Tap and ride in every borough

Tap and ride is the easiest, most flexible way to pay your subway or bus fare. Simply use your contactless credit or debit card, smartphone, wearable device, on OMNY Card.

Tap and ride currently supports full-fare and Reduced-Fare pay-per-ride options. To pay your fare at subway turnstiles, AutoGates, and on board buses (including Select Bus Servie buses), simply tap your own contactless credit or debit card, smart device, or OMNY Card on the reader. The screen will instantly confirm if the tap was successful. Use the same card or device for both legs of your trip to get a free transfer.

How to tap and ride

Use a contactless credit or debit card, a smart device, or an OMNY Card to pay your fare at subway turnstiles, AutoGates, and onboard buses (including Select Bus Service).

Tap your card or device on the OMNY reader. 

The screen will say "GO" and turn green if the tap was successful.

View your trips and verify your charges online

You can view up to one year of trip and charge history online through a free and secure OMNY account. Register for an account and link any credit, debit or OMNY Cards you use to tap and ride.

You can also view up to seven days of trip history without an OMNY account. Simply visit our Trip History page and enter your card details.

OMNY for Reduced-Fare

Attention MTA Reduced-Fare customers: it's time to make the switch to OMNY! Your new Reduced-Fare OMNY Card should have arrived in the mail. Check this page for more information and customer support.

If you already made the switch to OMNY, you can continue to tap and ride without interruption using your same card or device.

First ever tap with a credit or debit card? You can't pass it back (yet)

You can use the same payment method to pay for yourself and up to three other people on the same trip.

Only one tap per group trip counts toward free rides under the fare cap. If you’ve already earned your free rides for those seven days, only one fare per group trip will be free. 

If you’re planning to transfer, make sure you use the same OMNY reader for every tap at each stop. Otherwise, you’ll lose your free transfers. 

If your card or device has never been tapped in the OMNY system, you may need to wait a few minutes for your bank to approve your first transaction before you can tap again for someone else.