. Simply use your contactless credit or debit card, smart phone, wearable device, or an OMNY card to tap and go. OMNY will eventually combine fare payments and ticketing across subways, buses, paratransit, and commuter rail. And yes, the MetroCard will eventually be phased out.

How to use OMNY Use a smart phone (with digital wallet enabled), a wearable, or a contactless credit or debit card to pay your fare at subway turnstiles, AutoGates, and onboard buses (including Select Bus Service). Simply tap one of them on the OMNY reader. The screen will say "GO" if the tap was successful.

Benefits of OMNY include: Free transfers – Use the same card or device for both legs of your trip to get a free transfer. Free trips – Use the same card or device for all of your trips during the week (Monday through Sunday) to get free rides with fare capping.

Free bus and subway maps are free at any subway station booth or view the map and station information online. Inside every subway station you'll also find a large wall-sized subway map and detailed neighborhood map as well. If you take the subway late at night, the transit authority recommends waiting in the marked yellow Off-Hours Waiting Area, which is generally located right near the station's staffed token booth.

If you're traveling to or from JFK airport, the Airtrain stops at all JFK terminals and connects with the A subway line at Howard Beach and E/J/Z subway lines at Jamaica.