Music Fans Can Hop Aboard CTA to Get to Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL) – CTA is your best ride to the top music festival in the Midwest, Lollapalooza. Customers can save money by purchasing an unlimited rides pass, either the 1-Day ($5) – far more economical and convenient than the price of gas and parking – or the 3-Day ($15) pass – a real budget-saving move.

Service for Upcoming Events

Lollapalooza

Grant Park – Thu. 8/1, Fri. 8/2, Sat. 8/3 and Sun. 8/4 at 12 p.m.

Rail: All rail lines downtown will get you access to the event.
- Loop Elevated: Exit at either Washington/Wabash or Adams/Wabash and walk east
- Red and Blue Lines: Exit at Jackson and walk a couple blocks east
- Yellow Line service will be extended until 1 a.m. each night.

Bus: Various bus routes will connect between Metra trains at Chicago Union Station or Ogilvie Transportation Center with Grant Park.
From Union Station, take the #126 Jackson
From Ogilvie Transportation Center, take the #J14 Jeffery Jump

Multiple bus routes in the festival area will be rerouted. Additional information about downtown bus routes in the area can be found at transitchicago.com/2024downtownsummerreroute/.

Soldier Field

Service on the #146 Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express route

Club América vs. Aston Villa – Sat. 7/3 at 4:30 p.m.

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

Service on the #146 Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express route

Bush, Jerry Cantrell & Candlebox – Wed. 7/7 at 6 p.m.

Navy Pier Fireworks

Service on the #29 State, #66 Chicago and #124 Navy Pier routes.

Sat. 7/3 at 10 p.m.
Wed. 7/7 at 9 p.m. – #65 Grand route also available for this evening’s event.

Wrigley Field

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs – Thu. 7/1 at 7:05 p.m., Fri. 7/2 and Sun. 7/3 at 1:20 p.m.
Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago Cubs – Mon. 7/5 and Tue. 7/6 at 7:05 p.m., Wed. 7/7 at 1:20 p.m.

Service:

Red Line: The Addison station is located just a half block east of Wrigley Field.
Purple Line (New!): Before weeknight games only, Loop-bound Purple Line Express trains will stop at the Addison station.
Yellow Line: Take the Yellow Line and transfer at Howard to the Red Line; continue to Addison station. To accommodate fans returning home, the Yellow Line will run for an hour later from Howard – until midnight – for all night games at Wrigley Field.
#152 Addison: The #152 route will provide additional service on Cubs game days, with more frequent service two hours before and one hour after all games.
#80 Irving Park: The #80 route will provide additional service before the games, timed to meet the inbound UP-NW Metra trains at Irving Park.
Adjacent bus routes: Several CTA bus routes serve the Wrigley Field area, including:
#8 Halsted
#22 Clark
#36 Broadway
#151 Sheridan

Summer Service to Navy Pier and Museums

The following routes are currently running a summer service schedule through Labor Day:

#10 Museum of Science & Industry: Service between Michigan/Chestnut and the Griffin Museum of Science & Industry will operate daily.
#124 Navy Pier: Service will be extended by 90 minutes in the evening daily. Eastbound service from Union/Ogilvie stations will run until 11:30pm. Westbound service from Navy Pier will run until midnight.
#130 Museum Campus: Service between Union/Ogilvie stations and Museum Campus/Planetarium will operate daily.

Service to the Lakefront:

Now through mid-August, beach service will operate directly to the lakefront and its beaches on the following bus routes on both the Weekdays and Weekends. Buses will begin their trips to these beaches between approximately 9 a.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Know before you go!

The CTA strongly recommends customers allow extra travel time and plan ahead by downloading the Ventra app, which allows you to manage your Ventra account, and also features a new trip planning tool powered by Google Maps.

Fare payment options: We offer a variety of convenient payment options—from smart devices to contactless credit cards. Learn more about payment options and ways you can maximize your dollars with our lower-priced unlimited-ride passes by visiting: transitchicago.com/fares/

Service updates: Stay in the loop on CTA service changes and alerts by subscribing to CTA Updates. For details about all CTA service, call 312-836-7000 or visit the CTA website at transitchicago.com.

Music Fans Can Hop Aboard CTA to Get to Lollapalooza

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