You open your account with $127. Swiping the card activates it. Near the end of the 30 day period, we’ll send you an email saying that we are about to renew your card. You’ll have the option to switch to a pay-per-ride card.

If you keep your card unlimited, we will charge the payment method on file $127. Your first swipe after that starts the next 30-day period.

We automatically replace an expiring MetroCard one week prior to the expiration date.