AA PHL-ABE/ACY (and others) bus services
Sep 25, 2022, 1:21 pm
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Is AA starting Atlantic City (ACY)?
Sep 25, 2022, 9:56 pm
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Sep 26, 2022, 9:56 am
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On the return, the bus picks up at gate F10. You make that connection the same way that you would make an air-air connection. Again your checked bags get transferred and you pick them up from the bus baggage compartment when you arrive.
Sep 26, 2022, 10:37 am
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Not directly relevant, but Amtrak is now running a bus from Reading (PA) to Amtrak's 30th Street Station in Philadelphia.
The Reading Railroad closed in 1981. USAir had scheduled service into RDG until around 2004ish. For a while there was reasonably-priced bus service between RDG (which had free parking) and PHL, but that closed also.
It's not a quick or trivial trip from Reading to PHL now - you have to get to the bus terminal on Cherry St. Downtown, take the bus to 30th Street (about two hours, stopping in Pottstown), then take another train to the airport. But if you're going on a long trip, or coming back to Reading some other way than flying through Philly, at least there's an option now.
The Reading Railroad closed in 1981. USAir had scheduled service into RDG until around 2004ish. For a while there was reasonably-priced bus service between RDG (which had free parking) and PHL, but that closed also.
It's not a quick or trivial trip from Reading to PHL now - you have to get to the bus terminal on Cherry St. Downtown, take the bus to 30th Street (about two hours, stopping in Pottstown), then take another train to the airport. But if you're going on a long trip, or coming back to Reading some other way than flying through Philly, at least there's an option now.
Sep 27, 2022, 1:14 am
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Not directly relevant, but Amtrak is now running a bus from Reading (PA) to Amtrak's 30th Street Station in Philadelphia.
The Reading Railroad closed in 1981. USAir had scheduled service into RDG until around 2004ish. For a while there was reasonably-priced bus service between RDG (which had free parking) and PHL, but that closed also.
It's not a quick or trivial trip from Reading to PHL now - you have to get to the bus terminal on Cherry St. Downtown, take the bus to 30th Street (about two hours, stopping in Pottstown), then take another train to the airport. But if you're going on a long trip, or coming back to Reading some other way than flying through Philly, at least there's an option now.
The Reading Railroad closed in 1981. USAir had scheduled service into RDG until around 2004ish. For a while there was reasonably-priced bus service between RDG (which had free parking) and PHL, but that closed also.
It's not a quick or trivial trip from Reading to PHL now - you have to get to the bus terminal on Cherry St. Downtown, take the bus to 30th Street (about two hours, stopping in Pottstown), then take another train to the airport. But if you're going on a long trip, or coming back to Reading some other way than flying through Philly, at least there's an option now.
Amtrak Thruway services make coordinated connections with trains and enable passengers to connect with the Amtrak national network; however, passengers may elect to utilize only the bus service.
Oct 4, 2022, 3:58 pm
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right! You don’t have re-clear at security. All concourse are secured. Once you arrive in terminal B or C. Take a shuttle bus to terminal F. They wait for your bus ride. Your checked bags will be transfer.
Oct 4, 2022, 4:24 pm
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I think that they are talking about the other way, i.e. ACY-PHL-XXX, where you still have to clear security in PHL.
Oct 5, 2022, 10:30 am
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Oct 5, 2022, 12:18 pm
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Spoke with someone who did the ACY-PHL-XXX. As of last week you still have to re-clear security at PHL. The whole point of this service was so you could not have to clear security again in PHL. Fr me, that would be a non-starter...almost as much as having to take a bus is a non-starter to being with.
Yes, the security is a nice to have, but it wouldn't necessarily be a dealbreaker for me. Especially if I could use TSA PreCheck at an out of the way security checkpoint at PHL, such as F (I've only gone through security there once and nearly had to wake up the crew, no one else in sight).
Oct 9, 2022, 8:36 pm
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Jan 4, 2023, 1:07 pm
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