Take CTA to the Game
The easiest way to get to major sporting events is the CTA, with fast, frequent and convenient ‘L’ train and bus service to major Chicago sports venues!
All stations and bus routes on this page are accessible.
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Soldier Field
Home of the Chicago Bears
1410 S Museum Campus Dr, Chicago, IL
at Solidarity Dr/Museum Campus Dr (south of Roosevelt in Museum Campus)
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Trains
Red, Green and Orange Lines
The stadium is a few blocks east of the Roosevelt stops on the CTA Red, Orange and Green Lines (about a 15 minute walk or a short bus ride).
You can walk from the ‘L’ stops by heading east on Roosevelt Road from State Street until you cross Columbus. To your left will be a walkway that gently slopes down through the Museum Campus to a pedestrian underpass to get to the other side of Lake Shore Drive. Then, turn right to head south past the Field Museum and on to Soldier Field.
To get to the Roosevelt stop from the north (including downtown) and West Side, take a Red Line train toward 95th, a Green Line train toward Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove or an Orange Line train toward Midway. From the south and southwest, take a Red Line train toward Howard, an Orange Line train toward the Loop or a Green Line train toward Harlem/Lake.
Buses
You can also use CTA bus #128 Soldier Field Express or the #130 Museum Campus, which serve Union Station and the Ogilvie Transportation Center (Metra). From downtown, you can use the #130 or the #146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express, all of which connect with Red, Orange and Green Lines on Roosevelt. All of these bus routes stop in front of the stadium.
More info
CTA Service to Bears Games ("Connections" video, Sep./Oct. 2010)
U.S. Cellular Field
Home of the Chicago White Sox
333 W 35th St, Chicago, IL
at 35th/Shields (in Armour Square neighborhood)
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Trains
Red and Green Lines
The ballpark is just three blocks west of the 35th-Bronzeville-IIT stop on the CTA Red and Green Lines.
To get to the 35th-Bronzeville-IIT stop from the north:
- You can take a Green Line train toward Cottage Grove from the Loop or West Side.
- You can take a Red Line train toward Ashland/63rd from the North Side or downtown Red Line subway.
- From the south, take a Green Line train toward Harlem/Lake or a Red Line train toward Howard.
Note that changes in effect for the Red Line South Reconstruction Project have changed how the Red Line operates through mid-October, 2013.
Buses
You can also use CTA buses #1 Bronzeville/Union Station, #4 Cottage Grove, #24 Wentworth, #29 State, #35 31st/35th (connects with Orange Line and Green Line), #39 Pershing (connects with Orange Line and Green Line) and #44 Wallace/Racine to get to, or within a few blocks of, the ballpark.
Wrigley Field
Home of the Chicago Cubs
1060 W Addison St, Chicago, IL
at Clark/Addison (Wrigleyville neighborhood)
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Trains
Red Line
The ballpark is just a half block west of the Addison stop on the CTA Red Line.
To get to the Addison stop from the south (including downtown), take a Red Line train toward Howard. From the north, take a Red Line train toward 95th.
Purple Line Express
The ballpark is also just a couple of blocks south of the Sheridan stop on the CTA Red Line. Before weekday night games, regular, Loop-bound Purple Line Express trains will make an additional stop at Sheridan (rather than run express from Howard to Belmont) to provide additional access for people traveling from the far north side and North Shore communities.
Linden-bound Purple Line Express trains will not make a special stop at Sheridan and Purple Line Express service operates only during weekday rush peiods. For service back north after the game, use the Red Line from Addison or Sheridan (where you can transfer to Purple Line local service and Yellow Line trains at Howard).
Buses
You can also use CTA buses #8 Halsted, #22 Clark, #152 Addison (connects to the Brown and Blue lines) and #154 Wrigley Field Express (connects to remote parking at DeVry University at Addison/Rockwell) to get to, or within a few blocks of, Wrigley Field.
United Center
Home of the Chicago Blackhawks & the Chicago Bulls
1901 W Madison St, Chicago, IL
at Madison/Damen
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Trains
Blue Line
The stadium is just a few blocks north of the Illinois Medical District stop on the CTA Blue Line. The shortest walk is by exiting the station to Damen Avenue (western-most exit) and walk north on Damen to Madison.
To get to the Illinois Medical District stop from the west (including the far West Side and the communities of Forest Park and Oak Park), take a Blue Line train toward O’Hare. From the east and north (including downtown, the Northwest Side, northwest suburbs east of O'Hare and directly from O'Hare Airport), take a Blue Line train toward Forest Park.
Green and Pink Lines
The stadium is two blocks south and three blocks west of the Ashland/Lake stop on the CTA Green and Pink Lines.
To get to the Ashland/Lake station from the west, take a Green Line train toward Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove, or a Pink Line train toward the Loop. From the east (including downtown or the South Side portions of the Green Line), take a Green Line train toward Harlem/Lake or a Pink Line train toward 54th/Cermak.
Buses
You can also use CTA buses #9 Ashland, #19 United Center Express, #20 Madison, #50 Damen or #126 Jackson to get to, or within a few blocks of, the stadium.
Finding the best route for you
Use Google Transit or Goroo to plan your trip, or call the RTA Travel Information Center at 1-312-836-7000.
For complete CTA route information including both buses and trains, as well as details about each train station, see our Route & System Guide.