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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 #160 on: May 20, 2014, 06:54:35 PM »
I bought one at the Verrazano toll booth. Is it automatically registered to ny?

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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #161 on: May 20, 2014, 07:04:14 PM »
Is there a way to switch my NJ ez pass to NY? Or do I need to order a new one?  (I already once sent back a ez pass and its a real pain)

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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #162 on: May 20, 2014, 07:07:39 PM »
Is there a way to switch my NJ ez pass to NY? Or do I need to order a new one?  (I already once sent back a ez pass and its a real pain)
You need to order a new one. They're separate agencies.

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« Reply #163 on: May 20, 2014, 07:15:15 PM »
Can someone post a link to get the MTA version? I'm always ending up at the PANYNJ form.

can someone confirm that this is the correct one to order?

https://www.e-zpassny.com/en/home/index.shtml

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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #164 on: May 20, 2014, 07:28:24 PM »
can someone confirm that this is the correct one to order?

https://www.e-zpassny.com/en/home/index.shtml
how is that different than the PA NY/NJ one?

ETA: I just signed up with that link, by transactions it says the agency is PANYNJ, does that mean its from the port authority?
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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #165 on: May 20, 2014, 09:45:20 PM »
I recall reading somewhere that depending on the first numbers on the tag you can tell which agency the tag is from. Mine is 008 and its MTA.
Also if you add plan PPT you automatically get an MTA tag because they are the only ones that offer that plan. (At least that's what I was told when I signed up.)

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« Reply #166 on: May 20, 2014, 09:46:32 PM »
I recall reading somewhere that depending on the first numbers on the tag you can tell which agency the tag is from. Mine is 008 and its MTA.
http://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/e-zpass.html
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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #167 on: May 20, 2014, 09:53:45 PM »
how is that different than the PA NY/NJ one?

ETA: I just signed up with that link, by transactions it says the agency is PANYNJ, does that mean its from the port authority?

By mine the billing agency says MTAB&T

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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #168 on: May 21, 2014, 05:03:34 PM »
Just ordered an MTA ez pass. You can order it to NJ, no prob.

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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #169 on: May 21, 2014, 05:04:48 PM »
Just ordered an MTA ez pass. You can order it to NJ, no prob.
Online?  How do you knew it's from the mta and not pa ?
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« Reply #170 on: May 21, 2014, 05:09:20 PM »
Online?  How do you knew it's from the mta and not pa ?

ordered from the NY website!! I posted it a few pages earlier....

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Re: EZPass Newbie
« Reply #171 on: May 23, 2014, 04:09:17 PM »
Whats the procedure for closing out the PANYNJ account after getting a new MTA account?
Do they refund any balance you have back to you?

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« Reply #172 on: May 23, 2014, 04:48:15 PM »
Whats the procedure for closing out the PANYNJ account after getting a new MTA account?
Do they refund any balance you have back to you?
I think there's an option on the site for choosing the account. They send you an envelope to send it back, and then send you a check for the balance.

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« Reply #173 on: May 23, 2014, 05:56:52 PM »
Whats the procedure for closing out the PANYNJ account after getting a new MTA account?
Do they refund any balance you have back to you?

Its a PITA but you need to mail it back and wait till they refund it.... Ive done it and took a month,

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« Reply #174 on: May 23, 2014, 06:21:24 PM »
Thanks guys. Anything to do with Ezpass customer service is a PITA, but at least I'll get my $ back (eventually).

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« Reply #175 on: May 25, 2014, 09:00:19 PM »
I ordered from the NY site and just got it to my NJ address  ;D.

now i needa mail back my old one....

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« Reply #176 on: May 25, 2014, 09:30:39 PM »
I ordered from the NY site and just got it to my NJ address  ;D.

now i needa mail back my old one....
NY and NJ share the same site.

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« Reply #179 on: May 26, 2014, 08:56:44 PM »
Can u have the carpool plan and the bridge plan together ?