When will OMNY be available for NICE?:
Once equipment has been installed on our NICE fleet and we have completed beta testing of the OMNY system, we anticipate being able to accept OMNY payments starting January 4th, 2026.
What is OMNY?:
OMNY is a new digital fare payment system. OMNY will allow NICE passengers to seamlessly pay their NICE fare with their phone, smart device, contactless credit/debit cards, mobile wallets such as Apple and Google Pay, and OMNY cards. Simply tap or scan your credit/debit, OMNY card or scan your mobile phone wallet to the bus’s OMNY reader to pay your fare. Additionally, payment of your OMNY fare will include a free transfer to MTA buses and subways. Never worry about having to have coins or a MetroCard on hand.
How do I use and load value on an OMNY card?:
Paying your fare with an OMNY card is easy. The OMNY card costs $5 to purchase and must be loaded with a minimum of $1 or a fare product at the time of purchase. You can also reload your OMNY card online by linking it to a free and secure OMNY account. You can even set up automatic reloads so your balance never drops below an amount that you set. That means you will never have to worry about a low balance or stand in line at a vending machine again. Plus, if you ever lose your OMNY card, you can sign in to your account to protect your balance.
For more information on fees, please see omny.info/terms-of-service, or contact OMNY customer service at omny.info/contact or (877) 789-6669.
Where can I purchase OMNY cards?:
OMNY cards are available at MTA subway stations. You can also reload your OMNY cards at these machines. Additionally prepaid OMNY cards are available at multiple retailers including the newsstand at Hempstead Transit Center, grocery stores, CVS, Target, Walmart etc.
Click here to find a local OMNY retailer here
Are you a retailer and want to sell OMNY cards, click here
Does OMNY accept reduced fare payments?:
Yes, if you have a disabled or senior reduced fare status, you can apply for a reduced fare OMNY card here
How do I pay my NICE fare if OMNY is not yet available?:
We offer multiple methods to pay your NICE fare:
-MetroCard…..MetroCard machines are still selling at the following locations:
Hempstead Transit Center
Sutphin Blvd subway station Jamaica, Queens
179th street subway station Jamaica, Queens
Jamaica Center subway station Jamaica, Queens
Flushing Main Street subway station, Flushing Queens
-Coins: starting January 4th, 2026 our full fare will be $3.00, reduced fare will be $1.50. Our fare boxes do not accept dollar bills. Ask your operator for a paper transfer after paying your fare if you need to change buses.
-GoMobile: If you are only traveling on NICE buses and do not need to transfer to a MTA bus or subway, our NICE GoMobile app is the easy way to pay your fare with your smart phone. PLEASE NOTE, THE GOMOBILE APP IS NOT ACCEPTED ON MTA BUSES AND WE DO NOT GIVE PAPER TRANSFERS WITH THE GOMOBILE APP.
For info our our GoMobile app visit here
-What do I do if I still have value on my MetroCards?
Remaining MetroCard balances on current and expired cards can be transferred to OMNY cards (expired card balances can be transfered up to two years after the card expires.) This value transfer is perfored at a MTA service center. Passengers must provide service agent with an OMNY card to transfer MetroCard value to.
-Where can you get your MetroCard value transferred to an OMNY card?
You can do this in person at a MTA customer service center or Mobile sales vehicle. Currently there are 20 customer service centers located in MTA subways in all 5 boros that are open 24/7. Additionally Grand Central, Times Square and Penn Station have centers.
Mobile sales vehicles are available at
Union Tpk (256th & 260th Street) from 1-3 pm the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month.
Flushing Main Sreet 8 am - 3 pm 1st and 3rd Friday of the month
Jamaica at Allen Community Senior Center 10 am -12 pm 3rd Thursday of the month
Current NICE fare prices are:
- Full fare single-ride: $2.90......this will increase to $3.00 on Jan 4th, 2026.
- Senior fare single-ride: $1.45...this will increase to $1.50 on Jan 4th, 2026.
- Disabled fare single-ride: $1.45...this will increase to $1.50 on Jan 4th, 2026.
$.25 step up fee from Long Beach Transit, HART, and SCT buses.
Student fare (high school aged and younger) for Nassau Residents traveling to Nassau County schools is $2.25...see details below to obtain.
For Fares and Passes, NICE accepts coins (WE DO NOT ACCEPT DOLLAR BILLS) and all types of MetroCards , as well as payment with our GoMobile app. WE DO NOT ACCEPT THE OMNY CARD OR APP AT THIS TIME.
THE MTA IS ELIMINATING THE EasyPayXpress PROGRAM AS OF 5/17/24...PLEASE PAY YOUR FARE WITH COINS, METROCARD OR GOMOBILE APP.