Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
CTA has 133 total routes. There are currently 76 open service alerts.
Current Systemwide Service Alerts
New Schedules in Effect
How does this affect my trip?
Beginning Sunday, Jun 15, updated schedules will go into effect for the following bus routes. The schedules for these routes are receiving updates as part of CTA’s commitment to better meet evolving ridership needs and patterns. Most routes continue to have the same frequency and span of service, but arrival times may change up to a few minutes.
Routes with more extensive changes to hours of service are marked with an asterisk (*). Bolded routes are part of CTA’s Frequent Network.
3 King Drive
4 Cottage Grove*
X4 Cottage Grove
7 Harrison
8A South Halsted
9 Ashland
X9 Ashland Exp
10 Museum of Science & Industry*
12 Roosevelt
15 Jeffrey Local
18 16th-18th*
20 Madison*
21 Cermak
24 Wentworth
28 Stony Island
30 South Chicago
34 South Michigan
35 31st/35th*
36 Broadway
47 47th*
49 Western*
X49 Western Exp*
50 Damen
53 Pulaski
53A South Kedzie
54B South Cicero*
55 Garfield
56 Milwaukee*
57 Laramie
60 Blue Island/26th
62 Archer
63 63rd*
63W West 63rd
66 Chicago*
67 67th/69th/71st
68 Northwest Highway
70 Division
72 North*
73 Armitage*
74 Fullerton
77 Belmont
78 Montrose*
79 79th
80 Irving Park
82 Kimball/Homan
84 Peterson
85 Central
86 Narragansett/Ridgeland*
87 87th
91 Austin
92 Foster
93 California/Dodge
94 California
95 95th
100 Jeffery Manor Exp
103 West 103rd
106 East 103rd
108 Halsted/95th
112 Vincennes/111th
121 Union/Streeterville Exp*
124 Navy Pier*
126 Jackson
130 Museum Campus
146 Inner Lake Shore /Michigan Exp*
147 Outer DuSable Lake Shore Exp*
152 Addison
156 LaSalle
157 Streeterville/Taylor*
165 West 65th
171 U. of Chicago/Hyde Park*
172 U. of Chicago/Kenwood*
206 Evanston Circulator
*In addition, the following service changes will be implemented (see separate alerts for details):
• Service to the lakefront and beaches are expanded weekdays - Mon, Jun 9 through mid-August: #35 31st/35th (31st Street Beach), #63rd 63rd (63rd Street Beach), #72 North (North Avenue Beach), and #78 Montrose (Montrose Beach) buses begin and end their trips at the indicated beaches between approximately 9am and 9:30pm.
Four Bus Routes Added to CTA’s Frequent Network – Effective Sun, Jun 15: The #4 Cottage Grove, #20 Madison, #49 Western and #66 Chicago will join CTA’s Frequent Network. This expands the network to 12 frequent routes that operate every 10 minutes or better along the entire route, 6am to 9pm on weekdays and weekends, 9am to 9pm.
New timetable brochures are posted at transitchicago.com see Schedules or call 1-888-YOUR-CTA to request a copy. For information on CTA's Frequent Network at transitchicago.com see Frequent Network.
Recently Resolved Systemwide Service Alerts
Loop-bound Brown Line Delays
Loop-bound Brown Line trains are running with residual delays following an earlier mechanical problem at Kedzie.
Trains are moving and normal service is being restored.
Allow extra travel time.
Routes and Lines
🚇 Subway/Metro Routes
CTA has 8 subway/metro routes.
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Blue Line
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Brown Line
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Green Line
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Orange Line
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Pink Line
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Purple Line
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Red Line
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Yellow Line
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🚌 Bus Routes
CTA has 125 bus routes.
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1 - Bronzeville/Union Station
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2 - Hyde Park Express
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3 - King Drive
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4 - Cottage Grove
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5 - South Shore Night Bus
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6 - Jackson Park Express
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7 - Harrison
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8 - Halsted
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8A - South Halsted
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9 - Ashland
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10 - Museum of Science & Industry
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11 - Lincoln
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12 - Roosevelt
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15 - Jeffery Local
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18 - 16th/18th
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20 - Madison
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21 - Cermak
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22 - Clark
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24 - Wentworth
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26 - South Shore Express
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28 - Stony Island
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29 - State
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30 - South Chicago
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31 - 31st
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34 - South Michigan
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35 - 31st/35th
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36 - Broadway
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37 - Sedgwick
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39 - Pershing
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43 - 43rd
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44 - Wallace/Racine
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47 - 47th
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48 - South Damen
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49 - Western
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49B - North Western
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50 - Damen
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51 - 51st
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52 - Kedzie
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52A - South Kedzie
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53 - Pulaski
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53A - South Pulaski
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54 - Cicero
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54A - North Cicero/Skokie Blvd.
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54B - South Cicero
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55 - Garfield
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55A - 55th/Austin
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55N - 55th/Narragansett
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56 - Milwaukee
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57 - Laramie
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59 - 59th/61st
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60 - Blue Island/26th
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62 - Archer
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62H - Archer/Harlem
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63 - 63rd
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63W - West 63rd
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65 - Grand
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66 - Chicago
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67 - 67th/69th/71st
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68 - Northwest Highway
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70 - Division
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71 - 71st/South Shore
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72 - North
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73 - Armitage
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74 - Fullerton
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75 - 74th/75th
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76 - Diversey
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77 - Belmont
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78 - Montrose
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79 - 79th
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80 - Irving Park
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81 - Lawrence
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81W - West Lawrence
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82 - Kimball/Homan
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84 - Peterson
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85 - Central
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85A - North Central
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86 - Narragansett/Ridgeland
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87 - 87th
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88 - Higgins
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90 - Harlem
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91 - Austin
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92 - Foster
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93 - California/Dodge
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94 - California
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95 - 95th
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96 - Lunt
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97 - Skokie
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100 - Jeffery Manor Express
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103 - West 103rd
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106 - East 103rd
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108 - Halsted/95th
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111 - 111th/King Drive
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111A - Pullman Shuttle
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112 - Vincennes/111th
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115 - Pullman/115th
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119 - Michigan/119th
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120 - Ogilvie/Streeterville Express
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121 - Union/Streeterville Express
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124 - Navy Pier
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125 - Water Tower Express
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126 - Jackson
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130 - Museum Campus
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134 - Stockton/LaSalle Express
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135 - Clarendon/LaSalle Express
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136 - Sheridan/LaSalle Express
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143 - Stockton/Michigan Express
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146 - Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express
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147 - Outer DuSable Lake Shore Express
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148 - Clarendon/Michigan Express
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151 - Sheridan
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152 - Addison
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155 - Devon
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156 - LaSalle
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157 - Streeterville/Taylor
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165 - West 65th
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169 - 69th/UPS Express
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171 - U. of Chicago/Hyde Park
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172 - U. of Chicago/Kenwood
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192 - University of Chicago Hospitals Express
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201 - Central/Ridge
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206 - Evanston Circulator
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J14 - Jeffery Jump
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X4 - Cottage Grove Express
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X9 - Ashland Express
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X49 - Western Express
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