MRT-3 MRT Line 3
MRT-3 fares and stations
MRT Line 3 runs 13 stations from North Avenue to Taft Avenue, operated by DOTr-MRT3. The fares on this page are the ones DOTr-MRT3 posts, last checked against its own matrix on 18 September 2026. They come from the same file the TrainsPh app reads.
Stations 13 Fares from 4 January 2015 Shortest trip ₱13 End to end ₱28
Fares right now
- beep card: ₱13 for the shortest trip, ₱28 from North Avenue to Taft Avenue.
- Single Journey ticket: the same fare as beep on this line.
- Half price for everyone since 23 March 2026, under a DOTr discount with no announced end date. The ₱28 end-to-end trip is ₱14 at the gate. The matrix below keeps the posted fares, which come back when the discount ends.
- Students, senior citizens and persons with disability pay half with the white beep card (₱30, valid for a year and renewable). It does not stack with the DOTr discount: while that runs, everyone pays half, card holders included.
Stations
In order from North Avenue to Taft Avenue. At a transfer you leave the paid area, walk to the other line and pay a new fare there.
- North Avenueterminal
- Quezon Avenue
- GMA Kamuning
- Araneta-CubaoTransfer to LRT-2 at Araneta Center-Cubao, about 10 min walk
- Santolan-Annapolis
- Ortigas
- Shaw Boulevard
- Boni
- Guadalupe
- Buendia (Gil Puyat)
- Ayala
- Magallanes
- Taft Avenueterminal · Transfer to LRT-1 at EDSA, about 7 min walk
MRT-3 fare matrix
Find where you board in the left column and where you get off along the top. Fares are in pesos on a beep card. Halve them, rounding down, for what everyone pays today.
| North Avenue | Quezon Avenue | GMA Kamuning | Araneta-Cubao | Santolan-Annapolis | Ortigas | Shaw Boulevard | Boni | Guadalupe | Buendia | Ayala | Magallanes | Taft Avenue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Avenue | – | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 |
| Quezon Avenue | 13 | – | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 |
| GMA Kamuning | 13 | 13 | – | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Araneta-Cubao | 16 | 13 | 13 | – | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 |
| Santolan-Annapolis | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | – | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 |
| Ortigas | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | – | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Shaw Boulevard | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | – | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
| Boni | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | – | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 20 |
| Guadalupe | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | – | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
| Buendia | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | – | 13 | 13 | 16 |
| Ayala | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | – | 13 | 13 |
| Magallanes | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | – | 13 |
| Taft Avenue | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | – |
Train hours
DOTr-MRT3 does not publish its operating hours, so this page and the app do not guess at them.
Questions
How much is the MRT-3 fare?
₱13 to ₱28 on a beep card, depending on how far you ride. Everyone pays half that since 23 March 2026, so ₱6 to ₱14 at the gate.
How much is North Avenue to Taft Avenue?
₱28 on a beep card. With the current half-price discount it is ₱14.
Where can I transfer from MRT-3 to another line?
At Araneta-Cubao, walk about 10 minutes to Araneta Center-Cubao on LRT-2. At Taft Avenue, walk about 7 minutes to EDSA on LRT-1. You tap out, walk, and pay again: there is no through ticket between lines.
Is there a student, senior citizen or PWD discount on MRT-3?
Yes. Students, senior citizens and persons with disability pay half with the white beep card, which costs ₱30 and is valid for a year. While the DOTr half-price discount is in force everyone pays half, and the two do not stack.
What time is the first and last MRT-3 train?
DOTr-MRT3 does not publish its operating hours, so this page and the app do not guess at them.
The other lines
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Source: DOTr-MRT3, checked 18 September 2026. TrainsPh is not run by DOTr, the LRTA, LRMC or MRT-3, and none of them supply or approve this data. If a gate charged you something different, email us the two stations and the amount.