CTa First Bus/Last Bus Times: This chart shows approximate first and last bus times between the Metra stations and downtown in
the direction Metra riders are most likely to travel. Routes marked with an * extend beyond this area. Buses run every 10 to 20 minutes.
All CTA buses are accessible. T
ROUTe
WeekDayS
3
king Drive*
Michigan/Randolph to Michigan/Chicago
Michigan/Superior to Michigan/Randolph
7
Harrison*
Michigan/Van Buren to Harrison/Racine
Harrison/Racine to Michigan/Van Buren
19
United Center express*
To/From United Center
20
Madison*
Between downtown and West Side
22
Clark*
Between downtown and North Side
36
Broadway*
Dearborn/Randolph to Clark/Fullerton
Clark/Fullerton to State/Lake
60
124
126
SaTURDay
SUnDay/HOLIDayS
5:55am–9:55pm
5:45am–9:30pm
5:10am–11:55pm
5:35am–12:15am
No Service
7:30am–11:50pm
7:50am–12:10am
No Service
For Bulls and Blackhawks games and concerts, every 10 minutes,
starting 90 minutes before event until start of event.
Frequent service for up to one hour after event.
between the fare zones indicated on the ticket during a calendar
month. The Monthly Pass is valid until noon on the first business
day of the following month. The pass is for the exclusive use of
the purchaser and is not transferable. Refunds are subject to a
$5.00 handling fee.
All times
All times
All times
All times
All times
All times
5:05am–12:35am
4:25am–11:50pm
5:10am–12:35am
4:25am–11:55pm
5:00am–12:35am
4:30am–11:50pm
All times
navy Pier
From Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day, runs until 11:40pm from
Michigan and until midnight from Navy Pier
South Water/Michigan to Navy Pier
Navy Pier to Michigan/Randolph
8:45am–10:05pm
8:30am–10:30pm
5:15am–10:30pm
5:45am–11:05pm
All times
8:45am–10:05pm
9:00am–10:30pm
$8 Weekend Pass: (Not applicable on the South Shore Line)
Unlimited rides on both Saturday and Sunday. Can be used in
combination with Family Fares.
Link-Up: Monthly ticket holders can purchase a Link-Up
6:10am–11:20pm
5:55am–11:05pm
6:25am–11:15pm
6:10am–11:00pm
Pace PlusBus: Good for unlimited travel on all Pace suburban
buses during a calendar month. Must be purchased
in conjunction with a Metra Monthly Pass.
One-Way ticket can be used for travel between same zones
on any Metra line.
130
146
Museum Campus
Roosevelt/Michigan to Museum Campus
Museum Campus to Roosevelt/Michigan
Inner Drive/Michigan express*
Roosevelt/Michigan to Museum Campus
Museum Campus to Roosevelt/Michigan
9:45am–5:40pm
10:00am–6:00pm
6:00am–11:20pm
7:00am–11:35pm
9:40am–5:30pm
10:00am–6:00pm
6:40am–11:20pm
6:50am–11:40pm
9:40am–5:30pm
10:00am–6:00pm
6:40am–11:20pm
6:50am–11:35pm
151
Sheridan*
Between Michigan/Randolph and
the North Side or Union Station
157
Streeterville/Taylor*
Michigan/Randolph to Chestnut/Lake Shore
Chestnut/Lake Shore to Michigan/Randolph
6:00am–6:50pm
6:25am–7:15pm
No Service
No Service
Michigan/Randolph to Union Station
Union Station to East Wacker/Michigan
6:35am–7:25pm
5:50am–6:40pm
No Service
No Service
All times
All times
Children age 11 and under ride free when accompanied by a fare
paying adult (up to three children free per adult).
Children’s Weekday Fares: Children 7-11 save
approximately 50% on a One-Way ticket. Children 6 and under
ride free when accompanied by a fare-paying adult (up to three
children free per adult). Under no circumstance will children
under seven years of age be permitted to travel alone. If Metra
personnel discover young children left unattended, the proper
authorities will be notified.
All times
Senior Citizen/Disability Fares: Senior citizens 65 or
Plan your trip using the RTA Trip Planner at RTAChicago.org Ride On.
$1.10
75¢
Bus fare
$2
$1
75¢
Transfer
25¢
15¢
15¢
older, customers with disabilities, and Medicare cardholders
who have an RTA-issued Reduced Fare Permit are eligible for a
reduced fare ticket. If you are enrolled in the Benefit Access
Program and have an RTA-issued Ride Free Permit, you are
eligible to ride free. If you are not in possession of an RTA
Reduced Fare Card you must contact the RTA to apply
(312) 913-3110.
FULL
REDUCED
(loaded onto a Ventra Transit Account or
purchased as a Ventra Card)
1-Day CTA Pass
$10
–
–
3-Day CTA Pass
$20
–
–
7-Day CTA Pass
$28
–
–
7-Day CTA/Pace Pass
$33
–
–
30-Day CTA/Pace Pass
$100
OTHER FARES
FULL
Bus fare with cash on bus
$2.25
$1.10
–
$5
$2.50
–
$50**
–
REDUCED
Fare applies if using cash/coins directly
at farebox when boarding.
128 Soldier Field Express
Round-trip fare. Must be paid in
cash/coins or with Ventra Card.
NEW VENTRA CARDS & DISPOSABLE TICKETS
Single-Ride Ventra Ticket
$5 (Refundable, load value/passes with
cash or card)
$3* ($2.25 fare + 25¢ transfer + 50¢
limited-use media fee)
1-Day CTA Pass Ventra Ticket
Family Fares: Available on weekends and selected holidays.
Runs daily Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day only.
$2.25*
New Ventra Card
Regional Rail Program: A Monthly Pass, 10-Ride or
REDUCED STUDENT
'L' train fare
PASSES
zones indicated on the ticket. Valid for 90 days from date of
purchase. Non refundable.
FULL
(deducted from Transit Value in a
Ventra Transit Account)
between the fare zones indicated on the ticket. Valid for one year
from date of purchase. One ticket can be shared by people
riding together. Non refundable.
All times
8:40am–10:00pm
9:00am–10:30pm
BASE/REGULAR FARES
Up to 2 additional rides within 2 hours
for connecting travel on CTA and Pace buses. CTA usage is
restricted to the 6:00 to 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 to 7:00 p.m. weekday
rush hour periods.
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CTA FARES & TICKETS
10-Ride Ticket: 10% Savings. Good for ten one-way trips
One Way Ticket: Good for one-way travel between the fare
Blue Island / 26 *
Between downtown and West Side
Jackson*
Michigan/Van Buren to Union Station
Union Station to Michigan/Van Buren
TICkeT InFORMaTIOn
Monthly Pass: Save over 30%. Good for unlimited travel
5:15am–11:55pm
5:45am–12:25am
www.transitchicago.com
www.metrarail.com
$10 (Limited-use media fee waived)
SPECIAL FARE PROGRAMS
Reduced Fares
The following groups are eligible to pay reduced fare: children 7 thru 11
years of age; children under 7 who are travelling alone; and seniors 65+
or people with disabilities with RTA Reduced Fare permit.
Student Fares
Valid between 5:30am and 8:30pm, on school days only, for grade/high
school students ages 7-20, with CTA permit.
Free Ride Program
The following groups are eligible to ride free on CTA: qualifying seniors
and people with disabilities enrolled in the Illinois Dept. on Aging Benefit
Access Program; active duty military personnel in full uniform with
US Armed Forces ID, and active duty military personnel and qualifying
disabled veterans with a CTA Military Service Pass; and children under 7
(with a fare-paying adult).
* Applies at all train stations except O Hare (where a premium fare applies).
** Available only to riders with RTA-issued Reduced Fare permits.
Reduced fares are offered only to those customers who are eligible, as described above.
For complete fare and schedule information, please call (312) 836-7000. All fares are subject to change.
Revised February 1, 2017
This brochure shows CTA bus and train connections from Millennium (Randolph), Van Buren and other Metra Electric stations to major destinations. Directions can be used daily,
unless noted.Services run every 7 to 15 minutes. See time chart for approximate service hours. All CTA buses are accessible. T
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143, 147, or 151 north on Michigan at Randolph.
Exit at Chestnut.
Millennium Park
Millennium
Park is adjacent to station.
adler Planetarium
Museum Campus/11th St.
146 east on Roosevelt at Michigan.
130 daily (Memorial Day – Labor Day).
Museum of Broadcast
Communications
Millennium
Walk 3 blocks west on Randolph and 3 blocks north
on State.
art Institute of Chicago
Van Buren
Walk 2 blocks north on Michigan.
Museum of Contemporary art
Millennium
3, 26 or 157 north on Michigan at Randolph; exit at
Mies van der Rohe.
Briar St. Theater's
Blue Man Group
Millennium
Brown Line train from Randolph/Wabash elevated
station to Belmont T. Walk 2 blocks east on Belmont
to Halsted.
Museum of Contemporary
Photography
Van Buren
Walk 2 blocks south on Michigan.
Buckingham Fountain
Van Buren
Walk 1 block east on Congress Pkwy.
Museum of Science of Industry
55th/56th/57th
Walk 2 blocks east on 57th.
Chicago architecture
Foundation/archicenter
navy Pier
Millennium
124 north on Michigan at Randolph.
Van Buren
Walk 1 block north on Michigan.
newberry Research Library
Millennium
Walk 3 blocks west on Randolph to Dearborn. 22 or
36 north on Dearborn. Exit at Walton.
Chicago Children's Museum
Millennium
124 north on Michigan at Randolph.
146 or 130 east on Roosevelt between
Michigan and Indiana. Exit at Linn White Drive.
Millennium
Building is next to Millennium station main entrance.
northerly Island/FirstMerit
Bank Pavilion
Museum Campus/11th St.
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago History Museum
Millennium
151 north on Michigan at Randolph. Exit at
LaSalle/Stockton. Walk 1 block south.
northwestern Memorial Hospital
/northwestern University
(downtown)
Millennium
3, 26, 143, 147, 151 or 157 north on Michigan at
Randolph. Exit at Huron. Walk 1 block east.
City Hall/County Building
Millennium
Walk 4 blocks west on Randolph.
Millennium
J14, 20 or 56 on Madison between Michigan and
Wabash. Exit at Clinton.
Civic Opera House
Millennium
J14, 20, 56, 60, 124, or 157 on Madison between
Michigan and Wabash. Exit at Franklin walk to Wacker.
Ogilvie Transportation Center
(north Western Metra Station)
O'Hare airport
Millennium
Columbia College
Van Buren
Walk 2 blocks south on Michigan.
Blue Line subway train (under Dearborn)
marked "O'Hare."
Daley Center/Picasso Sculpture
Millennium
Walk 3 blocks west on Randolph.
Peggy notebaert nature Museum
Millennium
151 north on Michigan at Randolph. Exit at Fullerton.
DePaul University (downtown)
Walk 2 to 3 blocks west on Randolph.
Walk 1 block west on Jackson.
Randolph St. Theater District
Millennium
Van Buren
River north entertainment area
Millennium
Brown Line train from Randolph/Wabash elevated
station to Fullerton station T.
Millennium
DePaul University (Lincoln Park)
3, 143, 147 or 151 north on Michigan at Randolph.
Exit at Ontario. Walk west.
Robert Morris University
Van Buren
Walk 2 blocks west on Van Buren.
Federal Buildings
Van Buren
Walk 3 blocks west on Jackson.
Van Buren
Walk 1 block south on Michigan.
Museum Campus/11th St.
Walk east from station and follow signs to Museum
Campus.
Roosevelt University
Field Museum
Shedd aquarium/Oceanarium
Museum Campus/11th St. 146 east on Roosevelt at Indiana. Exit at Aquarium.
Gene Siskel Film Center
Millennium
Walk 2 blocks west on Randolph.
Sightseeing Boats
Millennium
Walk 3 blocks north on Michigan to bridge.
Grant Park/Taste of Chicago
Van Buren
Walk into park on Congress or Jackson.
Soldier Field
Museum Campus/11th St.
Walk east from station and follow signs to
Museum Campus.
Greyhound Bus Station
Millennium
60 or 157 south on Michigan at Washington
Exit at Jefferson (60) or Harrison (157).
Spertus Museum of Judaica
Van Buren
Walk 2 blocks south on Michigan.
State Street Shopping
Millennium
Walk 2 blocks west on Randolph.
Thompson (State of Illinois) Center
Millennium
Walk 4 blocks west on Randolph.
Union Station (Metra, amtrak)
Van Buren
1, 7, 28, 126, or 151 west on Adams at Wabash.
United Center
Millennium
Bulls, Blackhawks, concerts: 19 south on Michigan at
Washington. Daily: 20 west on Madison at Wabash.
Guaranteed Rate Field
Museum Campus/11th St.
Take Red Line or Green Line train marked "95th" from
Roosevelt T station. Exit at 35th T station.
Harold Washington Library
Van Buren
Walk 2 blocks west on Van Buren.
Harris Music & Dance Theater
Millennium
Walk 1 block east on Randolph.
Illinois Center area
Millennium
Use South Water St. exit from station.
Illinois Medical District
Van Buren
Pink Line train marked "54th/Cermak" at
Adams/Wabash elevated station. Exit at Polk T.
LaSalle Street Metra Station
Van Buren
Walk 5 blocks west on Van Buren.
Lincoln Park Zoo/Conservatory
Millennium
151 north on Michigan at Randolph. Exit at Webster.
U of C Gleacher Center
Millennium
3, 143, 147 or 151 north on Michigan at Randolph.
Exit at Tribune Tower and walk 1 block east.
Loyola University (Water Tower)
Millennium
3, 26, 143, 147,or 151 north on Michigan at
Randolph. Exit at Chicago or Chestnut.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Van Buren
Blue Line subway train (under Dearborn) marked
"Forest Park" to UIC/Halsted T.
Loyola University (Lake Shore)
Millennium
147 north on Michigan at Randolph. Exit at Loyola
University.
Millennium
Building is adjacent to Millennium station main
entrance.
McCormick Place
Visitor Information Center at
Chicago Cultural Center
23rd St.
Building is next to station.
Water Tower Place
Millennium
Brown Line train marked "Kimball" from
Randolph/Wabash elevated station to Merchandise
Mart station T.
Millennium
Merchandise Mart
143, 147 or 151 north on Michigan at
Randolph. Exit at Chestnut.
Willis (Sears) Tower
Van Buren
1, 7, 28, 126, or 151 west on Adams at Wabash.
Wrigley Field
Millennium
Red Line train (under State) marked "Howard."
Exit at Addison T station and walk 1 block west.
Michigan ave. Shopping
Millennium
3, 26, 143, 147 or 151 north on Michigan at
Randolph.
Midway airport
Museum Campus/11th St.
Orange Line train marked "Midway" from Roosevelt
T (between Wabash & State) elevated station.
CTA FARES CAN BE PURCHASED FROM THE CTA VENDING MACHINES LOCATED IN THE METRA TICKET OFFICE
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• Blue Line trains (Dearborn Street subway) and Red Line trains (State Street subway) run at all times.
• Green Line trains (Loop "L") run as follows: Weekdays - Southbound 4:25am-1:30am. Northbound (Westbound) 4:15am-1:20am.
Saturdays/Sundays/Holidays - Southbound 5:25am-1:30am. Northbound (Westbound) 5:15am-1:20am.
• Purple Line express trains (Loop ‘L’) run Weekdays 6:05am-10:15am and 3:15pm-7:15pm.
• Orange Line trains (Loop ‘L’) run Weekdays 4:30am–1:35am; Saturdays/Sundays/Holidays 5:00am-1:35am.
• Brown Line trains run Weekdays/Saturdays 4:40am–1:40am; Sundays/Holidays 5:40am-1:40am.
• Pink Line trains (Loop "L") run Weekdays 4:35am-1:30am; Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays 5:35am-1:30am.