PHLASH Returns March 29 with Free Rides
March 28, 2018
The Philly PHLASH® Downtown Loop will be begin service on Thursday, 3/29, marking 24 years of the seasonal transit loop in operation. Everyone rides FREE opening day from 10a – 6p!
PHLASH will run Friday – Sunday through April 29. Daily service kicks off May 1. For only $2 per ride or $5 all day, PHLASH is a convenient and affordable transit solution for those getting around Philadelphia. PHLASH makes 20 stops to popular attractions from Penn’s Landing to Fairmount Park. PHLASH is the recipient of Trip Advisor’s 2017 Certificate of Excellence for the third consecutive year. PHLASH service is managed by the Independence Visitor Center Corporation (IVCC). Best part if you have a SEPTA Pass or a SEPTA Key, you ride for FREE all of the time!
SCHEDULE
PHLASH runs 10a – 6p with service every 15 minutes. No service will be provided on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
March 29 – April 29 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
May 1 – September 3 (Daily)
September 7 – November 18 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
November 23 – December 30 (Daily)
*NEW* BUS ROUTE
PHLASH makes 20 stops starting at Penn’s Landing all the way to the Please Touch Museum and Philadelphia Zoo. This year’s route now features a stop in front of the Franklin Institute at 20th and Race Streets as well as a new stop at 20th and Market Streets only 2 blocks from the Mutter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
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Penn's Landing's Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest and Spruce Street Harbor Park (STOP 1)
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Independence Visitor Center (STOPS 3 & 17)
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National Constitution Center (STOP 3)
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National Museum of American Jewish History (STOPS 3 & 17)
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Pennsylvania Convention Center (STOP 4)
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Reading Terminal Market (STOP 4)
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City Hall Visitor Center (STOP 5)
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LOVE Park (STOP 5)
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Sister Cities Park (STOP 6)
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Barnes Foundation (STOP 7)
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Rodin Museum (STOP 8)
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Eastern State Penitentiary (STOP 9)
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Philadelphia Museum of Art, Perelman Building (STOP 10)
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Philadelphia Museum of Art, Main Building's West Entrance (STOP 11)
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Please Touch Museum (USE TRANSFER AT STOP 11)
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Philadelphia Zoo (USE TRANSFER AT STOP 11)
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Rocky Steps (STOP 12)
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Franklin Institute (New! STOP 13)
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Mutter Museum (New! STOP 14)
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One Liberty Observation Deck (STOP 15)
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Museum of the American Revolution (STOP 18)
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FULL ROUTE MAP.
PRICING & WHERE TO BUY
PHLASH passes are only $2 for a single ride and $5 for an all-day pass. Exact cash only can be used to purchase onboard. Passes are also available online at PhillyPHLASH.com and at any visitor center location.
Independence Visitor Center | 599 Market Street | Open daily, 8:30a – 6p
City Hall Visitor Center | East Portal, Room 121 | Open Monday – Friday, 9a – 5p
Best part if you have a SEPTA Pass or a SEPTA Key, you ride for FREE all of the time!
PARK AND RIDE DISCOUNT
PHLASH passes may be used for discounted parking rates at five area Philadelphia Parking Authority parking garages. Present your PHLASH pass to the garage management office. The PHLASH Park and Ride Discount is valid to those who enter the garage after 9a and depart by 7p
CONTACT PHLASH
For general information about the PHLASH service, visit PhillyPHLASH.com or speak to a Visitor Services Representative at the Independence Visitor Center by calling 800.537.7676. Find PHLASH on-the-go with real time updates at RidePhillyPHLASH.com.
