Getting a Ventra fare card or adding funds to your account can easily be handled at Ventra vending machines and at over 1,300 retail locations including many drugstores and currency exchanges.
ADA tickets can be purchased at over 40 selling locations in the city and some suburbs. Additionally, Ventra accounts can now also be used to pay for paratransit trips when making your reservation.
If you wish to use cash, credit or debit cards to add funds to your Ventra account, you can do so at any Ventra vending machine and at 1,300 Ventra retail locations including many drugstores and currency exchanges.
Ventra vending machines are available at every CTA rail station and Pace has a number of machines at the following suburban locations:
At Ventra vending machines, card holders can reload transit value, load Pace or CTA passes, check their balance, and even get a new card. Riders eligible for reduced or student fares are also able to load the reduced fare products to their account.
Just be sure to bring your Ventra card with you.
To search for the closest Ventra location, click on this link below:
Funds can also be loaded online, with the Ventra app, or over the phone at 877-669-8368 using credit and debit cards.
| Location name | Address | Phone # |
|---|---|---|
| Jewel - Chicago, Howard St | 1763 W. Howard St | (773) 274-1287 |
| Jewel - Chicago, Cumberland Ave | 4734 N. Cumberland Ave | (773) 625-2055 |
| Jewel - Chicago, Irving Park Rd | 6430 W. Irving Park Rd | (773) 725-8900 |
| Jewel - Chicago, Narragansett Ave | 2520 N. Narragansett Ave | (773) 637-1631 |
| Jewel - Chicago, Central Ave | 4729 N. Central Ave | (773) 777-1142 |
| Jewel - Chicago, Foster Ave | 4042 W. Foster Ave | (773) 583-8080 |
| Jewel - Chicago, Elston Ave | 3570 N. Elston Ave | (773) 583-9150 |
| Jewel - Chicago, Western/Roscoe | 3400 N. Western Ave | (773) 327-1204 |
| Jewel - Chicago, Lincoln Ave | 4250 N. Lincoln Ave | (773) 472-6171 |
| Jewel - Chicago, Broadway Ave | 3531 N. Broadway Ave | (773) 871-1054 |
| Jewel - Chicago, Sheridan/Montrose | 4355 N. Sheridan Rd | (773) 477-7151 |
| Jewel - Chicago, Broadway Ave | 5343 N. Broadway Ave | (773) 784-1922 |
| Jewel - Chicago, Paulina St | 1341 N. Paulina St | (773) 342-3410 |
| Jewel - Chicago, Division/Clybourn | 424 W. Division St | (312) 642-2709 |
| Jewel - Chicago, Ashland Ave | 1220 S. Ashland Ave | (312) 733-0153 |
| Jewel - Chicago, Wabash St | 1224 S. Wabash St | (312) 663-0580 |
| Jewel - Chicago, 34th St | 433 E. 34th St | (312) 842-0667 |
| Jewel - Chicago, Archer Ave | 3644 S. Archer Ave | (773) 523-6923 |
| Jewel - Chicago, Stony Island Ave | 7530 S. Stony Island Ave | (773) 955-8150 |
| Jewel - Chicago, 87th St | 87 W. 87th St | (773) 487-8700 |
| Jewel - Chicago, Ashland Ave | 9400 S. Ashland Ave | (773) 238-2393 |
| Jewel - Chicago, 95th St | 1655 E. 95th St | (773) 487-8700 |
| Jewel - Chicago, Marshfield Ave | 6014 S Cottage Grove | (773) 568-8157 |
| Jewel - Chicago, Cottage Grove | 11730 S. Marshfield Ave | (773) 658-4278 |
| Jewel - Chicago, Canal St | 1340 S Canal St | (773) 524-3915 |
| Currency Exchange - Kedzie/Irving Park | 3158 W. Irving Park Rd | (773) 539-8991 |
| Currency Exchange - 79th/Vincennes | 353 W. 79th St | (773) 483-6735 |
| Location name | Address | City | Phone # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewel - Waukegan, Green Bay Rd | 922 N Green Bay Rd | Waukegan | (847) 662-0042 |
| Jewel - Evanston, Chicago Av | 1128 Chicago Avenue | Evanston | (847) 869-7950 |
| Jewel - Evanston, Howard St | 2485 Howard St. | Evanston | (847) 328-9791 |
| Jewel - Skokie, Skokie Blvd. | 9449 N. Skokie Blvd. | Skokie | (847) 677-3331 |
| Jewel - Niles, W Touhy Avenue | 5667 W Touhy Avenue | Niles | (847) 647-6880 |
| Jewel - Des Plaines, Oakton & Lee St | 1500 S Lee Street | Des Plaines | (847) 296-7786 |
| Jewel - Golf & Arlington Heights Rd. | 1860 S. Arlington Heights Rd. | Arlington Heights | (847) 593-1730 |
| Jewel - Addison, Lake St | 140 W Lake St | Addison | (630) 543-0521 |
| Jewel - Elgin, Summit | 1040 Summit | Elgin | (847) 296-7786 |
| Jewel - River Forest, W Lake Street | 7525 W Lake Street | River Forest | (708) 771-0044 |
| Jewel - Westchester, South Mannheim | 2128 S Mannheim | Westchester | (708) 531-9560 |
| Jewel - Stickney, 40th St | 7122 W. 40th Street | Stickney | (708) 484-8421 |
| Jewel - Burbank, 79th & Cicero | 7910 S Cicero Ave | Burbank | (708) 422-5252 |
| Jewel - Oak Lawn, S Pulaski | 9424 S Pulaski | Oak Lawn | (708) 423-0535 |
| Jewel - Alsip, S Pulaski | 12001 S Pulaski | Alsip | (708) 371-3460 |
| Jewel - South Holland, 162 & Cottage Grove | 763 E 162nd Street | South Holland | (708) 596-1960 |
| Jewel - Homewood | 3153 W 183rd Street | Homewood | (708) 957-3131 |
| Jewel - S Chicago Heights, Chicago Road | 3220 Chicago Road | South Chicago Heights | (708) 755-7372 |
| Jewel - Oak Park, Roosevelt Road | 7036 W Roosevelt Road | Oak Park | (708) 524-9660 |
| Sauk Village Municipal Center | 21801 Torrence Avenue | Sauk Village | (708) 758-3330 |
If you prefer to use this Ticket By Mail Order Form ADA Paratransit simply fill out the form, enclose a check or money order, and return it to Pace to process your order. Please allow 10 days for order processing.
Mail to:
Pace Ticket-By-Mail
550 W. Algonquin Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
