Greyhound buses are coming to Cherry Hill Mall
The move comes as Philadelphia's Greyhound terminal is being readied to reopen next month.
Greyhound buses will stop at Cherry Hill Mall starting Wednesday, the company announced.
Greyhound buses previously stopped at Westampton, about 14 miles north of Cherry Hill.
“By bringing Greyhound and FlixBus service together in one convenient location, we’re giving riders more choices and improving the overall travel experience,” said Karina Frayter, head of communications for Flix North America, the parent company of Greyhound and FlixBus.
Combined, Greyhound and FlixBus offer nearly 35 daily trips into and out of Cherry Hill. The company said the change will enable travelers to transition from bus rides around South Jersey to regional trips to major cities, including New York.
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The new location will give riders access to bathrooms, heating, air-conditioning, and food and drink inside the mall.
In 2023, Greyhound took heat for not providing those amenities when the company moved its stop from a terminal on Filbert Street to a bus stop on Market Street. Greyhound ran the terminal at Filbert Street for more than three decades but ended its lease in June 2023 to cut costs after the bus company’s real estate arm was sold to a hedge fund.
The new Market Street stop did not have vending machines, bathrooms, or shade on hot summer days, and was dubbed “a humanitarian disaster” by Inquirer architecture critic Inga Saffron.
Shortly after, the stop moved to Northern Liberties, where residents raised concerns about a lack of bathrooms and poor accessibility for people with mobility issues. The city took steps to address those issues, but despite assurances that the stop was temporary, it remains there.
Greyhound will soon have a new home in Philadelphia, though.
After two years of uncertainty and debate over where to locate the stop, the Philadelphia Parking Authority is renovating the original Filbert Street terminal to house Greyhound again.
The terminal is slated to open in May in advance of FIFA World Cup matches in the region and the nation’s 250th anniversary.
