How to get to Susquehanna on SEPTA
General SEPTA tips (please read!)
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Trains/subways are almost always more reliable than busses.
Operator avaliability and traffic cause the bus system to
have large unpredictable delays.
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Get information about what time your bus/train will arrive from
the SEPTA app. Google Maps is very bad with showing delays/cancellations.
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The Transit App is another good and reliable app for transit
directions, and also the easiest to use.
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Whenever riding non regional rail SEPTA services, you receive
2 free transfers to other non regional rail SEPTA services. This
means that if you take the bus/trolley/subway, you can take 2 more
bus/trolley/subway rides for free within the next 2 hours.
You do not need to transfer to the same mode of transit. For example:
you can transfer from bus to subway or bus to bus or anything else you'd
like. You must pay with a SEPTA Key or a contactless credit/debit card
to receive this benefit, and you must use the same payment method
for all transfers
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The niceness/cleanliness of SEPTA's transit modes usually ranks:
- Regional Rail
- Bus/Trolley
- Subway
Reccommended Routes
You can take the reverse of these home
44 Bus between "15th and JFK" and "City Av and Presidential"
- Cost: $2.00
- Transfers: 0
- Frequency: Fairly frequent. Should still plan ahead.
- On-time performance: Typically OK on busses before 7:30 am and after 6:00pm.
- Time: 10 min walk to bus + 24 min bus ride = 34 min
27 or 125 Bus between "15th and JFK" and "Wissahickon Transfer Center", then 65 Bus/Bike/Walk to "City Av and Presidential"
- Cost: $2.00
- Transfers: 0
- Frequency: Fairly frequent. Should still plan ahead.
- On-time performance: Same as 44 bus
- Time: 10 min walk to bus + 24 min bus ride = 34 min
Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail to "Wissahickon", then Route 65 Bus/Bike/Walk between "Wissahickon" and "City Av and Presidential"
Manayunk/Norristown Schedule PDF
- Cost: $4.75 (bike/walk) - $6.75 (bus)
- Transfers: 1
- Frequency: Planning required, especially in non-peak hours.
- On-time performance: Train leg is good, bus is usually good.
- Time (bus): 10 min walk to suburban + 19 min train to wissahickon + 5-10 minute wait for bus + 8 minute bus ride = 42 - 47 min
- Time (bike): 10 min walk to suburban + 19 min train to wissahickon + 19 min bike = 48 min
- Time (walk): 10 min walk to suburban + 19 min train to wissahickon + 28 min walk = 57 min
- Note: It's a pretty uphill walk/bike. I would avoid walking/biking unless using this route to go home
Cynwyd Regional Rail to Bala, then Bus/Bike/Walk to SIG
Cynwyd Schedule PDF
- Cost: $4.75
- Transfers: 0
- On-time performance: Good
- Frequency: Super infrequent. You have to plan to be on one of the one trains in each direction that leave at times aligned with Susquehanna's office hours.
- Time (bus): 10 min walk to suburban + 22 min train to bala + 5-10 min wait for bus + 12 min bus = 49 - 54 min
- Time (bike): 10 min walk to suburban + 22 min train to bala + 10 min bike = 42 min
- Time (walk): 10 min walk to suburban + 22 min train to bala + 22 min walk = 54 min
Useful links/resources
SEPTA Website
SEPTA Fare Information
SEPTA Bicycle Information
SEPTA Service Alerts
Cynwyd Schedule PDF
Manayunk/Norristown Schedule PDF
Airport Schedule PDF
Chestnut Hill West Schedule PDF
Fox Chase Schedule PDF
Media/Wawa Schedule PDF
Paoli/Thorndale Schedule PDF
Warminster Schedule PDF
West Trenton Schedule PDF
Chestnut Hill East Schedule PDF
Lansdale/Doylestown Schedule PDF
Trenton Schedule PDF
Wilmington/Newark Schedule PDF