Holiday Service Changes
Christmas: Christmas Eve, Sunday, December 24th – REGULAR Sunday Service Christmas Day, Monday, December 25th – NO Service. Offices Closed Tuesday, December 26th – Regular Service New Year’s: New Year’s Eve, Sunday, December 31st –…
3rd Round of TDP Public Meetings
SCTA will be holding a third round of public outreach events to present the final draft recommendations of potential service improvements for BARTA. The draft recommendations are based on a comprehensive analysis of existing services and…
Route 7/Pennside – Exeter Street Detour – starts Friday, June 2, 2023
Due to bridge repair on Exeter Street, the Route 7/Pennside bus route will need to detour beginning Friday, June 2, 2023. The inbound detour is: Butter Lane to right on Heidelberg Avenue to straight on…
BARTA has transitioned to Mobile Phone and Smart Card payments. BARTA is no longer selling paper, or magnetic strip passes. Customers can either use their Mobile Phones or can use a BARTA Go Mobile Smart Card. At the present time, BARTA is still accepting paper, magnetic passes for customer fares at the farebox.
All passes purchased online will be loaded onto a BARTA Go Mobile Smart Card. After the customer receives their smart card and uses it, customers can visit the BARTA Go mobile portal to reload their card with future purchases.
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RELOAD ACCOUNTPurchase All Day Passes on-board BARTA’s buses or BARTA’s sales outlets!
For just $3.70 you can enjoy unlimited rides around Berks City and County on any BARTA route.
*Student Passes apply to grades K – 12 with Student I.D. Card.
Instead of paying your fare in cash, a 10 Ride Pass entitles you to 10 one-way rides at a discounted rate. Plus 10 Ride passes never expire! You just insert your pass into the farebox to deduct the ride. The Half-Fare 10 Ride passes are for those who have qualified for the Half- Fare Persons with Disabilities Program.
*Student Passes apply to grades K – 12 with Student I.D. Card.
Attention Current Customers:
Attention New Customers:
BARTA does not assume responsibility for the loss, theft, destruction or misplacement of passes by our passengers. Passes are non-refundable and non-transferable. BARTA does not make refunds or exchanges.