The Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal (currently operating as the Philadelphia Parking Authority Transportation Center) is the primary intercity bus station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The station contains seating areas, full service ticket counters, food and beverage vending machines, televisions, a lactation pod, and restrooms.

The station closed on June 23, 2023 but has since reopened on May 1, 2026 in anticipation of the many events occurring in Philadelphia for the United States Semiquincentennial. It is now operated by the Philadelphia Parking Authority.

History

20th century

The site of the Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal was originally the location of the Harrison Stores building, which burned down in 1984 while under renovation. In 1985, the building was demolished and replaced with the bus station. Prior to this, the Greyhound bus station was at the current site of the BNY Mellon Center at 1735 Market Street.

21st century

In 2013 the terminal was the third-busiest Greyhound bus station in the U.S.

On August 2, 2022, it was announced that the Philadelphia 76ers planned to buy the site of the Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal in order to construct the 76 Place at Market East arena that was planned to open in 2031 (the arena project was abandoned in January 2025). Walsh As a result, the Greyhound terminal would have to relocate, with possible locations including the former Philadelphia Police Department headquarters at 750 Race Street and the area of 30th Street Station.

On June 27, 2023, Greyhound moved their bus terminal from 10th and Filbert streets to a storefront along Market Street between 6th and 7th streets. The move was made as part of Greyhound shifting from a model with terminal bus stops to curbside bus stops. The curbside stop along Market Street, which served Greyhound, Peter Pan, and Flixbus, consisted of a building with ticket machines and an office staffed by agents, with the buses stopping along the curb. The stop did not have restrooms or a shelter to protect riders waiting for buses from the elements. The relocation of the bus terminal to a curbside stop drew criticism from riders.

Intercity Bus services

National provider

Greyhound Lines, the primary intercity bus carrier in the United States, Greyhound provides direct, one seat ride service between the bus terminal and a number of cities and towns both within and outside of Pennsylvania. Some of those cities and large towns include:

• In Pennsylvania, Allentown, Doylestown, Easton, Harrisburg, Norristown, Pittsburgh, Scranton, Stroudsburg

• Outside of Pennsylvania, Atlanta, Atlantic City, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Columbus, Dayton, Indianapolis, Newark, New York, Norfolk, Raleigh, Richmond, St. Louis, Washington, Wilmington

Greyhound, and its parent company, Flixbus also provide connecting service to other in-state and out-of-state destinations via transfers.

Interregional providers

Various interregional bus companies also provided direct service to and from the Philadelphia bus terminal. The companies and some of the key locations they served included:

• Fullington Trailways - Allentown, Bloomsburg, Clearfield, Danville, DuBois, Hazleton, Harrisburg, Jim Thorpe, King of Prussia, Lewisburg, Lewistown, Lehighton, Lock Haven, Philipsburg, Quakertown, State College, Williamsport

• Martz Trailways - Allentown, Quakertown, Scranton, White Haven, Wilkes-Barre (service also operates at 30th Street Station)

• Peter Pan Bus Lines - Baltimore, New York City, Washington, D.C. (pooled service with Greyhound ended 27 September 2017)

Like Greyhound, the Trailways providers' services connect with other bus routes in the Greyhound/Trailways system to allow trips to other regional and national destinations.

Former Services

• New Jersey Transit - NJ Transit formerly provided regional bus service to the Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal via routes , and . NJ Transit service ended on February 28, 2022 due to the reconfiguration of the bus station. The 551 bus was changed to start at 10th and Market streets while, in the interim period, the remaining buses were changed to start at the Walter Rand Transportation Center in Camden, New Jersey, with free transfers to buses operating into Philadelphia. Since then, routes 317, 408, and 409 were restored to serve Market Street, Broad Street and Vine Street. Bus routes 313, 315, and 316 begin and end at 30th Street Station.

Connections

The Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal offered connections to SEPTA Regional Rail at Jefferson Station and the Market–Frankford Line at 11th Street station. Several SEPTA bus routes (, and ) stop one block away from the terminal on Market Street. In addition, several NJ Transit bus routes (, and ) stop in Center City Philadelphia as close as one block from the Greyhound Bus Terminal on Market Street.

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