There are city busses – SEPTA, Jersey buses – NJ Transit, and cross-country busses – Greyhound, etc.
SEPTA
Busses run more frequently along Broad & Market Streets. The closer
to Broad and Market you are, the more frequently they run. All busses
are notoriously late on weekends, especially north-south busses which
cross South Street and the Italian Market. Keep an eye out in the papers
for parades, rallies and demonstrations. Check the Metro paper - free,
or the SEPTA web site. These events, frequent in Philly, snarl bus traffic.
Buses are few and far between on Saturday and scarcer still on Sunday.
Fare
is same as Subway and Trolleys. You can use money in lieu of tokens. Bus
fare is 1 token, $2.00 cash or coin or fare pass purchased in advance.
75 cents for a transfer at time of boarding, 75 cents for re-transfer
at time of boarding. Tokens are purchased in packages from vending machines
or agents. Most agents at the turnstiles do not sell tokens. Tokens are
$1.45.
Transfers & Retransfers
They are 75 cents and good for connecting bus, subway, and subway-surface
routes. You can also purchase one for a token. Below are the official
rules on the back of a transfer – this information not locatable
on the SEPTA web site or in the “How to Ride Guide”
Transfer Rules Valid only for the date issues and up to the time cut on the face of the transfer. Valid for continuing a one way journey by directly connecting to an intersecting route. Not valid if torn or altered. Retransfers will be valid up to 1 hour from the time cut on the face of the transfer upon proper payment of fare. Resale or use by anyone other than the person to whom issued is a felony under the laws of the Commonwealth. NOT
REDEAMABLE NOT TRANSFERABLE |
Philly Phlash is the purple trolley-like bus that is $1.00 one way cash or coin, 10AM-6PM Daily. No transfers. www.phillyphlash.com
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