Twenty-four hour public transportation

The following CTA routes run twenty-four hours a day:

Train Lines

• Red Line (Red Line information)
• Blue Line (Blue Line information)

Bus Routes

Bus routes are listed with the part of the route over which it runs 24 hours a day. Connections to twenty-four hour train lines are also included.

• 4 Cottage Grove
  • Between Columbus/South Water and 63rd/Cottage Grove (#4 Cottage Grove bus information)
• N5 South Shore Night Bus
  • Between 69th/Dan Ryan Red Line stop and 95th/Dan Ryan Red Line stop (#N5 South Shore Night bus information)
  • This bus only runs at night. It is unlikely that we will have our space this far south, but if that happens, there are other buses that serve these areas during daytime hours.
• 9 Ashland
  • Between North/Clark and 95th/Dan Ryan Red Line stop (#9 Ashland bus information)
  • Connects to Blue Line at Division/Ashland
  • One block from Blue Line at Illinois Medical District, Paulina/Eisenhower Expressway
• 20 Madison
  • Between Madison/Michigan and Harlem/Lake Green Line stop (#20 Madison bus information)
• 22 Clark
  • Between Clark/Harrison and Howard Red Line stop (#22 Clark bus information)
  • Runs within several blocks of the Red Line between Harrison and Howard.
• 34 South Michigan
  • Between 95th/Dan Ryan Red Line stop and 131st/Ellis (#34 South Michigan bus information)
• 49 Western
  • Between 79th/Western and Berwyn/Western (#49 Western bus information)
  • Connects to Blue Line at Cortland/Western and Hubbard/Western
• 53 Pulaski
  • Between Harrison/Pulaski and Irving Park/Pulaski (#53 Pulaski bus information)
• 55 Garfield
  • Between Museum of Science and Industry [57th/Lake Shore] and 55th/St. Louis (#55 Garfield bus information)
  • Connects to Red Line at Garfield/Dan Ryan
• 60 Blue Island/26th
  • Between Washington/State and 54th/Cermak Pink Line stop (#60 Blue Island/26th bus information)
  • Connects to Blue Line at Clinton/Congress
• 62 Archer
  • Between State/Washington and Midway Airport (59th/Cicero) (#62 Archer bus information)
  • Connects to Blue Line along Dearborn at Washington, Monroe, and Jackson
  • Connects to Red Line along State at Lake, Washington, Monroe, Jackson, Harrison, and Roosevelt
• 63 63rd St.
  • Between 63rd/Stony Island and Midway Airport (59th/Cicero) (#63 63rd St. bus information)
  • Connects to Red Line at 63rd/Dan Ryan
• 66 Chicago
  • Between State/Washington and Chicago/Pulaski (#66 Chicago bus information)
  • Connects to Blue Line at Chicago/Milwaukee/Racine
  • Connects to Red Line at Chicago/State
• 77 Belmont
  • Between Belmont/Halsted and Belmont/Central (#77 Belmont bus information)
  • Connects to Blue Line at Belmont/Kimball
  • Connects to Red Line at Belmont/Sheffield
• 79 79th St.
  • Between 79th/Lakefront and 79th/Western (#79 79th St. bus information)
  • Connects to Red Line at 79th/Dan Ryan
• 81 Lawrence
  • Between Wilson/Marine Dr. and Jefferson Park Blue Line stop (Argyle/Milwaukee) (#81 Lawrence bus information)
  • Connects to Blue Line at Jefferson Park (Argyle/Milwaukee)
  • Connects to Red Line at Lawrence/Broadway
• 87 87th St.
  • Between 87th/Dan Ryan Red Line stop and 87th/Western (#87 87th St. bus information)
  • Connects to Red Line at 87th/Dan Ryan
• 151 Sheridan
  • Between Union Station (Adams/Canal) and Sheridan/Foster (#151 Sheridan bus information)
  • Connects to Blue Line at Jackson/Dearborn
  • Connects to Red Line at Jackson/State, Monroe/State, Washington/State, Sheridan/Irving Park, and Berwyn/Broadway.
• 201 Central/Ridge
  • Between Howard Red Line stop (Howard/Paulina) and Central Purple Line stop (Central/Ridge, Evanston) (#201 Central/Ridge bus information)
  • Connects to Red Line at Howard Red Line stop (Howard/Paulina)