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Fare Information

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For the best fare value, Pace recommends purchase of a Transit Card.

For purchase locations please click here or call 836-7000 from any Chicagoland area code.

To order online, please visit our online store.

A printable PDF document of fares for 2009 is available here.

Fare Type Adult fare Reduced**
Regular Fare $  1.75 $  0.85
Pace Transfer
$ 0.25 $  0.15
(with cash or Regular 10-Ride Ticket)
   
Children (Ages 7-11)
N/A $  0.85
Children (Under 7)
FREE* FREE*
Seniors (Over 65 with an RTA Senior Ride Free Smart Card Permit )
FREE*** FREE***
 
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 - Routes 855,
(and certain Express Routes)
$  4.00 $  2.00
Pace Transfer
(with cash or Premium 10-Ride Ticket)
$ 0.25 $  0.15
Children (Ages 7-11)
N/A $ 1.50
Children (Under 7)
FREE* FREE*
 
Express Service to Popular Destinations  
Wrigley Field, U.S.Cellular Field, Soldier Field and Six Flags Great America
$ 4.00 N/A
Allstate Arena and Toyota Park
$ 1.75 $ 0.85
 
Transit Passes  
Pace/CTA  30-Day Pass
$  86.00 $  35.00
New! Pace/CTA 7-Day Pass
$ 28.00 N/A


Note:

Effective January 1, 2009 Pace no longer can accept the CTA 7-Day Pass. A new pass called the Pace/CTA 7-Day Pass is now available for purchase through the CTA.


Please call 1.888.YOUR.CTA or visit www.transitchicago.com for sales locations and details about this new pass.

 

The Chicago Card, Chicago Card Plus and all CTA Transit Cards are issued by CTA and are honored on most Pace Routes.

Please note that the CTA One-Ride Pass, the U-Pass (effective June 1, 2009), Pace or CTA Employee Passes, and other fixed route fare media (cards, tickets, passes, etc.) are not accepted on Pace ADA Paratransit Service.

Also, electronic stored value fare media (CTA Transit Card and Chicago Card or Chicago Card Plus) cannot be used on Pace buses that do not have automatic fare collection equipment.

Pace routes currently without automatic fare collection equipment include:  654, 657, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 668, 669, 673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 781, 783, 787, 788, 806, 807, 808, 820, 824, 825, 826, 827, 828, 829 and 855. Pace is unable to accept the CTA Transit Card or Chicago Card on these routes at this time.

Pace recommends the Pace / Metra Link Up Pass, Pace / CTA 30 Day Pass or the CTA 7 Day Pass if you transfer to CTA.

Please call 836 – 7000 for sales locations   Visit the Chicago Card Online store for more information.

 
Paratransit Fare  
Dial-A-Ride
Fares vary based on community policy.
ADA Paratransit Service
(sold in books of ten for $30)
$ 3.00 N/A
 
Subscription Route 1012  
Regular Fare
This route only accepts a route specific premium fare monthly pass that can be purchased for $125.00
Pace Transfer
N/A N/A

Special Express Fare – UPS Routes 891 and 892 $ 1.75 $ .85

Shuttle Route Fares    
All Shuttle Bug Routes
$  1.75 N/A
Routes 205, 206, and 207
$ 0.25 N/A
Route 535 Fox Valley Shuttle
$  1.75 N/A
(Reduced fares are not available for some of these routes. Riders paying Shuttle Route fares with the Chicago Card will have $1.75 deducted from their cards. We suggest paying Shuttle fares with a different type of fare product. Pace apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.) 
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.)

Free Fare – Route 905 (Schaumburg/Woodfield Trolley Service)
and Niles Free Bus Routes 411, 412, and 413.


Important Note:

*** Senior Citizens 65 and older may ride all Pace fixed route bus service at no charge with
an RTA Senior Ride Free Smart Card Permit .

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

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


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