Transportation & Parking

Sustainable Transportation

Penn’s campus is well served by an extensive network of subway, bus, regional rail, and trolley lines that are located around the campus where public transit stops are never more than a five-minute walk from any part of campus. Discounted passes for the Philadelphia and New Jersey transit systems are available to full-time Penn students, and to assist Penn faculty and staff commuters who choose to use public transportation, Penn offers discounted options and pre-tax benefits through a variety of programs.

University Transit Options

Penn Transit Services

Penn Transit's comprehensive system provides integrated transit on and around campus free of charge to all PennCard holders.

Penn Buses

Penn Bus East and West run on fixed routes in the evenings seven days a week. Look here for schedules and current arrival times.

Penn Shuttles

Penn Transit operates four shuttle options Penn Accessible Transit, Pennovation Shuttle, Penn FMC shuttle, and Penn’s On-Request Evening Shuttles.

LUCY: Loop through University City

The SEPTA-operated shuttle connecting Penn’s campus and 30th Street Station.

Alternative Modes of Transportation

Ride Sharing Options

Commuter programs including car sharing (Enterprise CarShare & Zipcar), Carpool and Van Pool.

Carpool Discounts

Penn’s Carpool Program applies faculty and staff parking discounts through pre-tax payroll deductions.

Bicycling

Information about bike policies, storage, safety, and resources; interactive campus bike map. Penn also offers a Bike Commuter Expense Reimbursement Program for faculty and staff who commute by bike.

Walking

Penn is a pedestrian-friendly environment with Locust Walk, its iconic pedestrian street running through the center of campus.

Parking

Penn Parking Services

•  Information about where to park, permits, policies, applications, and fee schedules for students and faculty/staff.
• Where to park at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Occasional Parking

To support commuters who choose to use public transportation, Penn offers discounted parking options for times when it is necessary to drive to campus.

Interactive Parking Map

Interactive parking map for the University’s schools, hospitals, and medical centers. The map includes hours of operation, rates, and GPS coordinates for each parking facility.

Directions and Parking at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine

The Ruth and Raymond Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine is located adjacent to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.