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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/TunnelDirection pay
Cashless only
Price peak/off peak (*)
Lincoln TunnelEntering NY only
Yes
$15.38 / $13.38
Holland TunnelEntering NY only
Yes
$15.38 / $13.38
George WashingtonEntering NY only
Yes
$15.38 / $13.38
Bayonne BridgeEntering NY only
Yes
$15.38 / $13.38 (*$7.69)
Goethals BridgeEntering NY only
Yes
$15.38 / $13.38 (*$7.69)
Outerbridge CrossingEntering 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, 2023For vehicles with seating capacity up to 15 adults, including 2 axle cars
Bridge/TunnelDirection payNY EZPASSNon-NY EZ Pass, Tolls by MailDifference
Bronx-WhitestoneBoth directions$6.94$11.19$4.25
Throgs NeckBoth directions$6.94$11.19$4.25
Robert F. KennedyBoth directions$6.94$11.19$4.25
Hugh L. CareyBoth directions$6.94$11.19$4.25
Queens MidtownBoth directions$6.94$11.19$4.25
Verrazzano-Narrows BridgeBoth 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 BridgeBoth 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 »

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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #140 on: December 03, 2013, 08:52:34 AM »
I live in nj and we bought on the way up to cleveland a ezpass from pa turnpike mm ow we drive up to cleveland every so often but we also drive into new York once in a while do we make a mistake by getting a pa one?

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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #141 on: December 03, 2013, 09:21:56 AM »
Again, your best bet is to get it from the state you spend the most so you get the discount in that state.
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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #142 on: December 03, 2013, 09:23:30 AM »
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No, I ordered one online.
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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #143 on: December 05, 2013, 07:45:48 AM »
Will linking my SP card to the easy pass earn me double points?

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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #144 on: December 05, 2013, 08:49:41 AM »
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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #145 on: May 19, 2014, 03:21:02 PM »
Added some info to the wiki. You can add plans to your account yourself, without calling. Also, PPT is a plan that lets you pay for tolls as you use them, no need to keep money in your EZ pass account. Works only with a checking account though, tolls are not charged to the credit card. Upside for me is no need to check an EZ Pass statement, downside is no miles for tolls (not a big deal to me, but may be to others).

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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #146 on: May 19, 2014, 04:30:31 PM »
First time I'm seeing this info. I have a NJ Account now.

So you suggest that I close it and reopen a Thruway Account?
Can I do that online?
Do I need to give a NY address?

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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #147 on: May 19, 2014, 05:22:55 PM »
Seems like very little to lose and plenty to gain. I did something similar- had a PANYNJ tag since 2000 and finally got around to opening an MTA one.

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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #148 on: May 19, 2014, 05:41:53 PM »
First time I'm seeing this info. I have a NJ Account now.

So you suggest that I close it and reopen a Thruway Account?
Can I do that online?
Do I need to give a NY address?

TIA!
Seems like very little to lose and plenty to gain. I did something similar- had a PANYNJ tag since 2000 and finally got around to opening an MTA one.
+1. I had an NJ tag until I realized I was paying service fees for no reason.
You can sign up for MTA online, but then you need to give a NY address, although you can change it afterwards online. If you call, you can give a NJ address.

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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #149 on: May 19, 2014, 05:48:01 PM »
+1. I had an NJ tag until I realized I was paying service fees for no reason.
You can sign up for MTA online, but then you need to give a NY address, although you can change it afterwards online. If you call, you can give a NJ address.

what are the benefits for an MTA one? (besides for the $12/yr charge)

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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #150 on: May 19, 2014, 05:54:11 PM »
what are the benefits for an MTA one? (besides for the $12/yr charge)
read the WIKI
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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #151 on: May 19, 2014, 06:40:57 PM »
what are the benefits for an MTA one? (besides for the $12/yr charge)

I don't seem to get any discounts at the Verrazano or the Battery tunnel anymore with my PA tag. I know for a fact that I used to, and I know I also used to get discounts on NJT and GSP. With MTA I still won't get NJ discounts, but it seems like theres not kuch of a discount anyway.

Plus the $12/yr and the PPT... I don't see any cons, just pros.

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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #152 on: May 19, 2014, 06:46:40 PM »
Is it possible to have a ezpass in two states and just switch as needed?

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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #153 on: May 19, 2014, 06:51:57 PM »
Is it possible to have a ezpass in two states and just switch as needed?

Just make sure when passing the toll both that they don't charge you twice.
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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #154 on: May 19, 2014, 07:37:58 PM »
You can sign up for MTA online, but then you need to give a NY address, although you can change it afterwards online. If you call, you can give a NJ address.
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You should not have to give a NY address when getting a NY ezpass.
You will have to click "I live in NY" to get you to the ny site, but then you put in a NJ address.

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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #155 on: May 20, 2014, 09:56:27 AM »
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You should not have to give a NY address when getting a NY ezpass.
You will have to click "I live in NY" to get you to the ny site, but then you put in a NJ address.

Can someone post a link to get the MTA version? I'm always ending up at the PANYNJ form.

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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #156 on: May 20, 2014, 11:57:52 AM »
For those who don't have a Brooklyn address to ship to, you can pick one up in most of the check checking etc places.

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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #157 on: May 20, 2014, 12:02:34 PM »
If I'm living in Passaic and commuting to Monsey, and traveling to the city every so often, which EZ Pass would it make sense to get?
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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #158 on: May 20, 2014, 12:43:06 PM »
If I'm living in Passaic and commuting to Monsey, and traveling to the city every so often, which EZ Pass would it make sense to get?
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Looking here, I see no discounts for GSP at all. If you even go into the city once in a while it makes sense to get a tag from NY (MTA).

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« Reply #159 on: May 20, 2014, 01:01:44 PM »
Looking here, I see no discounts for GSP at all. If you even go into the city once in a while it makes sense to get a tag from NY (MTA).
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