Penn Bus West 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 Aug. 14, 2023. Until then the bus route starts at 5 pm.
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Penn Bus West runs from 5 p.m. until 12 midnight; Monday - Friday*.
- Transit Stop
- Approximate Time
- Rosenthal Building (Vet School)
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):00
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):20~
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):40~
- The Quad
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):01
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):21
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):41
- Gates Pavilion
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):03
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):23
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):43
- David Rittenhouse Labs (DRL)
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):05
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):25
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):45
- Franklin's Table
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):07
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):27
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):47
- Penn Bookstore
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):08
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):28
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):48
- Pottruck Gym
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):09
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):29
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):49
- Schattner Building
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):11
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):31
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):51
- 48th and Springfield
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):20
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):40
- APPROXIMATE Time (on the hour):00
~ The last bus starts out at midnight; there is no 12:20 a.m. or 12:40 a.m. bus. * All schedules are APPROXIMATE and may vary due to unforeseen circumstances.