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In the old Terminal B there was a large machine inside the terminal near the stop for the city buses that sold metro cards. I do not know where that machine is in the new terminal B. Without a metro card, you can only pay the $2.75 with coins (not bills and not credit card) which is not user friendly.

Update: Buses now allow use of credit cards upon boarding.

Yehuda_NYC
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From the La Guardia site one finds

MetroCards can be purchased at MetroCard vending machines located throughout LaGuardia Airport terminals. Passengers using MetroCards get a free transfer from their bus to the subway.

Going to their maps you can click and get an interactive map with search capability. Zoom in on Terminal B, and in the upper left search menu start typing 'Metro' which will autosuggest 'MetroCard Kiosk'. Hit enter and it will show: MetroCard Kiosk

One presumes the other terminals have ones as well, just use their search engine.

Jon Custer
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As Jon Custer writes, there are now Metrocard vending machines in the terminals. However, there are additional options for getting on a bus from LGA:

  • All MTA buses and subways now accept payment via contactless credit cards or smartphone mobile wallets (e.g. Android Pay and Apple Pay) via the OMNY system.
  • The Q70 bus (the “LaGuardia Link”) is now free—no payment required or even possible—and offers nonstop service between the airport and the Jackson Heights subway station, from which you can continue your journey by easily purchasing a Metrocard or by paying directly with OMNY as discussed above.
mlc
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