CTA · Chicago
Chicago metropolitan area →Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) operates 132 routes (8 subway, 124 bus) in Chicago with 6,290 stops and connects with Pace Bus and Metra.
Routes and weekday frequency
Weekday midday frequency, by route
- 35 ≤10 min
- 34 11–15
- 27 16–20
- 13 21–30
- 1 60+
- 22 no midday
Each route is judged by its slower direction. A dash means no sustained service in that period.
| Route | AM peak | Midday | PM peak | Evening | Overnight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Line | every 7 min | every 8 min | every 5 min | every 7 min | every 15 min |
| Brown Line | every 5 min | every 7 min | every 6 min | every 8 min | every 15 min |
| Green Line | every 9 min | every 10 min | every 9 min | every 10 min | every 15 min |
| Orange Line | every 8 min | every 8 min | every 8 min | every 12 min | every 15 min |
| Pink Line | every 9 min | every 10 min | every 9 min | every 10 min | every 15 min |
| Purple Line | every 7 min | every 10 min | every 6 min | every 10 min | every 8 min |
| Red Line | every 5 min | every 6 min | every 5 min | every 6 min | every 15 min |
| Yellow Line | every 11 min | every 15 min | every 11 min | every 15 min | every 15 min |
| Route | AM peak | Midday | PM peak | Evening | Overnight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Bronzeville/Union Station | every 13 min | Limited | every 17 min | Limited | — |
| 2 Hyde Park Express | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | — |
| 3 King Drive | every 8 min | every 11 min | every 6 min | every 9 min | every 9 min |
| 4 Cottage Grove | every 10 min | every 10 min | every 9 min | every 10 min | every 19 min |
| 6 Jackson Park Express | every 11 min | every 12 min | every 10 min | every 12 min | every 16 min |
| 7 Harrison | every 17 min | every 16 min | every 14 min | every 19 min | Limited |
| 8 Halsted | every 10 min | every 10 min | every 6 min | every 9 min | every 19 min |
| 8A South Halsted | every 14 min | every 17 min | every 15 min | every 20 min | Limited |
| 9 Ashland | every 10 min | every 10 min | every 10 min | every 9 min | Limited |
| 10 Obama Presidential Center/Museum of Science & Industry Express | — | every 30 min | every 30 min | Limited | — |
| 11 Lincoln | every 17 min | every 20 min | every 18 min | every 20 min | — |
| 12 Roosevelt | every 8 min | every 10 min | every 8 min | every 9 min | every 18 min |
| 15 Jeffery Local | every 13 min | every 15 min | every 12 min | every 17 min | every 20 min |
| 18 16th/18th | every 16 min | every 19 min | every 16 min | every 20 min | Limited |
| 20 Madison | every 10 min | every 9 min | every 6 min | every 9 min | every 30 min |
| 21 Cermak | every 14 min | every 15 min | every 12 min | every 15 min | every 18 min |
| 22 Clark | every 6 min | every 10 min | every 9 min | every 9 min | every 19 min |
| 24 Wentworth | every 17 min | every 20 min | every 16 min | every 20 min | — |
| 26 South Shore Express | every 9 min | every 14 min | every 11 min | every 14 min | every 17 min |
| 28 Stony Island | every 15 min | every 15 min | every 12 min | every 12 min | Limited |
| 29 State | every 14 min | every 13 min | every 11 min | every 15 min | every 18 min |
| 30 South Chicago | every 18 min | every 20 min | every 17 min | every 30 min | every 28 min |
| 31 31st | every 29 min | every 28 min | every 30 min | Limited | — |
| 34 South Michigan | every 10 min | every 10 min | every 10 min | every 10 min | every 29 min |
| 35 31st/35th | every 10 min | every 10 min | every 10 min | every 9 min | every 20 min |
| 36 Broadway | every 11 min | every 15 min | every 10 min | every 18 min | every 21 min |
| 37 Sedgwick | every 8 min | every 20 min | every 9 min | every 21 min | — |
| 39 Pershing | every 20 min | every 24 min | every 17 min | every 29 min | Limited |
| 43 43rd | every 19 min | every 18 min | every 19 min | every 19 min | Limited |
| 44 Wallace/Racine | every 14 min | every 20 min | every 13 min | every 21 min | every 18 min |
| 47 47th | every 10 min | every 10 min | every 10 min | every 10 min | every 14 min |
| 48 South Damen | every 16 min | Limited | every 17 min | Limited | — |
| 49 Western | every 10 min | every 8 min | every 9 min | every 8 min | every 30 min |
| 49b North Western | every 9 min | every 11 min | every 9 min | every 12 min | every 20 min |
| 50 Damen | every 8 min | every 13 min | every 10 min | every 14 min | every 15 min |
| 51 51st | every 19 min | every 18 min | every 16 min | every 21 min | Limited |
| 52 Kedzie | every 10 min | every 13 min | every 10 min | every 14 min | every 18 min |
| 52a South Kedzie | every 14 min | every 19 min | every 11 min | every 18 min | every 20 min |
| 53 Pulaski | every 8 min | every 9 min | every 9 min | every 7 min | every 6 min |
| 53a South Pulaski | every 11 min | every 14 min | every 12 min | every 19 min | every 18 min |
| 54 Cicero | every 10 min | every 10 min | every 10 min | every 9 min | every 10 min |
| 54a North Cicero/Skokie Blvd. | every 22 min | Limited | every 26 min | Limited | — |
| 54b South Cicero | every 20 min | every 20 min | every 20 min | every 18 min | Limited |
| 55 Garfield | every 9 min | every 9 min | every 9 min | every 10 min | every 14 min |
| 55a 55th/Austin | Limited | Limited | Limited | — | Limited |
| 55n 55th/Narragansett | every 23 min | every 23 min | every 23 min | every 23 min | Limited |
| 56 Milwaukee | every 7 min | every 16 min | every 12 min | every 16 min | every 21 min |
| 57 Laramie | every 13 min | every 17 min | every 14 min | every 20 min | Limited |
| 59 59th/61st | every 15 min | every 20 min | every 15 min | every 20 min | Limited |
| 60 Blue Island/26th | every 8 min | every 10 min | every 9 min | every 10 min | every 13 min |
| 62 Archer | every 11 min | every 14 min | every 11 min | every 13 min | every 29 min |
| 62h Archer/Harlem | every 21 min | every 30 min | every 22 min | every 27 min | every 19 min |
| 63 63rd | every 8 min | every 8 min | every 8 min | every 9 min | every 15 min |
| 63w West 63rd | every 12 min | every 24 min | every 26 min | every 23 min | every 23 min |
| 65 Grand | every 12 min | every 15 min | every 5 min | every 14 min | every 16 min |
| 66 Chicago | every 4 min | every 7 min | every 5 min | every 6 min | every 7 min |
| 67 67th/69th/71st | every 10 min | every 10 min | every 10 min | every 15 min | every 14 min |
| 68 Northwest Highway | every 18 min | every 26 min | every 18 min | every 27 min | every 20 min |
| 70 Division | every 6 min | every 12 min | every 11 min | every 15 min | every 19 min |
| 71 71st/South Shore | every 8 min | every 12 min | every 11 min | every 14 min | every 16 min |
| 72 North | every 9 min | every 9 min | every 7 min | every 9 min | every 13 min |
| 73 Armitage | every 10 min | every 12 min | every 11 min | every 19 min | every 16 min |
| 74 Fullerton | every 9 min | every 10 min | every 8 min | every 9 min | every 10 min |
| 75 74th/75th | every 10 min | every 12 min | every 11 min | every 17 min | Limited |
| 76 Diversey | every 7 min | every 13 min | every 8 min | every 17 min | every 17 min |
| 77 Belmont | every 7 min | every 7 min | every 5 min | every 9 min | every 11 min |
| 78 Montrose | every 12 min | every 13 min | every 12 min | every 14 min | every 17 min |
| 79 79th | every 5 min | every 7 min | every 5 min | every 7 min | every 7 min |
| 80 Irving Park | every 10 min | every 12 min | every 10 min | every 12 min | every 16 min |
| 81 Lawrence | every 8 min | every 10 min | every 8 min | every 10 min | every 19 min |
| 81w West Lawrence | every 19 min | every 25 min | every 21 min | every 31 min | Limited |
| 82 Kimball/Homan | every 9 min | every 9 min | every 8 min | every 8 min | every 18 min |
| 84 Peterson | every 13 min | every 15 min | every 12 min | every 17 min | Limited |
| 85 Central | every 9 min | every 10 min | every 9 min | every 9 min | every 13 min |
| 85a North Central | every 20 min | every 20 min | every 20 min | every 20 min | Limited |
| 86 Narragansett/Ridgeland | every 17 min | every 20 min | every 15 min | every 26 min | Limited |
| 87 87th | every 10 min | every 11 min | every 9 min | every 14 min | every 18 min |
| 88 Higgins | every 18 min | every 25 min | every 18 min | every 25 min | every 29 min |
| 90 Harlem | every 14 min | every 19 min | every 14 min | every 18 min | every 21 min |
| 91 Austin | every 11 min | every 16 min | every 12 min | every 17 min | every 15 min |
| 92 Foster | every 10 min | every 15 min | every 11 min | every 15 min | every 20 min |
| 93 California/Dodge | every 14 min | every 21 min | every 19 min | every 20 min | every 18 min |
| 94 California | every 12 min | every 13 min | every 11 min | every 14 min | every 17 min |
| 95 95th | every 10 min | every 9 min | every 10 min | every 9 min | every 12 min |
| 96 Lunt | every 17 min | every 30 min | every 21 min | Limited | Limited |
| 97 Skokie | every 18 min | every 20 min | every 19 min | every 20 min | every 25 min |
| 100 Jeffery Manor Express | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited |
| 103 West 103rd | every 14 min | every 19 min | every 14 min | every 19 min | every 21 min |
| 106 East 103rd | every 12 min | every 15 min | every 15 min | every 20 min | every 30 min |
| 108 Halsted/95th | every 18 min | Limited | every 15 min | every 20 min | Limited |
| 111 111th/King Drive | every 14 min | every 15 min | every 15 min | every 18 min | every 20 min |
| 111a Pullman Shuttle | every 20 min | every 20 min | every 20 min | every 20 min | — |
| 112 Vincennes/111th | every 15 min | every 17 min | every 15 min | every 23 min | every 18 min |
| 115 Pullman/115th | every 12 min | every 15 min | every 14 min | every 20 min | every 18 min |
| 119 Michigan/119th | every 10 min | every 12 min | every 12 min | every 13 min | every 20 min |
| 120 Ogilvie/Streeterville Express | Limited | Limited | Limited | — | — |
| 121 Union/Streeterville Express | Limited | Limited | Limited | — | — |
| 124 Navy Pier | every 20 min | every 27 min | every 23 min | every 22 min | — |
| 125 Water Tower Express | every 23 min | Limited | every 18 min | every 19 min | — |
| 126 Jackson | every 11 min | every 16 min | every 12 min | every 20 min | every 19 min |
| 134 Stockton/LaSalle Express | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | — |
| 135 Clarendon/LaSalle Express | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | — |
| 136 Sheridan/LaSalle Express | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | — |
| 143 Stockton/Michigan Express | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | — |
| 146 Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express | every 12 min | every 10 min | every 11 min | every 13 min | every 22 min |
| 147 Outer DuSable Lake Shore Express | every 6 min | every 12 min | every 6 min | every 10 min | every 13 min |
| 148 Clarendon/Michigan Express | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | — |
| 151 Sheridan | every 6 min | every 11 min | every 10 min | every 12 min | every 20 min |
| 152 Addison | every 5 min | every 16 min | every 9 min | every 15 min | every 16 min |
| 155 Devon | every 9 min | every 12 min | every 9 min | every 11 min | every 16 min |
| 156 LaSalle | every 6 min | every 17 min | every 9 min | every 14 min | Limited |
| 157 Streeterville/Taylor | every 11 min | every 17 min | every 13 min | every 19 min | — |
| 165 West 65th | Limited | Limited | Limited | — | Limited |
| 169 69th/UPS Express | — | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited |
| 171 U. of Chicago/Hyde Park | every 15 min | every 15 min | every 15 min | Limited | — |
| 172 U. of Chicago/Kenwood | every 9 min | every 10 min | every 15 min | Limited | — |
| 192 University of Chicago Hospitals Express | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | — |
| 201 Central/Ridge | every 21 min | every 26 min | every 20 min | every 25 min | — |
| 206 Evanston Circulator | every 15 min | every 335 min | every 22 min | — | — |
| J14 Jeffery Jump | every 6 min | every 10 min | every 7 min | every 10 min | every 11 min |
| N5 South Shore Night Bus | — | — | — | — | every 31 min |
| X4 Cottage Grove Express | Limited | Limited | every 12 min | every 11 min | — |
| X9 Ashland Express | every 11 min | Limited | every 12 min | every 10 min | Limited |
| X49 Western Express | every 9 min | Limited | Limited | Limited | — |
Nearby agencies in the Chicago metropolitan area
Scheduled service, not live arrivals. Schedule refreshed Oct 3, 2026, valid through Nov 30, 2026. Atlas data release Oct 13, 2026. Official site: Chicago Transit Authority (CTA).