Queens

No tickets, no MetroCard

How paying works: just tap

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   Use a contactless card or your phone

   Any tap-to-pay credit or debit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay works on New York's subways and buses. There is nothing to buy first. The old MetroCard is gone.

2. 2

   The Q70 is free

   The LaGuardia Link Q70 costs nothing: just board at Terminal B or C. You pay only when you tap into the subway at Jackson Heights or board a city bus like the M60.

3. 3

   Tap once, wait for GO

   Hold the card or phone flat on the reader until the screen says GO. The subway and local buses are $3 a ride, with a free transfer to a bus or another subway within two hours.

4. 4

   Stick to one card all week

   Pay for 12 subway or bus rides on the same card or phone within any 7 days ($35) and the rest of that week is free. Each traveler needs their own card or phone to count toward it.

• Your phone and the physical card in it count as two different payment methods. Pick one and keep using it.
• On the M60 Select Bus Service, tap at any door. Paying cash? Buy a receipt from the machine at the stop before you board.
• The LIRR is separate: buy that ticket in the TrainTime app or at a station machine.