



The unidirectional fare, payable with MetroCard or OMNY, a contactless payment system which will replace the MetroCard by 2024, is $7. MTA New York City Bus operates seven of the express routes in Brooklyn and Queens, which are prefixed with the letter X, as well as all express routes in Staten Island, which are prefixed with the letters SIM. Express routes operated by MTA Bus Company are assigned multi-borough ( BM, BxM, QM) prefixes. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates 80 express bus routes in New York City, United States. A SIM31 express bus terminates at the Eltingville Transit Center in Eltingville, Staten Island.
