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| Tolls/EZ Pass Prices: NY/NJ | Bridges and Tunnels | (Port Authority of New York) | |
| Last updated Jan 7, 2024 | (Class 1 vehicles - i.e. | 4 wheel, 2 axles, up to 9 passengers, | no trailers) |
| Bridge/Tunnel | Direction pay | Cashless only | Price peak/off peak (*) |
| Lincoln Tunnel | Entering NY only | Yes | $15.38 / $13.38 |
| Holland Tunnel | Entering NY only | Yes | $15.38 / $13.38 |
| George Washington | Entering NY only | Yes | $15.38 / $13.38 |
| Bayonne Bridge | Entering NY only | Yes | $15.38 / $13.38 (*$7.69) |
| Goethals Bridge | Entering NY only | Yes | $15.38 / $13.38 (*$7.69) |
| Outerbridge Crossing | Entering NY only | Yes | $15.38 / $13.38 (*$7.69) |
Peak = weekday 6-10am, 4-8pm, Sat/Sun 11am-9pm
*Staten Island Bridges are $7.69, if 3+ trips/month, otherwise regular price. Need to enroll in "PASI discount plan"
*E-ZPass discounts apply to accounts at the E-ZPass New York and New Jersey Customer Service Centers
*With cashless tolls there is no more carpool discount. There is a green discount for certain electric vehicles.
Toll rates for all Port Authority bridges & tunnels.
| Tolls/EZ Pass Prices: New York Bridges (MTA) | ||||
| Last updated August 6, 2023 | For vehicles with | seating capacity | up to 15 adults, including 2 axle cars | |
| Bridge/Tunnel | Direction pay | NY EZPASS | Non-NY EZ Pass, Tolls by Mail | Difference |
| Bronx-Whitestone | Both directions | $6.94 | $11.19 | $4.25 |
| Throgs Neck | Both directions | $6.94 | $11.19 | $4.25 |
| Robert F. Kennedy | Both directions | $6.94 | $11.19 | $4.25 |
| Hugh L. Carey | Both directions | $6.94 | $11.19 | $4.25 |
| Queens Midtown | Both directions | $6.94 | $11.19 | $4.25 |
| Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge | Both directions | $6.94 (**$2.75) | $11.19 | $4.25 |
| Henry Hudson Bridge**** | Both directions | $3.18 | $8.25 | $5.07 |
| Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge***** | Both directions | $2.60 | $5.60 | $3.00 |
| Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge | Both directions | $2.60 (***$1.70) | $5.60 | $3.00 |
*E-ZPass rates apply to NYCSC E-ZPass customers only. NYCSC Tags are issued by The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, The New York State Thruway Authority and MTA Bridges and Tunnels. Non-NYCSC customers pay Tolls by Mail rates.
** For Staten Island residents, *** For Rockaway Residents, **** Free for Bronx residents (after rebate), ***** Free for Queens residents (after rebate)
Bridges and Tunnels tolls by vehicle
Feel free to update this table as needed.
If you want to get a tag but don't own a car, you can still sign up online. This is what the rep told me to do. Falsify info on your cars plates, make and model (for the plate# write the first two letters of your family name with the last 4 digits of your cell number, year: current year, make\model: choose any), and once you have an account just log in and remove that car from your profile.
For those who visit NY regularly, there are two cost advantages of getting an EZpass in NY (from NYSTA - thruway, or MTA) rather than NJ (PANYNJ): (1) to avoid the $1 monthly fee and (2) lower price on certain tolls - see red in chart above The discounts you will lose out on for not having the NJ pass in NJ are minimal (a couple of cents on the NJTP during peak hours). Another third advantage (about being able to pay as you go rather than maintaining a balance) is below.
If you sign up and have the EZPass mailed to a NYC address and don't have any PANYNJ plans added when they mail it, you wont get a PANYNJ tag. (If you don't live there, ask a friend/relative who lives there to receive the tags for you, and use his address. Afterwards, you may change the address to your home address in NJ (or wherever), and add whichever plans you want. This was suggested to me by EZ Pass, and it works.)
Add the Port Authority Staten Island Bridges Plan (PASI), which makes bridges between Staten Island and NJ (Outerbridge, Bayonne, Goethals) 50% off the peak rate when crossing 3 or more times a month. There is nothing to lose as if you don't travel 3 times they simply adjust it to charge you the regular EZpass price. I believe it takes 24 hours from when you call for it to activate and its per 30 day period not monthly. You can add this plan on the website (in case the phone hours aren't convenient or you just plain don't like calling in general). Log in and choose "Plans" from the links on the left side of the page.
Another plus to having MTA issuing authority is that you can use PPT (pay per trip). Under this plan, you can keep a $0 balance in your EZ Pass account, and have tolls deducted from your bank account at the end of each day (by ACH). Downside is no miles for paying tolls, credit card is only a backup for when the ACH fails. (And if ACH fails even once you lose PPT plan and have to keep a debit balance in your account, so you can't have the miles & PPT
)Note that the the regular discounts for EZPass holders on the PANYNJ crossings now only apply to "New York" or "New Jersey" tags (as opposed to EZPass in other states) per: https://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/en/tolls.html
To return an extra tag for NY MTA Authority:
Please return your tag(s) to:
P.O. Box 149001
Staten Island, NY 10314
along with a letter that states your Name, signature and E-ZPass account number.
For further assistance please contact (800) 333-8655 to speak with a Customer Service Representative.
« Last edited by David61 on August 30, 2024, 11:18:26 AM »
