List of Chicago Transit Authority bus routes
This is a list of bus routes operated by the Chicago Transit Authority.
The 4 (between 63rd/Cottage Grove and Washington/State only), 9 (between 95th/Dan Ryan and North/Clark only), 20 (between Michigan and Austin only), 22 (between Howard and Harrison only), 34 (between 95th/Dan Ryan and 131st/Ellis only), 49 (between 79th and Berwyn only), 53 (between Harrison and Irving Park only), 55 (between Museum of Science and Industry and 55th/St. Louis only), 60 (between Washington/State and 54th/Cermak only), 62 (between Washington/State and Midway), 63 (between Midway and 63rd/Stony Island only), 66 (between Chicago/Pulaski and Washington/State only), 77 (between Octavia and Halsted only), 79 (between Western and Lakefront only), 81 (between Jefferson Park Blue Line station and Wilson/Marine only), and 87 (between Western and the 87th Red Line station only), routes all run 24/7.
Routes
| Route Name | Terminus | Terminus | Operates | Garage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
Bronzeville/Union Station |
35th/Michigan | Union Station | Weekday Rush Hours | 77th |
| 2
Hyde Park Express |
60th/Cottage Grove | Navy Pier | Weekday Rush Hours | 77th |
| 3
King Drive |
95th/St. Lawrence | Fairbanks/Huron | Daily | 77th |
| 4
Cottage Grove |
95th/St. Lawrence 115th/Cottage Grove |
Columbus/Randolph | Daily | 77th |
| N4
Cottage Grove (Owl) |
63rd/Cottage Grove Green Line Terminal | Washington/State | Daily-Overnight | 77th |
| N5
South Shore Night Bus |
69th Red Line station | 95th/Dan Ryan Red Line Terminal | Daily-Overnight | 103rd |
| 6
Jackson Park Express |
79th/South Shore Drive | Wacker/Columbus | Daily | 103rd |
| 7
Harrison |
Harrison/Central | Congress/Michigan | Weekdays | Kedzie |
| 8
Halsted |
79th/Halsted | Broadway/Waveland | Daily | 77th |
| 8A
South Halsted |
119th/Halsted
Weekday midday, all day on weekends: |
79th/Perry | Daily | 77th |
| 9
Ashland |
95th/Ashland
Weekday Rush Hours: |
Clark/Belle Plaine | Daily | 74th |
| X9
Ashland Express |
95th/Ashland | Irving Park/Broadway | Weekday Rush Hours | 74th |
| N9
Ashland (Owl) |
95th/Dan Ryan Red Line Terminal | North/Clark | Daily-Overnight | 74th |
| 10
Museum of Science and Industry |
Chestnut/Mies Van Der Rohe | Museum of Science & Industry | Memorial Day through Labor Day: Daily |
Kedzie |
| 11
Lincoln |
Howard/McCormick | Weekdays: Fullerton Red/Brown/Purple Line station Weekends: |
Daily | North Park |
| 12
Roosevelt |
Central/Harrison | 15th Place/Indiana | Daily | Kedzie/Chicago |
| J14
Jeffery Jump |
103rd/Stony Island (103rd Street Bus Garage) | Washington/Jefferson | Daily | 103rd |
| 15
Jeffery Local |
103rd/Stony Island (103rd Street Bus Garage) | 47th Red Line station | Daily | 103rd |
| 18
16th/18th |
16th/47th Court | Roosevelt/Michigan | Daily | Kedzie |
| 19
United Center Express |
Michigan/Randolph | United Center | Special Events | Kedzie |
| 20
Madison |
Madison/Austin | Weekdays & Weekends: Madison/Michigan Weekday Rush Hours: |
Daily | Chicago |
| N20
Madison (Owl) |
Madison/Austin | Washington/State | Daily-Overnight | Chicago |
| 21
Cermak |
North Riverside Park Mall | Mercy Hospital |
Daily | Kedzie |
| 22
Clark |
Howard Red/Yellow/Purple Line Terminal | Clark/Harrison | Daily | North Park |
| N22
Clark (Owl) |
Howard Red/Yellow/Purple Line Terminal | Washington/State | Daily-Overnight | North Park |
| 24
Wentworth |
Weekdays: 79th/Perry Weekday Rush Hours: |
Clark/Lake station | Weekdays | 77th |
| 26
South Shore Express |
103rd/Stony Island (103rd Street Bus Garage) | Chicago/Fairbanks | Weekday Rush Hours | 103rd |
| 28
Stony Island |
Olive-Harvey College
103rd/Stony Island (103rd Street Bus Garage) |
47th/Lake Park
Weekday Rush Hours: Union Station |
Daily | 103rd |
| 29
State |
95th/Dan Ryan Red Line Terminal | Navy Pier | Daily | 103rd |
| 30
South Chicago |
Hegewisch station | Weekdays & Saturdays: 69th Red Line station Sundays: |
Daily | 103rd |
| 31
31st |
Ashland Orange Line station | 33rd Place/King Drive | Weekdays | 77th |
| 34
South Michigan |
131st/Ellis | 95th/Dan Ryan Red Line Terminal | Daily | 103rd |
| N34
South Michigan (Owl) |
131st/Ellis | 95th/Dan Ryan Red Line Terminal | Daily-Overnight | 103rd |
| 35
31st/35th |
Cicero/24th Place[1] 36th/Kedzie |
35th/Cottage Grove
Memorial Day through Labor Day on weekends: |
Daily | Kedzie |
| 36
Broadway |
Arthur/Clark | LaSalle Metra station
Weekday and Weekend Late Night: |
Daily | North Park |
| 37
Sedgwick |
Fullerton Red/Brown/Purple Line station | Clinton Blue Line station | Weekdays | Chicago |
| 39
Pershing |
38th/St. Louis | 40th/Lake Park | Weekdays | Kedzie |
| 43
43rd |
Root/Halsted
Weekdays: |
43rd/Oakenwald | Daily | 77th |
| 44
Wallace/Racine |
87th/Racine | Halsted Orange Line station | Daily | 74th |
| 47
47th |
Cicero/Archer | 47th/Lake Park | Daily | 74th |
| 48
South Damen |
87th/Damen | Western Orange Line station | Weekday Rush Hours | 74th |
| 49
Western |
79th/Western | Berwyn/Western | Daily | North Park/74th |
| X49
Western Express |
79th/Western | Berwyn/Western | Weekday Rush Hours | North Park/74th |
| 49B
North Western |
Western Brown Line station | Birchwood/Western | Daily | North Park |
| N49
Western (Owl) |
79th/Western | Berwyn/Western | Daily-Overnight | 74th |
| 50
Damen |
35th/Archer Orange Line station | Edgewater/Clark | Daily | North Park |
| 51
51st |
Kedzie Orange Line station | 47th Red Line station | Daily | 77th |
| 52
Kedzie/California |
63rd Place/Kedzie | Addison/Rockwell | Daily | Kedzie |
| 52A
South Kedzie |
115th/Springfield | Kedzie Orange Line station | Daily | 77th |
| 53
Pulaski |
Pulaski/Peterson | 31st/Komensky | Daily | Chicago |
| N53
Pulaski (Owl) |
Pulaski Blue Line station | Irving Park/Keystone | Daily-Overnight | Chicago |
| 53A
South Pulaski |
31st/Komensky | Weekdays 115th/Springfield Weekends |
Daily | 77th |
| 54
Cicero |
Cicero/Pensacola | Cicero/24th Place | Daily | Chicago |
| 54A
North Cicero/Skokie Blvd |
Irving Park/Keystone Late PM Rush Trips: |
Skokie Courthouse | Weekday Rush Hours | Forest Glen |
| 54B
South Cicero |
Cermak/Kilbourn | Ford City Mall | Daily | Chicago |
| 55
Garfield |
Museum of Science and Industry | Midway Orange Line Terminal | Daily | 74th |
| 55A
55th/Austin |
65th/Austin | Midway Orange Line Terminal | Weekday Rush Hours | 74th |
| 55N
55th/Narragansett |
63rd Place/Narragansett | Midway Orange Line Terminal | Monday-Saturday | 74th |
| N55
Garfield (Owl) |
Museum of Science and Industry | 55th/St. Louis | Daily-Overnight | 74th |
| 56
Milwaukee |
Jefferson Park Blue Line station | Madison/Michigan | Daily | Forest Glen/North Park |
| 57
Laramie |
Grand/Latrobe | Cicero Blue Line station | Daily | Chicago |
| 59
59th/61st |
Midway Orange Line Terminal | 60th/Stony Island | Monday-Saturday | 74th |
| 60
Blue Island/26th |
Cicero/24th Place | Randolph/Harbor Drive | Daily | Kedzie |
| N60
Blue Island/26th (Owl) |
Washington/State | 54th/Cermak Pink Line Terminal | Daily-Overnight | Kedzie |
| 62
Archer |
Archer/Harlem | Kinzie/State | Daily | 74th/Kedzie |
| 62H
Archer/Harlem |
Midway Orange Line Terminal | 63rd/Archer | Monday-Saturday | 74th |
| N62
Archer (Owl) |
Washington/State | Midway Orange Line Terminal | Overnight | 74th |
| 63
63rd |
Midway Orange Line Terminal | 63rd/Stony Island
Memorial Day through Labor Day on weekends: |
Daily | 74th |
| N63
63rd (Owl) |
Midway Orange Line Terminal | 63rd/Stony Island | Daily-Overnight | 74th |
| 63W
West 63rd |
63rd/Archer | Midway Orange Line Terminal | Daily | 74th |
| 65
Grand |
Grand/Nordica | Navy Pier | Daily | Chicago |
| 66
Chicago |
Chicago/Austin | Navy Pier | Daily | Chicago/Kedzie |
| N66
Chicago (Owl) |
Chicago/Pulaski (Chicago Avenue Bus Garage) | Washington/State | Daily-Overnight | Chicago |
| 67
67th/69th/71st |
Ford City Mall | 67th/Oglesby
Select Eastbound Trips: |
Daily | 74th |
| 68
Northwest Highway |
Park Ridge Metra Station | Jefferson Park Blue Line station | Daily | Forest Glen |
| 70
Division |
Division/Austin | Walton/Dearborn | Daily | Chicago |
| 71
71st/South Shore |
112th/Torrence
73rd/Exchange |
69th Red Line station | Daily | 103rd |
| 72
North |
North/Harlem
North/Narragansett |
North/Clark
Memorial Day through Labor Day on weekends: |
Daily | Chicago |
| 73
Armitage |
Grand/Latrobe | North/Clark | Daily | Chicago |
| 74
Fullerton |
Grand/Nordica | Fullerton/Halsted | Daily | Chicago |
| 75
74th/75th |
74th/Damen | 75th/South Shore Drive | Daily | 74th |
| 76
Diversey |
Diversey/Neva | Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum | Daily | Forest Glen |
| 77
Belmont |
Belmont/Cumberland | Belmont/Halsted
Diversey/Lake Shore Drive |
Daily | Forest Glen |
| N77
Belmont (Owl) |
Belmont/Octavia | Belmont/Halsted | Daily-Overnight | Forest Glen |
| 78
Montrose |
Harlem/Forest Preserve Drive | Montrose/Marine Drive
Memorial Day through Labor Day on weekends: |
Daily | Forest Glen |
| 79
79th |
Ford City Mall 79th/Western |
79th/Lake Shore Drive | Daily | 77th |
| N79
79th (Owl) |
79th/Western | 79th/Lake Shore Drive | Daily-Overnight | 77th |
| 80
Irving Park |
Irving Park/Harlem
Irving Park/Cumberland |
Irving Park/Broadway | Daily | Forest Glen |
| 81
Lawrence |
Jefferson Park Blue Line station | Wilson/Marine Drive | Daily | Forest Glen |
| 81W
West Lawrence |
Jefferson Park Blue Line station | Cumberland Blue Line station | Daily | Forest Glen |
| N81
Lawrence (Owl) |
Jefferson Park Blue Line station | Wilson/Marine Drive | Daily-Overnight | Forest Glen |
| 82
Kimball/Homan |
31st/Lawndale | Devon/Kedzie
Mall Operation Hours: |
Daily | Kedzie/North Park |
| 84
Peterson |
Caldwell/Central | Bryn Mawr Red Line station | Daily | Forest Glen |
| 85
Central |
Bryn Mawr/Elston (Forest Glen Bus Garage) | Central/Harrison | Daily | Forest Glen |
| 85A
North Central |
Jefferson Park Blue Line station | Touhy/Lehigh | Monday-Saturday | Forest Glen |
| 86
Narragansett/Ridgeland |
Imlay/Milwaukee | Ridgeland Green Line station | Weekdays | Forest Glen |
| 87
87th |
88th/Cicero 87th/Western |
91st/Commercial | Daily | 77th |
| N87
87th (Owl) |
87th/Western | 87th Red Line station | Daily-Overnight | 77th |
| 88
Higgins |
Jefferson Park Blue Line station | Devon/Canfield | Daily | Forest Glen |
| 90
Harlem |
Harlem Blue Line station | Harlem/Lake Green Line Terminal | Daily | Forest Glen |
| 91
Austin |
Jefferson Park Blue Line station | Austin/Roosevelt | Daily | Forest Glen |
| 92
Foster |
Jefferson Park Blue Line station | Berwyn Red Line station | Daily | Forest Glen/North Park |
| 93
California/Dodge |
Kimball Brown Line Terminal | Davis Purple Line station | Monday-Saturday | North Park |
| 94
South California |
Chicago/Troy | 74th/Damen | Daily | 74th |
| 95
95th |
92nd/Buffalo | 87th/Damen | Daily | 103rd |
| 96
Lunt |
Devon/Kedzie | Morse Red Line station | Weekdays | North Park |
| 97
Skokie |
Howard Red/Yellow/Purple Line Terminal | Old Orchard Mall Weekdays and Weekends |
Daily | North Park |
| X98
Avon Express |
Avon, Morton Grove (Golf/Waukegan) | Jefferson Park Blue Line station | Monday-Friday Late Evening/Shifts | North Park |
| 100
Jeffery Manor Express |
95th/Dan Ryan Red Line Terminal | 112th/Avenue C | Weekday Rush Hours | 103rd |
| 103
West 103rd |
104th/Pulaski | 95th/Dan Ryan Red Line Terminal | Daily | 103rd |
| 106
East 103rd |
103rd/Stony Island (103rd Street Bus Garage) | 95th/Dan Ryan Red Line Terminal | Daily | 103rd |
| 108
Halsted/95th |
127th/Lowe | 95th/Dan Ryan Red Line Terminal | Weekdays | 103rd |
| 111
111th/King Drive |
95th/Dan Ryan Red Line Terminal | 117th/Marshfield (Marshfield Plaza) | Daily | 103rd |
| 111A
Pullman Shuttle |
Kensington/115th Street Metra Station | Pullman Park Plaza (109th/Doty) | Daily | 103rd |
| 112
Vincennes/111th |
95th/Dan Ryan Red Line Terminal | 111th/Pulaski | Daily | 103rd |
| 115
Pullman/115th |
95th/Dan Ryan Red Line Terminal | 117th/Marshfield (Marshfield Plaza) | Daily | 103rd |
| 119
Michigan/119th |
95th/Dan Ryan Red Line Terminal | 119th/Western | Daily | 103rd |
| 120
Ogilvie/Streeterville Express |
Ogilvie Transportation Center | Fairbanks/Chicago | Weekday Rush Hours | Chicago (PM)/Kedzie/77th (AM) |
| 121
Union/Streeterville Express |
Union Station | Fairbanks/Chicago | Weekday Rush Hours | Chicago (PM)/Kedzie/77th (AM) |
| 124
Navy Pier |
Ogilvie / Union Stations | Navy Pier | Daily | Kedzie |
| 125
Water Tower Express |
Desplaines/Harrison | Chestnut/Mies Van Der Rohe | Weekday Rush Hours | Kedzie/Chicago (PM)/77th (AM) |
| 126
Jackson |
Jackson/Austin | Congress/Michigan | Daily | Kedzie |
| 128
Soldier Field Express |
Ogilvie / Union Stations | Soldier Field | Bears Games | 103rd |
| 130
Museum Campus |
Ogilvie / Union Stations | Museum Campus | Memorial Day through Labor Day only | Kedzie |
| 132
Goose Island Express |
Clybourn Metra Station | Congress/Michigan | Weekday Rush Hours | Chicago |
| 134
Stockton/LaSalle Express |
Belmont/Sheridan | Adams/Wacker | Weekday Rush Hours | Kedzie |
| 135
Clarendon/LaSalle Express |
Clarendon/Sunnyside | Adams/Wacker | Weekday Rush Hours | North Park |
| 136
Sheridan/LaSalle Express |
Devon/Sheridan | Adams/Wacker | Weekday Rush Hours | North Park |
| 143
Stockton/Michigan Express |
Belmont/Sheridan | Congress/Michigan | Weekday Rush Hours | Kedzie |
| 146
Inner Drive/Michigan Express |
Berwyn Red Line station | Museum Campus | Daily | North Park |
| 147
Outer Drive Express |
Howard Red/Yellow/Purple Line Terminal | Congress/Michigan
Weekday Mornings and Weekends: |
Daily | North Park |
| 148
Clarendon/Michigan Express |
Foster/Marine Drive | State/Harrison | Weekday Rush Hours | North Park |
| 151
Sheridan |
Arthur/Clark | Sundays: Howard Red/Yellow/Purple Line Terminal Daily: |
Daily | North Park/Kedzie |
| 152
Addison |
Addison/Cumberland | Waveland/Lake Shore Drive | Daily | Forest Glen/North Park |
| 155
Devon |
Devon/Kedzie | Morse Red Line station | Daily | North Park |
| 156
LaSalle |
Belmont/Halsted | Union Station | Weekdays | Kedzie |
| 157
Streeterville/Taylor |
15th/Washtenaw | Chestnut/Lake Shore Drive | Weekdays | Chicago |
| 165
West 65th |
Midway Orange Line Terminal | 64th Place/Old Harlem | Weekday Rush Hours | 74th |
| 169
69th/UPS Express |
69th Red Line station | UPS Hodgkins | Monday–Friday UPS Shifts | 103rd |
| 171 | 54th/South Shore Drive | 60th/University | Daily | 103rd |
| 172 | Hyde Park/East End | 60th/University | Daily | 103rd |
| 192
U of Chicago Hospitals Express |
Clinton/Madison | 57th/Cottage Grove | Weekday Rush Hours | 103rd |
| 201
Central/Ridge |
Howard Red/Yellow/Purple Line Terminal | Old Orchard Mall | Monday-Saturday | North Park |
| 205
Chicago/Golf |
Howard Red/Yellow/Purple Line Terminal | Skokie Courthouse | Weekdays | Forest Glen/North Park |
| 206
Evanston Circulator |
Howard Red/Yellow/Purple Line Terminal | Central/Crawford | Weekday Rush Hours | Forest Glen/North Park |
References
- ↑ http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/brochures/12JN070-35th_brochure.pdf 35 31st/35th Extension Brochure
External links
- Chicago Transit Authority - official site, including a trip planner, and system maps.
- ChicagoBus.org - a site covering CTA bus operations.
- Bill Vandervoort's Chicago Transit and Railfan CTA page - unofficial enthusiast's site, including CTA Buses, and descending bus companies, trolley buses, and streetcars.
- CTA Bus Tracker