Transportation

Route Busing: Friends' Central provides route busing through our partner Phillytrans. The current routes cover the following geographic areas:

• West Philadelphia
• Center City bordered by 2nd St/Christian St/22nd St and Fairmount

This is a for-fee service, and families are asked to register and pay via Veracross on a semester or annual basis. Center City routes for Lower School students is free.

Overbrook Shuttle: Friends’ Central also sponsors a shuttle to the Overbrook Station and 63rd and Malvern Bus Depot. This shuttle runs a continuous loop in the morning, from 7:30 am until 8:45 am. In the afternoon, the bus departs at 3:20 pm and 5:40 pm.

Inter-Campus Shuttle: Friends' Central also sponsors an Inter-Campus shuttle between the City Avenue and Lower School campuses in the morning and afternoon. There is a fee for this service.

Friends' Central operates an Inter-Campus shuttle between the City Avenue and Lower School campuses in the morning and afternoon. There is a fee for this service.

For more information about pricing and to register for FCS operated buses, please click here.

The school districts listed below will provide school bus transportation to Friends’ Central School campuses. Their contact information is provided. If you have questions about your route, or eligibility, please contact the district directly.

Friends' Central's City Avenue campus is conveniently located within a short commuting distance of both the SEPTA Overbrook Train Station (with service from Paoli-Thorndale through Philadelphia), and SEPTA's 63rd and Malvern Bus Depot (one block from Overbrook Train Station). There is a regular, no-fee shuttle service that runs a continuous loop in the morning, starting at 7:30 am and running until 8:45 am. In the afternoon, the bus departs at 3:20 pm and 5:40 pm.

Friends’ Central now offers extended day and transportation for our Lower School students at the Trinity Center for Urban Life at 2212 Spruce Street in Center City Philadelphia. Read more.

Upper School students of legal age with a valid driver's license may choose to drive to Friends' Central. There is limited on-campus parking. Seniors (and Juniors after Spring Break) can apply for on-campus parking permit for a fee.