CTA Pass Chicago

[RailFanLNK]

I'm leading a tour group in Chicago to the Nebraska vs Northwestern game on Saturday October 20th. Is the 3-Day CTA pass we have purchased for our stay in Chicago good for Evanston buses? I know it's good for the purple line but don't know about the bus system. Thanks!

 

[AlanB]

Al,

Depends on which bus you want to use in Evanston. The pass works for any CTA bus, basically any route number between 1 & 206. The pass will not work on Pace buses, numbers 207 & higher.

 

[fairviewroad]

Here's a good summary of the CTA bus routes your pass would be good for:

http://www.epl.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=219&Itemid=332&limitstart=4

And here are the PACE routes your pass would not be valid on:

http://www.pacebus.com/sub/schedules/search_results.asp?TYPE=community&KEYWORD=Evanston

 

[trainman74]

Assuming you're coming up from Chicago on Saturday morning: the Central Avenue stop on the Purple Line is just a couple blocks from Dyche Stadium Ryan Field -- given the traffic around the stadium before and after the game, unless members of your tour group are mobility challenged, I would highly recommend walking from the 'L' rather than attempting to transfer to the bus.

 

[RailFanLNK]

Yeah, we can all walk real well. I'm thinking of taking the group up to Evanston 4 hours before kickoff so they can attend a Farmers Market and shop and eat lunch in Evanston. The Farmers Markets seems to be too much of a walk so they will need the city bus system. To get near Ryan Field or hop back on the Purple Line from Davis and hit the Central stop. I just wanted to have my ducks in a row bus wise so they don't get on a Pace bus and have their CTA card eaten or not have the proper change/dollors for a bus they don't need to use! Thanks everyone!