Mta Reduced Fare Cost 2025 Schedule. The reduced fare for subways and local, limited, and select bus service buses is $1.45 (half the $2.90 base fare) at all times of the day for eligible customers. The mta board approved on wednesday a budget plan for 2025 that includes public transportation fare hikes and toll increases slated to take effect next summer.

Now, it is proposed to be $3 in august 2025. The cost of a subway or bus ride in new york city could increase to more than $3 per trip by 2025 under proposed fare hikes, the metropolitan transportation authority (mta).