Cta Bus 80 Tracker (2024)

FAQs

How does CTA track buses? ›

CTA Bus Tracker uses GPS devices to report bus location data (and more) back to our CTA servers.

1-888-YOUR CTA (1-888-968-7282)

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Each full CTA fare is $2.25 (for bus) and $2.50 (for rail), but there are ways to lessen the cost if you purchase a Ventra card or Ventra ticket (more on that below). Transfers are always free, so long as it's not for more than two additional L lines or bus routes, or lasting more than two hours.

Cash can be used directly on buses and can be used at all Ventra vending machines to add value or passes to Ventra Cards or to buy disposable Ventra Tickets. You can also use cash to load value or passes at more than 1,000 Ventra retailers. See the above chart for fare information.

Bus shelter features

The push button is located inside the shelter, typically on the left front pole when facing the street, at a height of 42 inches above the ground—it also chirps occasionally letting riders who are blind or who have limited vision know that the shelter is equipped with arrival information.

Do I have to live in Chicago to work for CTA? Exempt (non-bargained for) employees must live within the boundaries of the CTA Statutory Service Area and Map either at the time of employment or within 6 months of beginning employment at CTA. Non-exempt (bargained for) employees do not have this requirement.

You can quickly pay for rides on CTA and Pace with Ventra Card on Google Pay. Simply 'wake up' your Android device and then tap-and-go to pay for rides using transit value and passes. No need to carry a card, open an app or unlock your phone — it's that easy!

Hours of service

Red Line and Blue Line train service operates at all times (24 hours per day, every day) as well as several bus routes.

Note that your credit or debit card may be authorized for $5 when you first touch it to a fare reader, even though the actual fare is less. This is a temporary pre-authorization, and you'll only be charged the actual fare once it's reconciled in your payment account (this usually happens after about a day).

You don't even have to use a card issued by us.

If you have a credit or debit card with the contactless payment symbol ( ), you can pay-as-you-go by touching your card to a reader or even create a Ventra Transit Account on that card, and load value and passes onto that.

How do I text the TTC bus? ›

To receive arrival times for the next TTC vehicles (up to 6), just text the multi-digit stop number to 898882 (TXTTTC). To receive arrival times for one specific route, text the multi-digit stop number, a space, then the route number to 898882 (TXTTTC).

Use transit in and around all of Chicago: It's easy to manage and pay your fare on CTA, Metra and Pace buses and trains with the Ventra app. Find all the features you're used to on the Ventra website and more, including mobile ticketing for Metra trains!