![]() ![]() Plus you will find yourself using the subway several times a day, and at $2.75 per ride, that will add up to the cost of an unlimited MetroCard quickly. It only costs $32 USD and allows you room to make directional errors without incurring additional costs. If this is your first time visiting NYC, I suggest getting a 7-day unlimited MetroCard. (Babies do not require a separate MetroCard.) Every rider needs their own individual MetroCard. MetroCards hold either a finite amount of credit or you can buy an unlimited week/month pass. You can purchase a ticket at the automated vendors or by talking with the teller at a booth. Every time you enter a subway station you have to swipe your ticket (MetroCard) to access the train tracks. It happens to the best of us.Īs of Fall 2019, one ride costs $2.75 USD. Get off at the next stop, walk up to street level, cross the street, and switch routes. If you are not familar with urban cities, here are a few tips. I use it 24/7 and never have any issues, but if you want to play it really safe, I recommended not using it between about midnight and 5:00am or out to less crowded areas, like further parts of Queens and Brooklyn. ![]() If you do board a train headed in the opposite direction, don't freak out. In the main parts of Manhattan, the subway is almost always safe. It's important to know which direction you want to go and to enter that entrance accordingly, because not every station allows passengers to which sides of the tracks without incurring additional fees. Each entrance puts you on a different track. Usually, there are two entrances on either side of the same street. Note: subway lines are either numbers or letters. ![]() The key is to look at the signs above each station, indicating which subway lines it services and the direction each train is headed. Nonetheless, odds are you will be going underground. However, there are a few lines which travel above. As the name suggests, most subways operate below ground. There are a total of 36 different subway lines shuttling passengers across Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. But before you descend into the bowels of America's largest city, here are some tips for beginners. Cabs are expensive and usually slower due to traffic, so whether you're a local or just visiting, you'll likely have to traipse down the concrete subway stairs at some point. So suffice it to say: the subways can get pretty complicated. With 472 operational stations, the underground trains provided nearly two billion rides in 2017 alone. The New York City subway system is the largest of its kind in the entire world. ![]()
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