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🚌Public transport

Routes, tickets, monthly passes, and how to get around without a car.

19
Lines
2
Tickets & passes
7
Operators
0
Procedures
✓ 19 May 2026
last verified · 4 sources

Metro network

Rail overlay from OpenRailwayMap. Station pins (subway, light rail, tram) fetched live from OpenStreetMap.

Ticket & pass prices 2

ItemRONEURUnitNotesSrc
CTA bus fare——USD—📎
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Metra ticket price——USD—📎
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Lines & routes 19

🚋Tram(2)

CTA
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🚌Bus(16)

Blue Water
Borealis
California Zephyr
Cardinal
City of New Orleans
Empire Builder
Floridian
Hiawatha
Illini and Saluki
Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg
Lake Shore Limited
Lincoln Service
Pere Marquette
Southwest Chief
Texas Eagle
Wolverine

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Metra

Operators 7

airport authority

Chicago Department of Aviation

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transportation authority

Chicago Department of Transportation

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public transportation agency

Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)

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official

Chicago — Public Transport

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📎 source: www.transitchicago.com
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commuter rail operator

Metra

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suburban bus service provider

Pace

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transportation authority

Regional Transportation Authority (RTA)

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Documents for discounted passes 2

CTA bus fare payment

  • RequiredCTA Ventra card or mobile payment app

Metra ticket purchase

  • RequiredValid government-issued ID and credit/debit card
Sources · en.wikipedia.org, www.transitchicago.com, en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Last verified: 19 May 2026. Content translated to English automatically — please double-check critical details with the official source before acting on them.