Originally Posted by
beyondhere
There used to be jitney service from the airport to the AC, but it ended during the pandemic. Anyways, yes you are right, you'll need uber or taxi service. But it's still a lot less than uber or taxi from PHL to the casinos, or being dependent on a rental car (where rates are high now).
I think the bus ride from ACY to PHL on most days would be faster than train with all its stops, detour loop through N Philly and then 30th Street station.
That routing is, unfortunately, a limitation of the century+ old Pennsylvania Railroad. We'll never see a maglev from center city PHL directly down to AC via the 42 freeway and AC Expressway.
In fact, Amtrak used to run that route many years ago. Not profitable even for a quasi government operated entity. You don't see NJTransit rail servicing any other PA stations either. This was the result of some kind of deal made when Amtrak dropped the route years back.
I'll say it again - most people flying AA on this kind of route with a PHL - ACY bus connection will not have AC as their destination. They will be AC area customers who originated their trip there and opt to do this if they can't get/pay for a ride to PHL or want to park their car. Given that AA hasn't served AC (ever?), this may be a brief experiment.