Originally Posted by
scklumb
We are arriving to PHL airport around 9am, then leave for Seattle at 6pm. We would like to venture into the city for Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and a cheesesteak. I see Septa has a day pass called Independence pass which includes subway, regional trains, and buses, which work perfect for us. Can this be bought from the kiosks at the airport (we do not have a septa keycard)? All the literature says, buy it from the conductor, but I see on Septa website it says conductors will not sell these passes anymore and need to buy at a ticket window. But the airport doesn't have a ticket window!?!? Or do the kiosks at the airport now sell the independence passes?
When you where able to buy from conductor they would sell you an independence pass for cash and would give you a receipt, when you got into the city center, you exchanged the receipt for the actual pass at a Septa ticket window. And the website to buy the pass ahead of time has been disabled.
SEPTA | One-Day Individual & Family Independence Pass
Where To Buy
Effective September 3, 2019, One Day Individual Independence Passes no longer available for purchase
from a Conductor on board a Regional Rail train. Paper Independence Passes still available for purchase at Regional Rail station Ticket Offices; or load an Independence Pass on a Key Card at a Regional Rail Station Fare Kiosk or SEPTA Transit/Regional Rail Sales window. Paper Independence Passes and Independence Passes on Key Cards can be purchased ahead of time. They become active the first time they are used.
What you plan to do in Philly is all walkable, so I would suggest taking the train from PHL and possibly transferring onto the subway or subway-surface system to get a bit closer to your destination. You have enough time to walk around the historic district too, or if you're energetic, to the Rittenhouse Square area. Do the reverse to return to the airport. You only need one roundtrip or two one way fares per person, not an all day pass. Check whether a same day airport RT is cheaper than two one way tickets.