Philadelphia Septa Independence Pass
Sep 19, 2019, 7:39 pm
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Philadelphia Septa Independence Pass
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
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.
Sep 21, 2019, 9:26 am
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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
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.
Oct 16, 2019, 10:06 am
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SEPTA continues its decades-long attempt at making itself more difficult for tourists and visitors to use, apparently.
To the OP: If all you are doing is going to/from the Independence Mall area, you may find that two one-way Regional Rail tickets are all you need. It's painfully unclear on the SEPTA website whether these can be purchased at the airport stations...there is reference to a "SEPTA Key Quick Trip" fare available from an airport kiosk, but it's not clear whether this can be purchased by *anyone* or just those who have previously wedded themselves to the SEPTA Key fare system.
(I wouldn't mind knowing the answer to this myself, as I'm flying into PHL next month and need to connect up to Amtrak at 30th Street.)
At any rate, the OP could ride to Jefferson Station and back for roughly the same price as an Independence Pass.
To the OP: If all you are doing is going to/from the Independence Mall area, you may find that two one-way Regional Rail tickets are all you need. It's painfully unclear on the SEPTA website whether these can be purchased at the airport stations...there is reference to a "SEPTA Key Quick Trip" fare available from an airport kiosk, but it's not clear whether this can be purchased by *anyone* or just those who have previously wedded themselves to the SEPTA Key fare system.
(I wouldn't mind knowing the answer to this myself, as I'm flying into PHL next month and need to connect up to Amtrak at 30th Street.)
At any rate, the OP could ride to Jefferson Station and back for roughly the same price as an Independence Pass.
Oct 16, 2019, 10:13 am
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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
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.
Oct 18, 2019, 12:08 am
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To the OP: If all you are doing is going to/from the Independence Mall area, you may find that two one-way Regional Rail tickets are all you need. It's painfully unclear on the SEPTA website whether these can be purchased at the airport stations At any rate, the OP could ride to Jefferson Station and back for roughly the same price as an Independence Pass.