SEPTA’s first fare increase in seven years will take effect on Sunday, December 1. The SEPTA Board approved the 7.5% fare increase proposal last week following public hearings in October.
The Travel Wallet fare on buses, subways and trolleys will be $2.50, which is the same as the cash fare. Free transfers on Transit will remain, and SEPTA will eliminate restrictions on direction of travel for transfers – introducing new flexibility that will allow for more roundtrips on a single fare.
It will also increase most single-trip fares on Regional Rail and align Travel Wallet and Quick Trip pricing. All daily, weekly and monthly passes will remain the same price. In addition, three Zone 2 stations will become Zone 1 stations. Customers with weekly or monthly TransPass+ will have access to Regional Rail services at Overbrook, Wissahickon and Tulpehocken stations at no additional cost – bringing the total number of Zone 1 stations to 18.
These fare adjustments are expected to generate an additional $14.4 million in annual revenue.
On Friday, Gov. Shapiro announced stop-gap funding that will help SEPTA fill its operating budget deficit for this year, Fiscal Year 2025. This enabled SEPTA to postpone a major 21.5% fare increase that was proposed to start January 1, 2025. Public hearings for the proposal, scheduled for December 13, were cancelled.
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