Find Public Transportation

Trip Planning:
Plan Your Trip with RTA Goroo
With this multi-modal trip planner, enter your starting point and destination, plus day and time, and this web site will recommend the Pace, Metra, and CTA routes to get you there. This site is easy to use, and the recommendations are good. We even use it for our trips downtown.

You can also call the RTA Travel Information Center at (312) 836-7000.
-- From Transit Chicago 

Trip Planning:
Plan Your Trip with Google Transit
Google Transit gets feeds from public transportation agencies around the world to offer you transit and walking directions on Google Maps. See its feeds for the Chicagoland metropolitan area.
-- From Google Maps 

Trip Planning:

Plan Your Trip with Mobile Apps

M O B I L E

There are many apps that can help you exploring the City of Chicago and the surrounding metropolitan area using public transportation. Find your app based on your mobile phone platform, be it Apple iPhone iOS app. or Google Android app, or Microsoft Windows Phone app, or BlackBerry app. If you are really curious, search all the apps.

-- From Sweepey Search Topics 

By Train:
Chicago - CTA Train Schedules
CTA trains serve within the boundaries of the city of Chicago. To visit downtown Chicago, remember to check out the System Maps ,Customer Alerts, and the latest Train Tracker
-- From Chicago Transit Authority 

By Train:
Amtrak Chicago Union Station
Amtrak trains bring out-of-town travelers to the Chicagoland area. Its Chicago stop is the landmark Union Station, which it shares with Metra trains from the suburbs. From the Union Station link, you can find schedules, promotions, and other information.
-- From Amtrak 

By Train:
O'Hare Airport Transit System
This elevated automatic ATS serves within O'Hare airport: the 5 O'Hare terminals, the long-term parking, the Kiss 'N Fly drop-off point, and PACE Bus stop. To get in or out of O'Hare using public transportation, use Metra or CTA.
-- From Chicago O'Hare Airport 

By Bus:
Bus In The City
Within the City of Chicago, you take Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) buses. Check its schedules online, or better yet, receive up-to-the-minute arrival info, on the LED display on bus stops, on the web, and on your mobile.
-- From CTA 

By Bus:

Corporate Shuttle Bus

Many big corporations or multi-tenant buildings contract to shuttle bus companies, such as The Free Enterprise System, for scheduled shuttle bus services. The driver will not sell you tickets, so talk to people waiting to re-purchase a ride:

• AON Building bus shuttle from Metra train stations

By Bus:
Bus In The Suburbs
Are you looking for bus services to go from the suburb to Chicago, or from one suburb to another? Pace bus is your service. Pace buses operate in the six-county Chicagoland suburbs.
-- From PACE 

By Bus:

Bus To Other Cities

Escape from Chicago by bus? The Greyhound Express or the MegaBus can get you to other cities comfortably. If you're lucky you can purchase your ticket for $1 with either company.

By Other Means:

By Water Taxis

The Chicago river makes an L-shape course through the downtown of Chicago. From Union Station and other landmarks by the river, you can take Wendella's Chicago Water Taxis or Shoreline Water Taxis for a special experience in transportation.