transportation using MetroCard or OMNY. However, passengers can request one free transfer to a connecting NYC Ferry route, valid within 90 minutes of the passenger boarding the first route. Tickets are checked prior to boarding, when the boat arrives at the station. Fare history Below are the fares charged for single boardings on the transit lines and predecessors of the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA). Different combinations of transfer privileges and the abolition of double fares to the Rockaways have altered these fares from time to time. Since July 4, 1997, massively increased transfer privileges and pass discounts have lowered the average real fare significantly. According to MTA figures, only 2.1% of rides are single-ride fares. Subway and local buses $0.05 (1904 – July 1, 1948) $0.10 (July 1, 1948 – July 1, 1953) Bus fare: $0.07 from 1948 until 1950 and $0.10 from 1950 until 1953 $0.15 (July 25, 1953 – July 5, 1966) 5th Avenue Bus line fare raised to 15 cents on January 1, 1954 $0.20 (July 5, 1966 – January 3, 1970) $0.30 (January 4, 1970 – December 31, 1971) $0.35 (January 1, 1972 – August 31, 1975 (MSBA/Long Island Bus from 1973)In December 1973, the MTA started trialing a program in which passengers could pay a single one-way fare to take round trips on the subway, buses, and railroads on Sundays. Since this resulted in higher ridership, the MTA expanded it to include Saturdays on September 6, 1975. The weekend half fare program remained in place through to May 17, 1980 when it was abolished. $0.50 (September 2, 1975 – June 27, 1980) $0.60 (June 28, 1980 – July 2, 1981) $0.75 (July 3, 1981 – January 1, 1984) $0.90 (January 2, 1984 – December 31, 1985) $1.00 (January 1, 1986 – December 31, 1989) $1.15 (January 1, 1990 – December 31, 1991) $1.25 (January 1, 1992 – November 11, 1995) $1.50 (November 12, 1995 – May 3, 2003) $2.00 (May 4, 2003 – June 27, 2009) $2.25 (June 28, 2009 – December 29, 2010) $2.25 base fare (December 30, 2010 – March 2, 2013) $2.50 SingleRide MetroCard ticket fare $2.50 base fare (March 3, 2013 – March 21, 2015) $2.75 SingleRide MetroCard ticket fare $2.75 base fare (March 22, 2015 – present) $3.00 SingleRide MetroCard ticket fare Although the subway and bus fare was supposed to be increased again in 2021, this was