SEPTA accepts Contactless payment (any credit/debit card or Apple/Google/Samsung Pay) on bus and Metro (includes BSL, MFL, NHSL & Trolley). SEPTA accepts cash for travel on any of its transit services. Exact fare is required.
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SEPTA begins using tap-to-pay technology for all bus, trolley, subway riders. PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Starting today, SEPTA riders can use contactless payment options on city and suburban buses, trolleys, the Market Frankford Line, Broad Street Line, and Norristown High Speed Line.
Riders who don't tap in at a station and wait to be scanned on the train may be paying a higher fare than necessary. For instance, a rider who boards the Manayunk-Norristown Line at East Falls, but does not tap in, might see a Zone 2 charge on their SEPTA Key card, even though East Falls is in Zone 1.
No card? No problem. Available in the official SEPTA App - SEPTA Key Tix is THE a convenient way to pay for one or up to five (5) people using your smartphone! Use a credit or debit card to download a QR-code “ticket” that can be read at fareboxes and turnstiles.
Missed Tap Off CostIf you don't have a default set on your card and you forget to tap off at the end of your trip, you'll be charged the fare to the last stop on the train line or bus route and with your fare type and any applicable loyalty discounts applied.
SEPTA's Regional Rail trains serve Philadelphia and the Countryside, with stations throughout the city and in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties, as well as parts of Delaware and New Jersey.