Transportation - Jack M Barrack Hebrew Academy

Our students come from 3 states and 60 zip codes to attend Barrack! We offer several transportation options to help ensure that students can get to campus.

Live within 10 miles?

YOU CAN USE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BUSING

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Pursuant to rules of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, any child living in a township within 10 miles of Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy can be transported at no charge to/from Barrack by their own school district through all grades.
The Philadelphia School District may offer discounts for train vouchers. Residents in grades 7 through 12 who live 1.5 miles or farther from Barrack may be eligible for discounted school fares. Get more information here.

Live a bit farther away?

OPT FOR BARRACK-COORDINATED BUSING

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Barrack-coordinated busing is for families outside of the 10-mile radius including:
- Allentown
- Bucks County
- Center City/Cherry Hill
- Delaware/Glen Mills
- Northeast/Huntingdon Valley/Abington
- Northeast/Elkins Park
- Mt. Airy/Germantown
- Upper Dublin/Blue Bell/Fort Washington
There is also an available shuttle for minyan on Friday mornings. See our transportation schedule here.

*The subsidized transportation fee for the routes above is $1,500 per child, round-trip for the full academic year.

Want to take public transit?

TRAINS AND OUR SHUTTLES MAKE IT EASY

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Students can take the Norristown High Speed Line (formerly known as Route 100) and get off at the Bryn Mawr stop. It is directly next to the school. Click here for the Norristown High Speed Line schedule.
Students can also take the Paoli/Thorndale Line regional rail train and get off at the Bryn Mawr station, which is about 5 blocks away. We offer a shuttle service from the station to our campus both before and after school. Click here for the Paoli/Thorndale Line schedule.
Access all SEPTA schedules by clicking here.
Morning and afternoon shuttle service is provided between the Bryn Mawr train station and Barrack before and after school. You can find the Paoli/Thorndale line (Bryn Mawr stop) schedule here.
- Morning shuttles run from 7:00 am to 8:10 am and coincide with the train schedules.
- After-school shuttles are provided at 3:45 pm and 4:00 pm Monday through Thursday and 3:10 pm and 3:25 pm on Friday.
Barrack provides a shuttle from Adath Israel for Friday morning Minyan.

Staying after school?

LATE BUSES RUN MONDAY-THURSDAY

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Planning to drive?

Our location on the beautiful Schwartz Campus in Bryn Mawr, PA allows space for student parking, and many families organize carpools as well.