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French Fry Fest Detours – Saturday, August 15, 2026

The French Fry Fest will be held this Saturday, August 15, 2026. The 600 and 700 blocks of Penn Avenue will be CLOSED from 8:00 AM to approximately 7:30 PM, or until the event ends….

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No Service to Jamestown Village Apts. On Route 17 – Glenside

Due to construction at the Jamestown Village Apartments area, there will be NO SERVICE to Jamestown Apartments on Route 17 – Glenside/Airport/Berks Heim.  Customers can use the Schuylkill Ave and Lackawanna bus stop.

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BTC Construction Detours – Effective Until Further Notice

Due to construction around the BARTA Transportation Center (BTC), BARTA Bus Routes will have to detour around the area.  These detours will be effective until further notice. Outbound Detours from BTC.  The following routes will…

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Cash Fares

Cash Fares

Fares Effective as of January 4, 2021

Please have the exact cash fare when boarding.  BARTA drivers do not carry money to make change.

Adult Cash Fare  $1.80

Children age 5 and under ride free when accompanied by a full fare paying passenger.

  • (up to 3, per fare paying adult) FREE

K-12 Student Fare $1.00

Student Fares apply to grades K-12. Students may be asked to provide a school I.D. card as proof of their school status.  Without the school I.D., a student will be required to pay the adult fare.  Persons 18 years of age and older who do not have a high school I.D. card must pay the adult fare.


Half Fare Program for Persons with Disabilities $0.90

The Half Fare Program is for persons with qualifying disabilities to receive half off the cash fare.

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Transfers

No Charge.

Transfers occur when you must change buses and use more than one route to complete your trip. The BARTA system facilitates transfers at the BTC, but passengers can transfer at any point where multiple routes meet.

If you have to change from one bus to another to complete your one-way trip, ask the driver of your first bus for a transfer when you pay your fare. There is no charge for the transfer. You will need to give your transfer slip on the second bus. The transfer can be used until the latest time printed on it. A transfer cannot be used for a return trip on the same or nearby routes.

If the time to connect to your second bus is close, please ask the driver to notify dispatch to inform the bus driver of the second bus to expect you.  Buses can only be held five minutes for transfer connections.  Transfers are time stamped and must be used prior to the expiration time.  Transfers are valid up to two hours.  Passengers attempting to connect with other buses must be scheduled to arrive at or before the time of the departing bus.  This is a legal transfer.  If the bus the passenger is riding is not scheduled to arrive before the connecting bus is scheduled to leave, the connecting bus will not be held.