NYC subway fare will likely increase to $3 in 2025

If you were outraged when the MTA changed the price of a subway ride from $2.75 to $2.90 in 2023, then you might want to take a seat before reading this: In their last board meeting of the year, the MTA is on track to implementing another fare hike that will make a single ride on the city's trains and buses $3, compared to the current $2.90.

The MTA's fare increases happen every two years, which means that the $3 fare would go into effect starting August 2025. 

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Although a fare increase would need to be proposed to a board, go through a hearing and be formally approved, a $3 fare by next summer would be consistent with the approximately 4% price increase that the transit authority has implemented every two years since 2009, except in 2021 because of COVID. "We know it's coming every couple of years and we know it's going to be four percent as opposed to NJ transit which imposed on its riders this summer a 15% fare increase, out of the blue," said Lisa Daglian, who works at the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA. We're here for the Jersey shade!

Although there's still a possibility that something would happen between now and August to prevent the price increase, it seems pretty likely—although again, not 100% certain—that the $3 fare will move forward as planned. 

The MTA attributes the price hikes to slight pension increases and health benefits it provides to its employees. And, at the very least, we're finally seeing some improvements to some of the trains—Notably, the retirement of those derelict trains with orange and yellow seats, which will be replaced with newer, high-tech R211/R211S trains that actually feel like they're from this century.

New Yorkers, as they always do, had something to say about the possible price hike.

Subway commuters aren't the only ones who should get ready to pay up: The $9 congestion pricing hikes will be implemented starting January 5, 2025.