 There is a $1 purchase fee for all new MetroCards issued within the subway system or at railroad stations (except for expiring or damaged MetroCards or MetroCards bought as part of a UniTicket).All transfers with MetroCard are free from bus to subway, local bus to local bus, and subway to local bus.For transfers from local bus or subway to express buses (except the BxM4C), an additional US$3.75 is deducted from a Pay-Per-Ride MetroCard.