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Fare Information

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For the best fare value, Pace recommends purchase of a Transit Card. Buy one in person at an authorized sales center or at the Pace Online Store.

A printable PDF document of fares for 2010 is available here.

Fare Type Adult fare Reduced**
Regular Fare $  1.75 $  0.85
Pace Transfer
(with cash or Regular 10-Ride Ticket)
$ 0.25 $  0.15
Children (Ages 7-11)
N/A $  0.85
 
Local/Feeder Fare $  1.75 $  0.85
Local Transfer
FREE FREE
Pace Transfer
(with cash or Regular 10-Ride Ticket)
$  0.25 $  0.15
 
Premium Fare  
Express Service Network Routes 755 and 855 $  4.00 $  2.00
Pace Transfer
(with cash or Premium 10-Ride Ticket)
$ 0.25 $  0.15
 
Express Service to Popular Destinations Fares  
Wrigley Field
U.S.Cellular Field
Soldier Field
Six Flags Great America
$ 4.00 N/A
Allstate Arena
Toyota Park
$ 1.75 $ 0.85
Pace Transfer
(with cash or Premium 10-Ride Ticket)
$ 0.25 $  0.15
 
Free Fares    
Children (Under 7)
FREE* FREE*
Seniors (Over 65 with an RTA
Senior Ride Free Smart Card Permit )
FREE FREE
People with Disabilities
With a valid RTA Circuit Permit
FREE FREE
Route 905 (Schaumburg/Woodfield
Trolley Service)
FREE FREE
Niles Free Bus Routes 411, 412,
and 413
FREE FREE
 
Paratransit Fare  
Call-n-Ride
$1.75
Dial-a-Ride
Fares vary based on community policy.
ADA Paratransit Service
(sold in books of ten for $30)
$ 3.00 N/A
 

Shuttle Route Fares    
All Shuttle Bug Routes $  1.75 N/A
Please note that there are no reduced fares for Shuttle Bug routes.
 
Grove Shuttle    
Routes 461, 462, 463 and 464

$ 3.00

N/A
(Pace passes and tickets are not valid on the Grove Shuttle. Reduced fares are not available for the Downers Grove routes.)

Transit Passes  
Pace/CTA 30-Day Pass
$  86.00 $  35.00
Pace/CTA 7-Day Pass
$ 28.00 N/A
Pace 30-Day Commuter Club Card
$ 60.00 $ 30.00
Pace Regular 10-Ride Plus Ticket
$ 17.50 $ 8.50
Pace Premium 10-Ride Plus Ticket
$ 40.00 $ 20.00
Regional ADA Paratransit Ticket

(Book of 10)
$ 30.00 N/A
Student Summer Haul Pass
$ 45.00 N/A
Campus Connection Pass
$ 140.00 N/A
 

Footnotes:

*   When attended by fare-paying adult (Maximum of 2 children free per adult.)

**  With RTA Reduced Card/Permit, School ID, CTA Student Riding Permit or Pace Permit.


Other Notes:

Certain electronic stored value fare media (CTA Transit Card, Chicago Card, Chicago Card Plus, etc.) cannot be use on Pace buses that do not have automatic fare collection equipment. Pace routes currently without automatic fare collection equipment include: 654, 657, 668, 669, 673, 675, 676, 677, 678, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 755, 781, 783, 806, 807, 808 and 855.
 
Pace accepts the CTA’s 30-Day pass, the Pace/CTA 7-Day Pass, and stored value cards (Chicago Card, Chicago Card Plus and magnetic strip transit cards) on its Fixed Route Service. Pace does not accept CTA’s 1-Day (Visitor Fun Pass), 3-Day, 7-Day and U-Pass fare media. No Pace or CTA Employee Passes or fixed route fare media (cards, tickets, passes, etc.) are accepted on Pace ADA Paratransit Service.

 


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