Nyc train question..?

I'm getting ready to come up and visit nyc for the weekend and I was wondering if there is a pass for the train that i can get for unlimited rides for the weekend and if not how much is the average ticket. thanx in advance






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I think you are asking about subway fares when you say unlimited ride "train" fares, and if that is the question, the answer is: Yes. There is a one-day, unlimited ride MetroCard available from the token booth or the MetroCard machines in the subway. They cost $8.50 each, are good from the time of day you first use them in the turnstyle until 3:00 a.m. the following morning. If you are coming to NYC for the weekend, you would need to buy two: One for Saturday, and one for Sunday, a total of $17.00 for unlimited bus and subway rides, excluding express buses, for those 2 weekend days. If you are arriving on Friday evening, you plan to go somewhere on Friday night, and you want to take the subway/bus, it would be best to buy what is called a pay-per-ride MetroCard to cover just the trips you would be taking. The cost of a single ride is $2.25, so if you were going from your hotel to a restaurant then to the theater, then to a pub, then back to your hotel, you would want a pay-per-ride MetroCard valued at the number of times you will be riding the bus or train to get to those destinations. Then, the next day, buy the unlimited ride card.

Is that too much information?






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First of all, Metro-North only operates suburban train service between Grand Central Terminal in NYC and the northern suburbs and Connecticut. If you're staying in the city, you will need to take the subway to get around.

In regards to a unlimited ride card, you're in lucky. There a day pass called the 1-day Fun Pass Unlimited Ride MetroCard, which cost $8.25 a day ($16.50 for 2 cards). The card will give you unlimited travel anywhere in the city on the subway and bus system.

I hope this information is very helpful.

Good luck
Native New Yorker






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There's no unlimited commuter rail ticket on any of the suburban railroads in the New York area (Metro North, Long Island Railroad, or New Jersey Transit). The only place I know of that has anything like that is Chicago, where Metra commuter rail offers unlimited rides on weekends for $5.

In addition to the day pass Metrocards (good on subways and city buses, but not commuter rail), you might find the MTA's "City Ticket" program useful. This allows you to travel on either Metro North or the Long Island Railroad anywhere within the City of New York (like to the far reaches of Queens and the Bronx) for $3.50. That only works within the city limits, though. In the suburbs you'll pay off-peak fares on weekends, but it can still be up to $15 (one-way), depending on where you're going.