It looks like one of the easiest ways to pay a SEPTA fare is with the NJ Transit app on my phone. For a long while, you couldn't buy through tickets from NY Penn to 30th Street, but just recently I noticed it was enabled. I use it quite often for other NJ Transit rail and bus trips, and it's very simple to use: just buy a ticket on the app, then activate it before boarding and show to the conductor. Simple as that.
Metro North and LIRR apps work pretty much the same way. Oh, and now you can use your phone to pay your NYC subway and bus fares as well. I just don't know why SEPTA had to reinvent the wheel.
I grew up in Delco and spent the first part of my adult years in Philly, but have lived the last few decades in NYC. I've also used transit systems in Boston and San Francisco. They're all generally user-friendly - except for SEPTA.
Which is why I usually rent a car when I go to the Philly area.
Metro North and LIRR apps work pretty much the same way. Oh, and now you can use your phone to pay your NYC subway and bus fares as well. I just don't know why SEPTA had to reinvent the wheel.
I grew up in Delco and spent the first part of my adult years in Philly, but have lived the last few decades in NYC. I've also used transit systems in Boston and San Francisco. They're all generally user-friendly - except for SEPTA.
Which is why I usually rent a car when I go to the Philly area.