Cta Bus Map — Key Highlights
Individual route maps, first bus/last bus, timetables & more. Looking for information about an individual route? Visit our system guide for individual route maps, schedules, general hours of service, station timetables and more!
For related background and archival reports, see also our coverage on Power Outage Mooresville. The dataset below includes spatial information on all cta lines, stations, and routes. Get updates (subscribe) planned weekday changes; System map < back to all maps.
Background & Case Analysis
Inset maps for special routes. Rush period buses from metra stations. Special and seasonal routes. This map gives detailed information about chicago transit authority bus and elevated/subway train service, and shows pace suburban bus and metra commuter train routes in the cta service area.
You can get cta system maps and the downtown transit sightseeing guide at cta headquarters, 'l' (rail) stations, chicago airports, and certain visitor information centers (subject to availability). You can also call customer service to request brochures to be mailed to you. This is a list of bus routes operated by the chicago transit authority.
In 2023, the cta bus system had a ridership of 161,699,200, or about 577,600 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024. Routes running 24 hours a day, seven days a week are: N87 (between western and 87th (red) only). Discontinued february 7, 2010. Additional perspective on this subject is examined in Aria Saki Dominates X. Chicago transit authority bus tracker. Look up routes, stops, arrivals and more. Downtown map < back to all maps.
Comprehensive Findings & Archive
Inset maps for special routes. Map of cta bus routes. Cta bus tracker uses gps devices to report bus location data (and more) back to our cta servers. We can then, in real time, show you where buses are on a map and estimate when they will arrive at your stop.
Individual route maps, first bus/last bus, timetables & more. Looking for information about an individual route? Visit our system guide for individual route maps, schedules, general hours of service, station timetables and more! The dataset below includes spatial information on all cta lines, stations, and routes. Get updates (subscribe) planned weekday changes; System map < back to all maps.
Photographic Archive
