Reduced Fare Programs

IMPORTANT: For your application to be approved to use your own personal contactless credit/debit card or device, you must have a registered TAPP Customer Account and must add the personal contactless debit or credit card to be used for senior fare payment to your TAPP Customer Account.

• By mail
  • Obtain an application from a station agent or download the form you need:
    • PATH Riders with Disabilities Reduced Fare Application
    • PATH Senior Reduced Fare Application 
  • Complete the application and gather the documents you need.
  • Mail completed application and documents to: PATH Reduced Fare Program, One PATH Plaza – 1st Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306

• In-person at the Reduced Fare Application Center at Journal Square:
  • Gather the necessary documents and ensure the application is completed in its entirety.
  • Apply in person at the PATH Reduced Fare Application Center, located on the concourse level of PATH’s Journal Square Station, 1 PATH Plaza, Jersey City, NJ 07306. 
  • Appointments are recommended but not required. To schedule an appointment, click here. Alternatively, you may call PATH TAPP Customer Service at 1-800-234-PATH (7284) to schedule an in-person appointment to apply in person.

• In person at any PATH Station:
  • Schedule an appointment if you prefer to meet in a PATH Station. To schedule an appointment, click visit: here.
  • Call PATH TAPP Customer Service at 1-800-234-PATH (7284) and follow the prompts to TAPP to schedule an in-person appointment to submit the application in person.

Approved Reduced Fare Program applicants can choose to either receive a physical Reduced Fare Program card on which funds or products can be loaded, or to enroll a single contactless debit/credit card or smart device with a digital wallet to pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) at PATH TAPP-accepting turnstiles. Digital wallets include but are not limited to Apple Pay, Google Wallet, etc. For more information on accepted contactless cards and digital wallets, please visit https://www.tappandride.com/how-tapp-works.

Regardless of preferred media choice, the initial use of the card is charged the reduced fare and each subsequent use of the card at the same turnstile within a 5-minute period is debited at the full fare.   

If you are 65 years of age or older, you should apply for the Senior Fare Reduced Fare Program.

Medicaid benefit recipients who do not have a qualifying disability or are not 65 years of age or older, do not qualify for our Reduced Fare Programs. 

• Completed application form (Section A)
• Your signed affirmation, notarized by a Notary Public (Section B)
• Certification of disability – supporting documentation as described in Section A Instructions OR physician-signed Disability Certification (Section C)
• A photocopy of your valid state ID, driver’s license, or passport
• A recent, color photo (1.5” x 2”) with your full name printed on the back as described in SECTION A

When applying at the Reduced Fare Application Center or at a PATH Station, the following documents are required. Your photo will be taken during your visit.

• Completed application form (Section A)
• Your signed affirmation, notary not required (Section B)
• Certification of disability – supporting documentation as described in Section A Instructions OR physician-signed Disability Certification (Section C)
• Your valid state ID, driver’s license, or passport