Schedules & Options Penn Bus East

Penn Bus East operates Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 12 a.m.*, year-round except for holidays observed by the University of Pennsylvania. Passengers from Penn, Drexel University, St. Joseph's University, and the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) need only show a valid institutional ID to ride Penn Bus for free. Penn Bus will pick up and deliver passengers only at designated Transit Stops on campus, and at certain intersections with a stop sign or traffic light along its off-campus route.

*Starting August 14th. Until then Penn Bus East starts at 5 pm.

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The Penn Bus East runs from 4 p.m. until 12 midnight; Monday - Friday*.

  • Transit Stop
    • Approximate Time
  • Franklin's Table
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):00
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):20~
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):40~
  • Penn Bookstore
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):01
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):21
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):41
  • Pottruck Gym
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):02
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):22
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):42
  • Schattner Building (Dental School)
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):04
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):24
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):44
  • Rosenthal Building (Vet School)
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):05
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):25
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):45
  • The Quad
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):06
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):26
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):46
  • Gates Pavillion
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):07
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):27
    •  APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):47
  • 22nd & South Streets (SW corner)
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):13
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):33
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):53
  • 20th & Locust Streets (SE corner)
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):20
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):40
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):00
  • 30th & Walnut Streets (NW corner)
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):25
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):45
    • APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):05

~ The last bus starts out at midnight; there is no 12:20 a.m. or 12:40 a.m. Penn Bus. All schedules are APPROXIMATE and may vary due to unforeseen circumstances.