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Fare Information

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For the best fare value, Pace recommends purchase of a Transit Card.

For purchase locations please click here or call 836-7000 from any Chicagoland area code.

To order online, please visit our online store.

New fares went into effect Jan 1st, 2009. New fares are in bold.

A printable PDF document of fares for 2009 is available here.

Fare Type	Adult fare	Reduced**
Regular Fare	$ 1.75	$ 0.85
Pace Transfer	$ 0.25	$ 0.15
(with cash or Regular 10-Ride Ticket)
Children (Ages 7-11)	N/A	$ 0.85
Children (Under 7)	FREE*	FREE*
Seniors (Over 65 with RTA card)	FREE***	FREE***

Local/Feeder Fare	$ 1.75	$ 0.85
Local Transfer	FREE	FREE
Pace Transfer (with cash or Regular 10-Ride Ticket)	$ 0.25	$ 0.15

Premium Fare - Routes 355, 855, (and certain Express Routes)	$ 4.00	$ 2.00
Pace Transfer (with cash or Premium 10-Ride Ticket)	$ 0.25	$ 0.15
Children (Ages 7-11)	N/A	$ 1.50
Children (Under 7)	FREE*	FREE*

Express Service to Popular Destinations
Wrigley Field, U.S.Cellular Field, Soldier Field and Six Flags Great America	$ 4.00	N/A
Allstate Arena and Toyota Park	$1.75	$ 0.85

Transit Passes
Pace/CTA 30-Day Pass	$ 86.00	$ 35.00
New! Pace/CTA 7-Day Pass	$ 28.00	N/A
Note:
Effective January 1, 2009 Pace no longer can accept the CTA 7-Day Pass. A new pass called the Pace/CTA 7-Day Pass is now available for purchase through the CTA.
Please call 1.888.YOUR.CTA or visit www.transitchicago.com for sales locations and details about this new pass.
The Chicago Card, Chicago Card Plus and all CTA Transit Cards are issued by CTA and are honored on most Pace Routes. Please note that the CTA One-Ride Pass, the U-Pass (effective June 1, 2009), Pace or CTA Employee Passes, and other fixed route fare media (cards, tickets, passes, etc.) are not accepted on Pace ADA Paratransit Service. Also, electronic stored value fare media (CTA Transit Card and Chicago Card or Chicago Card Plus) cannot be used on Pace buses that do not have automatic fare collection equipment. Pace routes currently without automatic fare collection equipment include: 654, 657, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 668, 669, 673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 781, 783, 787, 788, 806, 807, 808, 820, 824, 825, 826, 827, 828, 829 and 855. Pace is unable to accept the CTA Transit Card or Chicago Card on these routes at this time. Pace recommends the Pace / Metra Link Up Pass, Pace / CTA 30 Day Pass or the CTA 7 Day Pass if you transfer to CTA. Please call 836 – 7000 for sales locations Visit the Chicago Card Online store for more information.


Paratransit Fare
Dial-A-Ride	Fares vary based on community policy.
ADA Paratransit Service (Cook & DuPage counties sold in books of ten for $30)	$ 3.00	N/A
ADA Paratransit Service (Lake, McHenry, Kane, and Will counties sold in books of ten for $25)	$ 2.50	N/A
Chicago ADA Paratransit Service (City of Chicago only. Sold in books of ten for $22.50. Monthly Pass available for $150)	$ 2.25	N/A

Subscription Route 1012
Regular Fare	This route only accepts a route specific premium fare monthly pass that can be purchased for $125.00
Pace Transfer	N/A	N/A
Monthly passes are available for Subscription routes for $125. Visit the Pace Online store for more information.

Special Express Fare – UPS Routes 891 and 892	$ 1.75	$ .85

Shuttle Route Fares
All Shuttle Bug Routes	$ 1.75	N/A
Routes 205, 206, and 207	$ 0.25	N/A
Route 535 Fox Valley Shuttle	$ 1.75	N/A
(Reduced fares are not available for some of these routes. Riders paying Shuttle Route fares with the Chicago Card will have $1.75 deducted from their cards. We suggest paying Shuttle fares with a different type of fare product. Pace apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.)
Grove Shuttle – Routes 461, 462, 463 and 464	$ 3.00	N/A
(Pace passes and tickets are not valid on the Grove Shuttle. Reduced fares are not available for the Downers Grove routes.)

Free Fare – Route 905 (Schaumburg/Woodfield Trolley Service) and Niles Free Bus Routes 411, 412, and 413.

Important Note:
*** Senior Citizens 65 and older may ride all Pace fixed route bus service at no charge with an RTA Senior Reduced Fare Card.
** With RTA Reduced Card/Permit, School ID, CTA Student Riding Permit or Pace Permit.
* When attended by fare-paying adult (Maximum of 2 children free per adult.)

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