Metro-North prices a ticket by fare zone, and a zone number turns up on every Metro-North station page on this site. The numbering is less obvious than the LIRR's, so this guide sets it out.
Zone 1 is Manhattan
Grand Central Terminal and Harlem-125th Street are zone 1. From there the zones count outward along each line, so a higher number is further from Manhattan. Fares to and from zone 1 are the ones most riders pay, and they are the fares this site loads for every line.
Two series of zones
The Hudson Line and the Harlem Line share one series that climbs from zone 1 through Westchester and Putnam into Dutchess County. The New Haven Line uses a separate series that starts at zone 11 at its first stations in the Bronx and Westchester and continues into Connecticut. A New Haven Line station in zone 12 is therefore not further from Manhattan than a Harlem Line station in zone 4; the two numbers belong to different scales.
Hudson Line zones
| Zone | Stations | Busiest stations in the zone |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Grand Central, Harlem-125 St |
| 2 | 6 | Marble Hill, Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil, Yankees-E 153 St, Morris Heights and 1 more |
| 3 | 4 | Yonkers, Greystone, Glenwood, Ludlow |
| 4 | 4 | Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington, Ardsley-on-Hudson |
| 5 | 5 | Croton-Harmon, Tarrytown, Ossining, Scarborough, Philipse Manor |
| 6 | 2 | Peekskill, Cortlandt |
| 7 | 4 | Cold Spring, Garrison, Manitou, Breakneck Ridge |
| 8 | 2 | Beacon, New Hamburg |
| 9 | 1 | Poughkeepsie |
Harlem Line zones
| Zone | Stations | Busiest stations in the zone |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Grand Central, Harlem-125 St |
| 2 | 8 | Fordham, Woodlawn, Williams Bridge, Wakefield, Botanical Garden and 3 more |
| 3 | 5 | Mt Vernon West, Crestwood, Bronxville, Fleetwood, Tuckahoe |
| 4 | 4 | White Plains, North White Plains, Hartsdale, Scarsdale |
| 5 | 5 | Chappaqua, Hawthorne, Pleasantville, Valhalla, Mt Pleasant |
| 6 | 4 | Mt Kisco, Goldens Bridge, Katonah, Bedford Hills |
| 7 | 4 | Southeast, Brewster, Croton Falls, Purdy's |
| 8 | 3 | Patterson, Pawling, Appalachian Trail |
| 9 | 2 | Dover Plains, Harlem Valley-Wingdale |
| 10 | 2 | Tenmile River, Wassaic |
New Haven Line zones
| Zone | Stations | Busiest stations in the zone |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Grand Central, Harlem-125 St |
| 2 | 2 | Fordham, Yankees-E 153 St |
| 12 | 3 | New Rochelle, Mt Vernon East, Pelham |
| 13 | 3 | Harrison, Larchmont, Mamaroneck |
| 14 | 2 | Rye, Port Chester |
| 15 | 4 | Greenwich, Cos Cob, Old Greenwich, Riverside |
| 16 | 4 | Stamford, Darien, Noroton Heights, Rowayton |
| 17 | 2 | South Norwalk, East Norwalk |
| 18 | 5 | Fairfield, Fairfield-Black Rock, Westport, Green's Farms, Southport |
| 19 | 1 | Bridgeport |
| 20 | 2 | Stratford, Milford |
| 21 | 3 | New Haven, West Haven, New Haven-State St |
Peak and off-peak
Peak fares apply on weekday trains scheduled to arrive at Grand Central or Harlem-125th Street between 6:00 and 10:00 AM, to leave them between 4:00 and 8:00 PM, and on trains leaving Grand Central between 6:00 and 9:00 AM. All other weekday trains and every weekend train are off-peak. Trip pages show both prices where the chart has both.
Intermediate fares
A trip that does not touch zone 1, say Stamford to New Haven or Tarrytown to Croton-Harmon, uses an intermediate fare. Intermediate fares are the same on every train, peak or off-peak. This site currently carries the New Haven Line's intermediate fares; the Hudson and Harlem intermediate charts are not loaded yet, so those trip pages show times and service but no fare rather than a guessed one.
Connecticut
Stations in Connecticut, on the New Haven Line and the New Canaan, Danbury and Waterbury branches, have fares set with the Connecticut Department of Transportation. They appear on the same MTA fare charts this site reads and follow the same peak rule.
Where this comes from
The fares are read from the MTA's published Metro-North charts to and from Grand Central and Harlem-125th Street and the New Haven Line intermediate chart; the effective date is printed on every trip page. See how fares and zones work for the other networks.
Updated 21 Sep 2026 · operator fare rules and schedule feeds
Metro-North prices by fare zone, counted outward from Grand Central Terminal and Harlem-125th Street, which are zone 1. The Hudson and Harlem Lines use one series of zones; the New Haven Line uses a separate series that starts at zone 11, so a zone number on its own does not say how far you are from Manhattan. Trips that do not touch zone 1 use intermediate fares, which cost the same on every train.
Peak fares apply on weekday trains scheduled to arrive at Grand Central or Harlem-125th Street between 6:00 and 10:00 AM, to leave them between 4:00 and 8:00 PM, and on trains leaving Grand Central between 6:00 and 9:00 AM. Weekends and holidays are off-peak all day.
Tickets are sold in the MTA TrainTime app, at station machines and ticket windows, and on board at a higher price. Senior, disabled and Medicare fares are reduced but are not valid on weekday morning peak trains into Manhattan. Weekly and monthly tickets cover unlimited travel between two zones. Fares on the Connecticut portion of the New Haven Line and its branches are set with the Connecticut Department of Transportation and published on the same MTA fare charts this site reads.