LIRR and Metro-North fares

These are valid for 60 days, including the date of sale. Off-peak tickets are subject to an additional surcharge, payable to the conductor, if used on a peak train.

For travel outside Manhattan on Metro-North, and outside Zones 1/3 on LIRR, the fare is the same on all trains. On Metro-North, look for “intermediate” tickets. On LIRR, look for peak tickets.

You do not have to pay more or buy two tickets if you have to make transfers in the same direction to complete your trip.

• On LIRR, if you have to make a transfer that involves a change of direction (for instance, traveling from Mineola to Valley Stream via Jamaica), look for a ticket “via” your transfer point when you buy.
• On Metro-North, if you make a transfer that involves a change of direction at Fordham or Harlem-125th St, you will need to buy two tickets. Travel to/from Yankee Stadium and Mets-Willets Point on game days is exempt from these rules. See the section below.

Round-trip: Any combination of two one-way tickets. These are priced according to the fares you select (peak, off-peak, etc.) You can add a two-trip MetroCard on the reverse side.

One-Way UniRail (For Metro-North only): Connecticut customers can purchase a Shore Line East one-way ticket and a Metro-North one-way ticket in one transaction at any ticket office or machine.

Extension of ride:

• LIRR one way, round trip, and peak 10-Trip or 20-Trip tickets: You pay the fare difference between ticket value and value of the extended ride, rounded up to the nearest dollar.
  Monthlies, weeklies, all MNR tickets, and off-peak 10-Trip tickets: One way fare between the zone on your ticket and the zone you are actually traveling to/from, rounded up to the nearest dollar. No on board surcharge.

Step up fare:

• For off peak tickets on peak trains, or senior tickets on morning peak trains, you pay the difference between full peak price and value of ticket, rounded up to the nearest dollar.
• Note: When stepping up an off peak 10 trip ticket, the discount is forfeited.

Other things to know:

• One way, round trip, and 10 trip tickets on the Harlem and Hudson lines are not accepted on the New Haven Line and vice versa.