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….
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.
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…
Serving Perkiomen Ave., Reading Mall-Boscov’s, Exeter Commons Shopping Center, Route 422 East, Shelbourne Square, Redners Park-N-Ride, Exeter Square-Wal-Mart, Birdsboro.
The Route 8 Bus schedule printed in the BARTA Ride Guide – Monday, January 5, 2026 had some time errors. The schedule and charts below have been updated with the correct times. We apologize for this error.
*Please download the Route Schedule to view Map Routes.
| Does Bus start in Birdsboro? | Bus Departs Exeter Square Mall (Wal-Mart) | Bus Departs Exeter Commons | Bus Departs Reading Mall (Boscovs) | Bus Departs 19th St. & Perkiomen Ave | Bus Arrives/Departs BARTA Transportation Ctr. BTC Stop #5 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.M. | Yes 5:40 | 5:55 | 6:00 | A6:05 | 6:20 | 6:45 |
| Yes 6:50 | 7:10 | 7:15 | 7:20 | 7:35 | 8:00 | |
| Yes 7:50 | 8:10 | 8:15 | 8:20 | 8:35 | 9:00 | |
| No | 8:40 | 8:45 | 8:50 | 9:00 | 9:15 | |
| No | 9:40 | 9:45 | 9:50 | 10:00 | 10:15 | |
| No | 10:55 | 11:00 | 11:05 | 11:15 | 11:30 | |
| P.M. | No | 12:10 | 12:15 | 12:20 | 12:30 | 12:45 |
| Yes 12:50 | 1:10 | 1:15 | 1:20 | 1:35 | 2:00 | |
| Yes 1:35 | 1:55 | 2:00 | 2:05 | 2:20 | 2:45 | |
| Yes 2:50 | 3:10 | 3:15 | A3:20 | 3:35 | 4:00 | |
| Yes 4:05 | 4:25 | 4:30 | 4:35 | 4:50 | 5:15 | |
| Yes 4:35 | 4:55 | 5:00 | 5:05 | 5:20 | 5:45 | |
| Yes 5:00 | 5:25 | 5:30 | 5:35 | 5:45 | 6:00 | |
| Yes 5:30 | 5:55 | 6:00 | 6:05 | 6:15 | 6:30 | |
| Yes 6:05 | 6:25 | 6:30 | 6:35 | 6:45 | 7:00 | |
| No | 6:45 | 6:50 | 6:55 | 7:05 | 7:20 | |
| No | 8:00 | 8:05 | 8:10 | 8:15 | 8:30 | |
| No | 9:20 | 9:25 | 9:30 | 9:35 | 9:50 | |
| No | 10:25 | 10:30 | A10:35 | 10:40 | 10:55 |
| Bus Starts BARTA Transportation Ctr. BTC Stop #5 | Bus Departs 19th St. & Perkiomen Ave | Bus Departs Reading Mall (Boscovs) | Bus Departs Exeter Commons | Bus Departs Shelbourne Shopping Center | Bus Departs Exeter Square Mall (Wal-Mart) | Does Bus continue to Birdsboro? |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.M. | 5:00 | 5:08 | 5:15 | 5:18 | 5:23 | 5:25 | Yes 5:40 |
| 6:00 | 6:08 | A6:15 | 6:18 | 6:23 | 6:25 | Yes 6:50 | |
| 7:00 | 7:08 | A7:15 | 7:18 | 7:23 | 7:25 | Yes 7:50 | |
| 8:00 | 8:10 | 8:20 | 8:25 | 8:35 | 8:40 | No | |
| 9:00 | 9:10 | 9:20 | 9:25 | 9:35 | 9:40 | No | |
| 10:15 | 10:25 | 10:35 | 10:40 | 10:50 | 10:55 | No | |
| 11:30 | 11:40 | 11:50 | 11:55 | 12:05 | 12:10 | No | |
| P.M. | 12:00 | 12:10 | 12:20 | 12:25 | 12:35 | 12:40 | Yes 12:50 |
| 12:45 | 12:55 | A1:05 | 1:10 | 1:20 | 1:25 | Yes 1:35 | |
| 2:00 | 2:10 | 2:20 | 2:25 | 2:35 | 2:40 | Yes 2:50 | |
| 3:15 | 3:25 | 3:35 | 3:40 | 3:45 | 3:55 | Yes 4:05 | |
| 3:45 | 3:55 | 4:05 | 4:10 | 4:15 | 4:25 | Yes 4:35 | |
| 4:00 | 4:10 | 4:20 | 4:25 | 4:35 | 4:40 | Yes 5:00 | |
| 4:30 | 4:40 | 4:50 | 4:55 | 5:05 | 5:10 | Yes 5:30 | |
| 5:00 | 5:10 | 5:20 | 5:30 | 5:35 | 5:45 | Yes 6:05 | |
| 6:00 | 6:10 | 6:20 | 6:30 | 6:35 | 6:45 | No | |
| 7:20 | 7:25 | 7:35 | 7:40 | 7:50 | 8:00 | No | |
| 8:40 | 8:45 | A8:55 | 9:00 | 9:10 | 9:20 | No | |
| 9:50 | 9:55 | 10:05 | 10:10 | 10:15 | 10:25 | No |
*Please download the Route Schedule to view Map Routes.
*Please download the Route Schedule to view Map Routes.
| Bus Starts Exeter Square Mall (Wal-Mart) | Bus Departs Exeter Commons | Bus Departs Reading Mall (Boscovs) | Bus Departs 19th St. & Perkiomen Ave. | Bus Arrives/Departs BARTA Transportation Ctr. BTC Stop #5 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.M. | 7:40 | 7:45 | SATURDAY 7:50 | 8:00 | 8:15 |
| 8:55 | 9:00 | 9:05 | 9:15 | 9:30 | |
| 10:10 | 10:15 | 10:20 | 10:30 | 10:45 | |
| 11:25 | 11:30 | 11:35 | 11:45 | 12:00 | |
| 12:40 | 12:45 | 12:50 | 1:00 | 1:15 | |
| P.M. | 1:55 | 2:00 | A2:05 | 2:15 | 2:30 |
| 3:10 | 3:15 | 3:20 | 3:30 | 3:45 | |
| 4:25 | 4:30 | 4:35 | 4:45 | 5:00 | |
| 5:40 | 5:45 | 5:50 | 6:00 | 6:15 | |
| 6:55 | 7:00 | 7:05 | 7:10 | 7:20 | |
| 8:00 | 8:05 | 8:10 | 8:15 | 8:40 | |
| 9:20 | 9:25 | 9:30 | 9:35 | 9:50 | |
| 10:25 | 10:30 | A10:35 | 10:40 | 11:00 |
| Bus Starts BARTA Transportation Ctr. BTC Stop #5 | Bus Departs 19th St. & Perkiomen Ave. | Bus Departs Reading Mall (Boscovs) | Bus Departs Exeter Commons | Bus Departs Shelbourne Shopping Center | Bus Arrives/Departs Exeter Square Mall (Wal-Mart) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.M. | 7:00 | 7:10 | A7:20 | 7:25 | 7:30 | 7:40 |
| 8:15 | 8:25 | 8:35 | 8:40 | 8:45 | 8:55 | |
| 9:30 | 9:40 | 9:50 | 9:55 | 10:00 | 10:10 | |
| 10:45 | 10:55 | 11:05 | 11:10 | 11:15 | 11:25 | |
| P.M. | 12:00 | 12:10 | 12:20 | 12:25 | 12:30 | 12:40 |
| 1:15 | 1:25 | A1:35 | 1:40 | 1:45 | 1:55 | |
| 2:30 | 2:40 | 2:50 | 2:55 | 3:00 | 3:10 | |
| 3:45 | 3:55 | 4:05 | 4:10 | 4:15 | 4:25 | |
| 5:00 | 5:10 | 5:20 | 5:25 | 5:30 | 5:40 | |
| 6:15 | 6:25 | 6:35 | 6:40 | 6:45 | 6:55 | |
| 7:20 | 7:25 | 7:35 | 7:40 | 7:50 | 8:00 | |
| 8:40 | 8:45 | A8:55 | 9:00 | 9:10 | 9:20 | |
| 9:50 | 9:55 | 10:05 | 10:10 | 10:15 | 10:25 |
| Bus Starts Exeter Square Mall (Wal-Mart) | Bus Departs Exeter Commons | Bus Departs Reading Mall (Boscovs) | Bus Departs 19th St. & Perkiomen Ave. | Bus Arrives/Departs BARTA Transportation Ctr. BTC Stop #5 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.M. | 11:40 | 11:45 | 11:50 | 12:00 | 12:15 |
| P.M. | 12:55 | 1:00 | 1:05 | 1:15 | 1:30 |
| 2:10 | 2:15 | 2:20 | 2:30 | 2:45 | |
| 3:25 | 3:30 | 3:35 | 3:45 | 4:00 | |
| 4:40 | 4:45 | 4:50 | 5:00 | 5:15 | |
| 5:25 | 5:30 | 5:35 | 5:45 | 6:00 | |
| 6:25 | 6:30 | 6:35 | 6:45 | 7:00 |
| Bus Starts BARTA Transportation Ctr. BTC Stop #5 | Bus Departs 19th St. & Perkiomen Ave. | Bus Departs Reading Mall (Boscovs) | Bus Departs Exeter Commons | Bus Departs Shelbourne Shopping Center | Bus Arrives/Departs Exeter Square Mall (Wal-Mart) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.M. | 11:00 | 11:10 | 11:20 | 11:25 | 11:30 | 11:40 |
| P.M. | 12:15 | 12:25 | 12:35 | 12:40 | 12:45 | 12:55 |
| 1:30 | 1:40 | 1:50 | 1:55 | 2:00 | 2:10 | |
| 2:45 | 2:55 | 3:05 | 3:10 | 3:15 | 3:25 | |
| 4:00 | 4:10 | 4:20 | 4:25 | 4:30 | 4:40 | |
| 5:00 | 5:08 | 5:15 | 5:18 | 5:23 | 5:25 | |
| 6:00 | 6:08 | 6:15 | 6:18 | 6:23 | 6:25 |
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