On LIRR, if you have to make a transfer that involves a change of direction (for instance, traveling from Mineola to Valley Stream via Jamaica), look for a ticket "via" your transfer point when you buy.You do not have to pay more or buy two tickets if you have to make transfers in the same direction to complete your trip. On Metro-North, look for "intermediate" tickets. Off-peak tickets are subject to an additional surcharge, payable to the conductor, if used on a peak train.įor travel outside Manhattan on Metro-North, and outside Zones 1/3 on LIRR, the fare is the same on all trains. These are valid for 60 days, including the date of sale. Download it from the Apple App Store or Google Play store. The easiest way to buy tickets is with the MTA eTix app on your phone.On three additional holidays – Good Friday, Election Day and Columbus Day – we will run weekday service, but Reduced-Fare tickets will be accepted on a.m. Day and the day after Thanksgiving, the Long Island Rail Road will run a weekday schedule and Metro-North Railroad will run a Saturday schedule, with off peak fares valid on all trains. Trains operate on a weekend schedule on these holidays: New Year's Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Off-peak fares are valid all day on these holidays.For example, Penn Station to Hicksville can be used for Atlantic Terminal to Massapequa Park.Tickets are valid to any station in the listed zone. Each railroad station is assigned a fare zone.Most ticket types are the same on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad, but there are some exceptions.