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SEPTA Fares

Effective July 1, 2003
Valid as of September 26, 2006

City and Suburban Transit

These fares apply to city and suburban bus, trolley, and rapid transit routes.

One-Way   Pass
Cash $2.00 DayPass $5.50
Token 1.30 Weekly 18.75
Transfer 0.60 Monthly 70.00
Suburban Zone 0.50 Cross-County 85.00

The monthly and weekly passes are called "TransPasses" and are equivalent to the Zone 1 passes shown below. The DayPass is valid for unlimited travel on all city and suburban transit routes, and for one-way trip on the Regional Rail, excluding Trenton, NJ.

Comparison of Monthly Costs Cost per Trip Cost per Month Benefits
Token (no transfers) $1.30 $58.50 save 16% off buying a TransPass
TransPass - 70.00 unlimited use, save 18% off using token + transfer
Token + 1 transfer 1.90 85.50 save 27% off cash fare
Token + 1 suburban zone 1.80 81.00 save $4 over buying a Cross-County Pass
Cross-County Pass - 85.00 unlimited use (suburbs only)
Token + zone + transfer 2.40 108.00 none
Zone 2 TrailPass - 106.00 unlimited use, save $2 over token + zone + transfer
Monthly costs are based on 45 trips (22.5 round-trips) per month.

Regional Rail Fares to and from Center City Philadelphia (CCP)

For all Regional Rail fares, there is a $2.00 surcharge for tickets purchased on board if there is an open ticket office or functional ticket vending machine (TVM) at your boarding location.

Peak Fare to/from Center City
Peak Pass Off-Peak
Zone One-Way Ten-Trip Weekly Monthly Off-Peak One-Way Family Round Trip
CCP $3.00 $28.00 $18.75 $70.00 $3.00 $12.00
1 3.00 28.00 18.75 70.00 3.00 12.00
2 3.75 35.50 28.25 106.00 3.00 12.00
3 4.50 42.50 34.50 126.50 3.75 15.00
4 5.00 47.50 39.50 145.00 4.25 17.00
5 5.50 52.50 45.50 163.00 4.25 17.00
6 7.00 60.00 45.50 163.00 7.00 26.00


Fare zone map:
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There is a special round-trip fare of $3.50 for travel between 30th Street Station, Suburban Station, and Market East Station. Valid Amtrak tickets are valid for travel between 30th Street Station and Market East Station.

TransPass/TrailPass: A monthly or weekly pass that is valid for travel to and from Center City is called a "TransPass" or a "TrailPass". A TransPass is a zone 1 pass, while a TrailPass is a zone 2 or greater pass. These are valid on city and suburban bus, trolley, and rapid transit lines up to the suburban zone shown on the pass. These passes are valid on all Airport Line trips.

Zone 3 and greater TrailPasses are valid on all zones ("Anywhere") on off-peak trains. All TransPasses and TrailPasses are valid on all zones on weekends and holidays.

Trenton Round-Trip Ticket $13.50: A special round-trip ticket valid for travel between Center City Philadelphia and Trenton is sold only at Center City ticket offices for $13.50.


Regional Rail Fares via Center City Philadelphia (CCP)

These fares apply if your journey involves crossing into the Center City (CCP) fare zone. This includes journeys which involve changing trains in Center City. This does not include journeys which are entirely outside the Center City fare zone.

Airport stations are considered Peak Zone 5 for all tickets. One-way fares are $5.50 to Center City or Zone 1 via Center City, and $7.00 to any other zone via Center City.

Peak Fare via Center City
Zone 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 $4.50 $4.50 $4.50 $5.00 $5.50 $7.00
2 4.50 5.00 5.50 7.00 7.00
3 5.50 7.00 7.00 7.00
4 7.00 7.00 7.00
5 7.00 7.00
6 7.00

Off-Peak Fare via Center City
Zone 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 $3.50 $3.50 $3.75 $4.25 $4.50 $7.00
2 3.75 4.25 4.50 5.50 7.00
3 4.50 5.50 5.50 7.00
4 5.50 5.50 7.00
5 5.50 7.00
6 7.00

Round-Trip Family Fare via Center City
Zone 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 $14.00 $14.00 $15.00 $17.00 $18.00 $26.00
2 15.00 17.00 18.00 22.00 26.00
3 18.00 22.00 22.00 26.00
4 22.00 22.00 26.00
5 22.00 26.00
6 26.00

Regional Rail Intermediate Fares outside Center City Philadelphia (CCP)

These fares apply if your journey involves travel entirely outside the Center City (CCP) fare zone, in one direction. Journeys on more than one branch and in more than one direction require a separate ticket for each leg of the trip. Such changes in direction may be made at Glenside, Jenkintown, or Wayne Junction.

Intermediate
One-Way Monthly Pass Round-Trip Family Fare
Within 1 or 2 zones: $2.50 $60.00 $10.00
Within 3 or more zones: 3.00 85.00 12.00

The $60.00 monthly pass is called an "Intermediate Monthly Rail Pass" and is only valid for travel in one direction on the same branch. The $85.00 monthly pass is called the "Cross County Pass" and is valid for travel that requires a directional change at Glenside, Jenkintown, or Wayne Junction. It is also valid on suburban transit routes.

Extension of Journey: The above fares apply when travelling beyond the zone limits of your ticket or pass.


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