apps / 1297605670
The Official MTA App
Metropolitan Transportation Authority · Travel · Free · US storefront
- rating
- 4.4 ★
- ratings
- 12.6K
- updated
- Sep 3, 2026
- released
- Jul 3, 2018
v4.22.0
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Get live transit updates straight from the source. The official MTA app is the best way to get real-time arrival info for subways and buses, plus service status updates, maps, a live customer service chat, and more. • Know exactly when the next train or bus is coming with our up-to-the-minute arrival board for every station and stop in the system. • Reliable real-time information from the MTA, with a new Status tab to quickly see on any service issues. • Save a subway line or…
latest US reviews
★★★★★
Official app is correct 50% of the time
Half the time, the app works fine and is good at tracking buses and subways, the other half it is wildly incorrect, has incredibly out dated information and tracking buses that don’t exist. Support team always takes a minimum of 10 minutes to respond and don’t seem to know any…
— cphnightowl
★★★★★
Doesn’t work on cellular
Prior to the major update to this app it worked on cellular only. Since the update it won’t load bus or train information unless connected to wifi making it mostly useless
— maggie x2298
★★★★★
no bus
it says the bus will be there but it never is ugh
— Yellow74623
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