Congestion Relief Zone Toll: Full Rate Card for Drivers

In short: On a TLC trip, the passenger pays a flat per-trip charge: $0.75 in a yellow taxi, green cab or other FHV, and $1.50 on an Uber or Lyft trip, at any hour. A private car (for example, your own car on a day off) pays a daily toll: $9.00 at peak with E-ZPass, $2.25 overnight, once per day. These are Phase 1 amounts (2025–2027). They rise in 2028 and again in 2031.

The zone is Manhattan at and below 60th Street. The FDR Drive, the West Side Highway/Route 9A and the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel connections to West Street are excluded (TLC Industry Notice #24-10). This page is the full rate card. For how the charge works on a shift, read congestion pricing for TLC drivers.

Today's rates (Phase 1)

Two different systems are in this table:

• Per-trip charge (TLC vehicles). Charged on every trip "to, from, within, or through" the zone, peak or overnight. The vehicle is not charged when it is not on a trip (Notice #24-10). Taxis and green cabs must add it on the meter. The TBTA schedule says these tolls "are to be paid by the passenger" under TLC rules §58-26(f), §59A-23(b) and §59D-17(c).
• Daily toll (private cars and motorcycles). Charged when the car enters the zone, no more than once per day (12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.). If you enter twice, the rate at your first entry applies (MTA FAQ).

Peak is 5 a.m.–9 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m.–9 p.m. on weekends. Overnight is all other hours. The time of day changes the private-car toll only. The per-trip charge is the same all day.

Phase 1, 2 and 3: the whole schedule

The TBTA schedule (PDF dated December 3, 2024) already sets the next two steps. Per TLC trip: $0.75 → $1.00 → $1.25 for taxis, green cabs and other FHVs, and $1.50 → $2.00 → $2.50 for Uber and Lyft trips. For a private car:

Source: TBTA CBD charges schedule. Future amounts can still change before they start. More on what 2028 means for a driver's week: congestion pricing increases in 2028 and 2031.

Crossing credits and the $5 daily maximum

A private car that already paid a tunnel toll gets a credit off the zone toll. It works only at peak, only with E-ZPass, and is capped at $5.00 a day for a car:

• Entering through the Lincoln or Holland Tunnel: $3.00 off.
• Entering or leaving through the Queens-Midtown or Hugh L. Carey Tunnel: $1.50 off.

TLC trips do not use credits. The per-trip charge replaces the daily toll, so there is nothing to credit against. Full examples: crossing credits explained.

Gridlock Alert Days and the ±10% rule

Two lines in the schedule let the MTA move the price:

• Gridlock Alert Days. "The Authority reserves the right to charge a 25% higher CBD charge during Gridlock Alert Days." The schedule says NYC DOT identifies these days each year during the UN General Assembly and the holiday season. It only reserves the right; check MTA notices before assuming a higher charge was applied.
• Adaptive adjustment. Entry charges, credits and per-trip charges "are subject to a variable percentage increase/decrease of up to 10% for up to one year after implementation."

When the owner pays $9 instead of the passenger

The per-trip plan only works if the company that handles the trip signed the MTA's Per-Trip Charge Plan agreement. FHV bases sign for their dispatched trips. For taxis and green cabs, the technology system provider (TSP), the company that runs the meter and card system, signs.

TLC's notice says FHVs from a base that has not signed, and taxis using a TSP that has not signed, "may be charged a $9 toll up to once per day paid by the vehicle owner" instead of the per-trip charge. If you own your vehicle and see a $9 zone charge on your E-ZPass statement, ask your base or TSP whether it is enrolled. MTA's contact for enrollment is CRZtaxifhv-registration@mta.info (MTA taxi/FHV page). Driving empty? See do I pay congestion pricing when I drive empty?

Who is exempt

The MTA exempts commuter vans licensed by the TLC, qualifying emergency vehicles, and vehicles transporting people with disabilities under its disability plans (discounts and exemptions). A wheelchair-accessible vehicle is not exempt just because it is a WAV; the MTA page does not mention WAVs.

How many TLC vehicles enter the zone

TLC vehicles made 36.6% of all zone entries in January 2025 and 39.6% in September 2026 (our sums of t6yz-b64h, fetched October 12, 2026). How often trips are actually charged is on TLC trips charged the congestion fee.

Status: is it still in effect?

As of October 12, 2026, yes. The MTA FAQ says: "We are still collecting Congestion Relief Zone tolls until further notice." On March 3, 2026, U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman ruled for the MTA against the federal attempt to end the program, and the federal government filed a notice of appeal (PoliticsNY, May 1, 2026). Updates: is congestion pricing still in effect?

Work out a trip or a day: the congestion fee calculator and the toll calculator. For Uber and Lyft drivers, the charge is separate from your minimum pay. Map of the zone: boundaries. Charged twice? congestion toll twice in one day. All toll pages: tolls hub.