| SEPTA Rapid Transit | SEPTA Regional Rail |
| SEPTA's DayPass | |
| Shopping List if not using DayPass | |
| Shopping List if using DayPass | |
| SEPTA's Weekly TransPass | |
The base SEPTA Rapid Transit fare is $2.00. Additional suburban zones are 50 cents per zone. Transfers between any bus, train, or trolley routes not physically connected (such as at City Hall where the Market-Frankford Subway Elevated and the Broad Street Subway intersect) are 60 cents.
You can buy tokens in bulk amounts of 2, 5, or 10 and ride for just $1.30, which is 35% off the base fare.
The SEPTA transit rides we expect to take on Friday will cost as follows:
| Friday | ||||
| Trip | Route | Fare | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | Child* | Senior** | ||
| 15th St.-Girard | MFL | $2.00 (or token) + $.60 for transfer = $2.60 ($1.90 if token used) | Free | Free |
| Girard/Front Sts.-Port Richmond | 15 | Transfer | Free | Free |
| Port Richmond-Haddington | 15 | $2.00 (or token) | Free | Free |
| Haddington-Girard/Lancaster | 15 | $2.00 (or token) + $.60 for transfer = $2.60 ($1.90 if token used) | Free | Free |
| Lancaster/Girard-30th St. | 10 | Transfer | Free | Free |
| FRIDAY TOTALS | $7.20 ($5.10 if tokens are used) | Free | Free | |
* Child fare is for children 42 inches tall or less on weekdays. Over 42 inches pay adult fare.
** Senior fare is for those over 65 with a Medicare card or Senior Citizen Transit Identification Card.
SEPTA Regional Rail fares are based on zones, much like other commuter rail operators. When a ticket office is open or a ticket vending machine is available at the station, tickets must be purchased before riding, and they are collected by a crew member. A $2 surcharge is added to the cost of the ticket purchased from the train crew if a ticket office was open before the train's scheduled departure time, or if a ticket vending machine is present. SEPTA tickets are not available by mail or internet.
Tickets do not have station names printed on them; only the zones of travel. A Zone 2 ticket, for example, is good on any SEPTA line in either direction, between the Center City stations and any Zone 2 station.
If you need to travel between any of the three Center City stations (30th Street, Suburban, and Market East), you will need to purchase a special round trip ticket for $3.50. However, if you have arrived in Philadelphia on any AMTRAK train at 30th Street Station, you can show your AMTRAK ticket stub for a complimentary fare to Suburban or Market East Stations. If you are leaving Philadelphia on AMTRAK, your full AMTRAK ticket will suffice as your SEPTA fare from Market East or Suburban Stations to 30th Street Station. You will need to have pre-purchased your return ticket home in order to use it for this purpose.
But wait, there's more. SEPTA also has through fares for combined inbound and outbound trips that pass through Center City, Philadelphia. These tickets will get you a discount over what the cost of two one way tickets would be for each of the involved segments.
Fares for the trip segments we expect to take are as follows:
| Friday | |||||||
| Trip | Route | Zone | Fare | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Adult One Way | Adult Thru Fare | Child* | Senior** | ||
| Center City-Cynwyd | R6 | CC | 2 | $3.00 (off-peak) | $1.50 | $1.00 | |
| Cynwyd-Center City | R6 | 2 | CC | $3.75 (peak) | $5.00 (peak) | $1.50 | $1.00 |
| Center City-Elm Street | R6 | CC | 3 | $3.75 (off-peak) | $1.50 | $1.00 | |
| Elm Street-Center City | R6 | 3 | CC | $3.75 (off-peak) | $5.50 (off peak) | $1.50 | $1.00 |
| Center City-Newark | R2 | CC | 5 | $4.25 (off-peak) | $1.50 | $1.00 | |
| Newark-Center City | R2 | 5 | CC | $4.25 (off-peak) | $1.50 | $1.00 | |
| TOTALS | $22.75 | $17.75 | $9.00 | $6.00 | |||
* Child fare is for children ages 5-11 on weekdays.
** Senior fare is for those over 65 with a Medicare card or Senior Citizen Transit Identification Card.
| SEPTA's DayPass |
| Shopping list if using DayPass |
| Shopping list if not using DayPass |
| SEPTA's Weekly TransPass |
| Return to homepage |