CTA

CTA: Extra Service for Pride Parade, Country LakeShake, Baseball Games this Week end

June 21, 2018

CTA recommends allowing plenty of travel time and purchasing fares and unlimited-ride passes ahead of time. More information about purchasing fares is below.

Event service/extra service
Pride Parade
Sun. 6/24 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

  • Rail: Red, Orange, Blue and Brown lines
  • Bus:  #22 Clark, #36 Broadway, #74 Fullerton, #77 Belmont, #78 Montrose and #151 Sheridan

Country LakeShake
Fri. 6/22 to Sun. 6/24 from 2:30 p.m. to 10:45 p.m.

  • Bus: #130 Museum Campus and #146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express

Guaranteed Rate Field

  • Rail: Red Line and Green Line
  • Bus: #4 Cottage Grove, #24 Wentworth, #29 State, #31 31st, #35 35th, #39 Pershing and #44 Wallace/Racine

Oakland Athletics vs. Chicago White Sox

  • Thurs. 6/21 and Fri. 6/22 at 7:10 p.m. Sat. 6/23 and Sun. 6/24 at 1:10 p.m.

Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago White Sox: Tues. 6/26 and Wed. 6/27 at 7:10 p.m. 

Buy your unlimited ride passes and fares in advance
Avoid long lines to buy fares! Customers can add  unlimited ride passes (1-day, 3-day, 7-day and 30-day) or add money to pay per-ride to their Ventra cards ahead of time via the free Ventra app, at rail station Ventra vending machines, online or at more than 1,000 local retailers (for locations visit ventrachicago.com or the Ventra app).

Customers can also purchase 1-day unlimited ride tickets ($10) or single-ride tickets ($3) from all Ventra vending machines. Single-ride tickets include up to two transfers in two hours. Customers can also pay their fares with their personal contactless debit or credit cards.

Stay in the Loop on CTA Service
Plan your trip using the Google Transit Trip Planner. Be sure to also check out CTA on Facebook or Twitter (@CTA) for system travel updates and alerts. For details about all CTA service, call 312-836-7000 or visit the CTA website at transitchicago.com.

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