MRT-3 Stations in Order, Fare Matrix and Operating Hours 2026

Change to LRT-2 at Araneta Center-Cubao and to LRT-1 at Taft Avenue, where LRT-1's station is called EDSA. Each change means tapping out and paying a new fare. The right column shows the expressway exit nearest the station, from our expressway data.

Source: DOTr-MRT3, Station Map

Driving to a station first? Price the toll with the toll calculator

Worked example: North Avenue to Taft Avenue is ₱28 in the DOTr-MRT3 regular matrix. Half of that is ₱14. Fares are the same in both directions and on beep, ticket, QR or bank card.

Source: DOTr-MRT3, Fare Matrix (Regular); DOTr-MRT3, Discounted Fare Matrix

Changing to LRT-2 at Cubao? See LRT-2 stations and fares

Find your origin row and destination column. The regular matrix runs ₱13 to ₱28. DOTr set a 50% across-the-board discount for all MRT-3 and LRT-2 passengers from March 23, 2026, per LRTA.

Students, senior citizens and PWDs already had 50% off: students from June 20, 2025 and seniors and PWDs from July 16, 2025. The second grid is DOTr-MRT3's discounted matrix for them.

Source: DOTr-MRT3, Fare Matrix (Regular); DOTr-MRT3, Discounted Fare Matrix; LRTA, Tickets and Fares (50% discount from March 23, 2026); DOTr-MRT3, 50% student discount from June 20, 2025; DOTr-MRT3, 50% for seniors and PWDs from July 16, 2025

Pick how to pay: beep, ticket, QR or bank card below

Choose a beep card if you ride often: one card works on MRT-3, LRT-1 and LRT-2. Choose a single journey ticket for a one-off ride. You pay the fare to your destination at the ticket office or vending machine.

Since July 25, 2025, you can also pay at the Fast Lane gates with GCash QR, an NFC Android phone, or a Visa or Mastercard. There is no extra charge. The gate holds ₱28 when you enter and charges the real fare when you exit.

If the exit gate fails to read your QR or card, you can be charged the ₱28 maximum. Keep the failed transaction on your phone and show it at the ticket office: in August 2025 DOTr gave affected riders a free single journey ticket.

1. Buy a beep card at the ticket officePay ₱30 for the card plus at least ₱13 load, per the DOTr-MRT3 Citizen's Charter 2026. You can add up to ₱10,000.
2. Or pay by phone or bank cardOpen GCash, tap Commute and scan the QR at the Fast Lane gate. Or tap your Visa, Mastercard or NFC Android phone on the reader.
3. Tap in, ride, tap outTap at the entry gate and again at your exit station. A single journey ticket goes into the slot at the exit gate.
4. Students, seniors and PWDsShow your ID at the ticket office, or get a white beep card printed at any station. The 50% discount then applies when you tap.
5. If the exit gate rejects your cardGo to the ticket office for a card check. Keep enough load for your fare, up to ₱28 for the full line.

Source: DOTr-MRT3, Citizen's Charter 2026; DOTr-MRT3, Cashless payments from July 25, 2025; DOTr-MRT3, White beep cards printed on the spot; DOTr-MRT3, Free ticket for failed tap-outs (August 5, 2025)

Reload outside the station: see our beep card guide

First trains leave North Avenue at 4:30 AM and Taft Avenue at 5:05 AM. On weekdays the last trains leave North Avenue at 10:30 PM and Taft Avenue at 11:09 PM. DOTr-MRT3 added that hour on March 24, 2025 and kept it from April 2025. The extension is Monday to Friday only, so Saturday and Sunday keep the earlier last trips.

The last northbound train leaves Taft Avenue 39 minutes after the last southbound train leaves North Avenue. Miss it and the next train is the 4:30 AM first trip, so plan a late ride around your direction.

Source: DOTr-MRT3, Extended weekday operations kept indefinitely (April 13, 2025); DOTr-MRT3, First trips 4:30 AM and 5:05 AM; DOTr-MRT3, Citizen's Charter 2026 (30 minutes per direction)

Driving home after the last train? Check live expressway traffic

Three exits in our toll data land on the MRT-3 line. From NLEX, stay on Skyway Stage 3 to E. Rodriguez and board at Cubao. From SLEX, leave at Magallanes and board at Magallanes station. Car tolls below are Class 1 from the TRB matrix as of February 2026.

See every Skyway Stage 3 toll by vehicle class

MRT-3 runs the length of EDSA between North Avenue in Quezon City and Taft Avenue in Pasay. It is run by DOTr-MRT3, an office of the Department of Transportation.

This page covers stations, fares, hours and how to pay. For a lost item, a damaged card or a wrong deduction, go to the station ticket office or call DOTr-MRT3.

Source: DOTr-MRT3, Four-car trains; DOTr-MRT3, Contact Us

Bags are inspected at station entrances. These are the items most riders get stopped for, from the DOTr-MRT3 list under Office for Transportation Security Memorandum Circular No. 004, series of 2019.

Source: DOTr-MRT3, Citizen's Charter (prohibited items)