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Fare Vending Machine Locations

You can buy farecards and add value to them at hundreds of vending machines located at CTA 'L' stations and a number of other places around town.

 

Transit Card Vending Machines cash

These machines accept cash and coin and vend new Transit Cards or can add value to a Transit Card or Chicago Card you already have.

  • At all CTA 'L' stations (CTA train stations)
     
  • Metropolitan and national rail terminals in Chicago:
    • Chicago-Union Station (Metra BNSF, Heritage Corridor, Southwest Service and Milwaukee District lines, and all Amtrak service—vending machine located in Metra ticket area)
    • LaSalle Street Station (Metra Rock Island District terminal)
    • Millennium Station (Metra Electric lines & NICTD South Shore Line terminal)
    • Ogilvie Transportation Center (Metra Union Pacific lines terminal)
    • Van Buren Station (Metra Electric lines & NICTD South Shore Line station)
       
  • CTA Headquarters: 567 W Lake St, 2nd Floor Sales Center (Chicago)
     
  • Currency Exchange: 79th/Jeffery, (Chicago)
  • Dominick's #1086: 3350 N. Western Ave., (Chicago)
  • Dominick's #1130: 2101 E. 71st St., (Chicago)
  • The Museum of Science and Industry (inside main entrance area off of Museum Drive)
  • Navy Pier
  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital:
    • Feinberg Pavillion, 251 E. Huron, 2nd Fl.
    • Prentice Women's Hospital, 250 E Superior, 2nd Fl.

 

Express Vending Machines credit cards

Buy new Transit Cards or add value to Transit Card or Chicago Card at these machines, all located at 'L' stations, using any major credit card. (The following list is sorted alphabetically, by station name.)

Express Vending Machines are located in the following 'L' stations:
Station Served by Notes
54th/Cermak Pink Line
 		  
95th/Dan Ryan Red Line
 		  
Adams/Wabash Brown, Green, Orange, Purple and Pink Lines
 		  
Addison Brown Line
 		  At Addison/Ravenswood entrance
Addison Red Line
 		 Station nearest Wrigley Field
Armitage Brown and Purple Lines
 		  
Ashland/63rd Green Line
 		  
Belmont Red, Brown and Purple Lines
 		 At Belmont/Sheffield
Cermak-Chinatown Red Line
 		  
Chicago Brown and Purple Lines
 		 At Chicago/Franklin
Chicago Red Line
 		 At Chicago/State
Clark/Division Red Line
 		  
Clark/Lake Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Purple and Pink Lines
 		 At James R. Thompson Center entrance
Cumberland Blue Line
 		  
Davis Purple Line
 		  
Diversey Brown and Purple Lines
 		  
Forest Park
 Blue Line
 		  
Fullerton Red, Brown and Purple Lines
 		  
Garfield
Green Line
 		 At Garfield/Prairie
Grand Red Line
 		 At Grand/State
Harlem/Lake Green Line
 		 At Marion entrance, 1 block east of Harlem
Howard Red, Purple and Yellow Lines
 		 At Paulina (Bus Terminal) entrance, south of Howard St—Upper level
Jackson Blue Line
 		 At Adams-Jackson entrance (Federal Plaza)
Jackson Red Line
 		 At Adams-Jackson entrance
Jefferson Park Blue Line
 		  
Kedzie Orange Line
 		 At Kedzie/49th
Kimball Brown Line
 		  
Lake Red Line
 At both mezzanine entrances
Linden Purple Line
 		  
Logan Square Blue Line
 		  
Merchandise Mart Brown and Purple Lines
 		  
Midway Orange Line
 		  
Monroe Red Line
 		 Madison-Monroe entrance
Montrose Brown Line
 		 At Montrose/Ravenswood
Paulina Brown Line
 		  
Pulaski Orange Line
 		 At Pulaski/51st
Roosevelt Orange and Green Lines (with connection to Red Line)
 		 At elevated station entrance btw. State and Wabash
Skokie Yellow Line  
Southport Brown Line
 		  
Sox-35th Red Line
 		 Station nearest U.S. Cellular Field
Wellington Brown Line Station is near Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Washington/Wells Brown, Orange, Purple and Pink Lines
 		  

 

CTA Pass Machines cashcredit cards

Buy new unlimited ride cards from these machines, including 3-day and 7-day CTA passes (and 7-day CTA/Pace passes at some locations) using cash or credit cards.

CTA Pass Machines are located in the following 'L' stations:
Station Served by Notes
Chicago Red Line  At Chicago/State
Cumberland Blue Line  At Paulina (Bus Terminal) entrance, south of Howard St—Upper level
Howard Red, Purple and Yellow Lines  At Paulina
Midway Orange Line  
O'Hare Blue Line In airport, lower level, between Airline Terminals 1 & 2
Rosemont Blue Line  

 

 

CTA Pass Machines are also available at these other locations around town:
  • Chicago Cultural Center (Randolph/Michigan, Chicago)
  • Chicago-Union Station (in Metra ticket area) 
  • J. Ira & Nicki Harris Family Hostel (Congress/Wabash, Chicago)
  • Water Tower Visitor Center (Chicago/Michigan, Chicago)

 

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