Can you use the New York subway card in New Jersey?
Want to see the New York skyline from New Jersey? Here's what you need to know: the New York subway card doesn't work in New Jersey. Here's how to get around instead.
New York’s subway map doesn’t work in New Jersey
- Across the Hudson River, New Jersey offers stunning views of the New York skyline, especially from Paulus Hook. But there’s a practical catch: New York’s transit system and the OMNY card don’t cover trips to New Jersey. You cannot use your New York subway card to travel to New Jersey.
- So how do you get to New Jersey by transit? Below, we explain how to buy tickets for the New Jersey network.
How to buy subway tickets for New Jersey
- Since OMNY doesn’t cover New Jersey, the simplest option is to buy single tickets. You can do this at ticket machines in PATH stations—the rail system serving New Jersey—including the one at the Oculus, the World Trade Center station.
- A PATH SingleRide Ticket costs $3.25 as of 2026. A round trip runs $6.50 per person.
- If you live in New Jersey and make frequent trips, you can buy prepaid cards for 10, 20, or 40 rides.
- Ticket machines accept both credit cards and cash. We recommend paying in cash to avoid foreign transaction fees your bank may charge for purchases in US dollars.