On certain holidays, SEPTA operates on a different service schedule, sometimes with altered operating hours. For up-to-date schedules, including weekend, holiday and special schedule information, check News and Bulletins, SEPTA.org/alerts, the route’s PDF schedule or SEPTA’s Trip Planner.
Bus and Metro routes operate on Sunday schedules for the following major holidays:
- New Year's Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Routes that do not have Sunday schedules do not operate on the holidays listed.
Regional Rail operates on Sunday schedules for the following major holidays, except Christmas Day when trains run on a special schedule:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day (Special Schedule)
Cynwyd Line does not operate on Regional Rail major holidays.
General Notes
- Only holidays with modified service are included here.
- Holidays are generally observed from 12:01 am to 11:59 pm on the date of the holiday.
- Saturday holidays are observed on Fridays.
- Sunday holidays are observed on Mondays.
Digital Schedules & Trip Planning
Riders can access accurate information about upcoming special or alternative schedules about one week prior to the holiday’s date in interactive digital schedules on SEPTA.org schedule pages, as well as trip planners on websites and apps.
Additional Holiday Service Changes
Transit service is also impacted on Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day due to parades, special events and other activities happening throughout the city. Individual bulletins with downloadable PDFs and details on schedules, service adjustments or detours are posted to SEPTA.org in the weeks leading up to these holidays.
Modified Bus Schedules
Due to adjusted school schedules between Thanksgiving and President’s Day, seventeen bus routes operate on modified schedules between November 2026 and February 2027.
Routes with alternate schedules: Route 3 PDF Schedule, Route 8 PDF Schedule, Route 18 PDF Schedule, Route 26 PDF Schedule, Route 27 PDF Schedule, Route 32 PDF Schedule, Route 47 PDF Schedule, Route 51 PDF Schedule, Route 59 PDF Schedule, Route 63 PDF Schedule, Route 66 PDF Schedule, Route 67 PDF Schedule, Route 70 PDF Schedule, Route 82 PDF Schedule, Route 84 PDF Schedule, Blvd Direct PDF Schedule, Route K PDF Schedule.
- Day after Thanksgiving (November 27, 2026)
- Wednesday, December 23, 2026
- Christmas Eve (December 24, 2026)
- Weekdays between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day (December 28, 29, 30 and 31, 2026)
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 18, 2027)
- President’s Day (February 15, 2027)
Schedule PDFs are posted to SEPTA.org/schedules and the SEPTA trip planner reflects the adjustments.