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Philadelphia Marathon Weekend Bus Detours & Road Closures, November 22 – 24

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Philadelphia Marathon Weekend Bus Detours and Road Closures

Philadelphia Marathon Weekend takes place from November 22 to 24. The event involves multiple races throughout the weekend and is a wonderful opportunity to have fun getting active while supporting some fantastic charities.

Getting to the Marathon

If you’re participating in a race (or just attending to cheer the runners on), SEPTA is a great way to ensure you arrive at the starting line on time. Nearby stations include 15th Street on the Market-Frankford Line [L], City Hall on the Broad Street Line [B], 22nd Street Station on Trolley Routes [T] 10, 11, 13, 34 and 36 or Suburban Station for Regional Rail lines.

If you’re coming from New Jersey, it’s easy to transfer from PATCO to SEPTA. Exit PATCO at 8th/Market Street Station. Take the escalator or stairs to concourse level and exit PATCO’s fare gates. Follow the orange signs for the Broad Street Line [B] and the blue signs for the Market Frankford Line [L].

Road Closures

To facilitate the Marathon, beginning Friday, November 22 and throughout the weekend, numerous streets will be either partially or fully blocked. This will impact SEPTA’s bus service on Sunday, November 24. The full list of affected routes is below; for specific details on the detours, please visit SEPTA’s Alerts and Detours page.

For a complete list of road closures and when they will occur, please visit the Delaware River Waterfront website.

SEPTA Bus Route Detours

5 am to 3 pm

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  • 9
  • 16
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  • 21
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  • 27
  • 30
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  • 33
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  • 40
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  • 47
  • 47M
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  • 124
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  • K
  • R

2 am to 3 pm

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  • 48
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Convenient Ways to Pay

If using a SEPTA Key card, riders are encouraged to load funds on it before the event. For more information about SEPTA Key, visit www.septa.org.

SEPTA’s multi-rider feature allows up to five riders on one SEPTA Key card. Taps can be on a single bus/trolley validator or a combination of taps on different turnstiles at a station. Multi-rider is available on all modes including bus, trolley, Broad Street Line [B], Market-Frankford Line [L], Norristown High Speed Line [M] and Regional Rail. Learn how to activate and fare information.

Credit/debit cards, in physical form or through apps like Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay, are accepted on buses, trolleys, Market-Frankford Line [L], Broad Street Line [B] and the Norristown High Speed Line [M], at any turnstile or farebox with a simple tap on the validator. 

  • Express Mode: With Express Mode enabled for debit or credit cards, riders don’t need to wake or unlock their iPhone or Apple Watch or even open any apps to pay and ride on SEPTA Bus or Metro.  
  • Once a user has chosen which debit or credit card they’d like to use with Express Mode, they can simply tap their iPhone or Apple Watch to an enabled reader to ride.

SEPTA accepts cash for travel on bus, Metro and Regional Rail; exact fair is required for bus and Metro.

Customers at Metro stations may purchase a Quick Trip ticket from Fare Kiosks, for a single one-way ride on the Broad Street Line [B], Market-Frankford Line [L], Norristown High Speed Line [M] and select Trolley lines. Transit Quick Trips are not valid for bus rides. SEPTA recommends that customers simply use a contactless bankcard to travel, eliminating the need for a Quick Trip ticket and adding additional travel privileges. 

Quick Trips are available from station Fare Kiosks and are valid on the day purchased until 2 am the following day. Customers attending events in the Sports Complex area are encouraged to purchase a Quick Trip for their return trip prior to the event. Free transfers are not available with Quick Trip.

SEPTA Key Tix provides an easy payment solution for occasional riders to enjoy the same benefits as cardholders, including one free transfer. Allows people traveling together the ability to “scan once” by activating up to five one-way tickets using a single barcode. Riders can use SEPTA Key Tix on buses and Metro only. 

PATCO riders traveling to Philadelphia from New Jersey can use their PATCO Freedom Share card for travel on SEPTA Metro and buses for $2 per trip. Card must be purchased from PATCO and preloaded with funds in advance.  

To get the latest service news, call Customer Service at 215-580-7800 or follow SEPTA @SEPTA. Customer Service is open Monday – Friday, 7 am – 7 pm and Saturday – Sunday, 8 am – 5 pm.