SEPTA is the primary local Public Transportation authority.
Their web site includes maps, schedules, and transit advisories.
Below are links for SEPTA, NJ Transit, PATCO, and Amtrak.
Need Help Planning Your Route?
When planning your commute, it can be helpful to know what
routes stop on or near campus. Below is a list of some routes.
For current and more detailed information, visit
www.septa.org. To find our how to get from “here to there” on SEPTA click on “Plan my Trip” on the website.
1. 30th Street Train Station (home to SEPTA and AMTRAK) is
the hub for train lines and is two blocks from campus
2. Market/Frankfort Blue Line stops at 30th & 34th Streets
on Market
3. Green Line stops at 30th/31st and 33rd Streets on Market
4. Bus Routes 21 and 42 have stops along Walnut and Chestnut
SEPTA also offers a travel planning information to help you figure out the best way or ways to get from one place to another. Call 215-580-7800 and press 0 to speak to a travel information agent during normal business hours.
SEPTA Tokens
The Creese Information Desk, in the Creese Student Center, does offer SEPTA tokens in 5 packs. Cash only. If you have questions, you may visit or call the Creese Information Desk at 215-895-2515.
Drexel Shuttle
There is a campus shuttle. The shuttle routes can be found
at http://www.drexel.edu/facilities/.
Contact Public Safety at http://www.drexel.edu/admin/publicsafety/homepage.html
to learn more.
OmPay
Are you tired of fumbling for coins or having to run to a local news stand, food truck, or retail location to get change to feed your parking meter? Now you don’t have to!
All meters throughout the City of Philadelphia now accept Smart Cards. No more hunting for quarters when you want to park at a meter! Smart Cards are the size of a credit card, so they fit conveniently in your wallet or pocket. Available in $25 and $50 denominations.
- No more hunting for change – you’ll always have meter money!
- More convenient than coins!
- Works in every Philadelphia meter!
- Smart Card value NEVER expires!
- Use it anytime at over 14,500 meters in Philadelphia!
To purchase your Smart Card today, or learn more about Smart Cards, please go to www.ppasmartcard.com. Smart Cards can also be purchased on the first floor of The Crease Student Center at the information desk.
Philly Car Share
If you live near campus and just need a car to venture our of the city, or tool around town without the expense of owning a car, then Philly Car Share is for you. Philly Car Share is Philadelphia’s premier car-sharing service, and focuses on maximizing the economic environmental dependence in the Philadelphia regious through community based car sharing.
How it works:
- You must have been driving for at least 2 years
- Able to provide proof of insurance
- Have a valid driver’s license
- Must have a spotless driving record or wait until 21 to apply
- This plan is available to international students with a international drivers license as well.
- After registering, take the online orientation and choose from the two rate plans available
- Then reserve a car online or by phone
- Find out which car locations (pods) are by you and select the car you need
- Then select the length of time you need it for.
- Keys should arrive to you in a few days
