Ventra

Chicago Transit Authority

About this app

Use transit in and around all of Chicago: It's easy to manage and pay your fare on CTA, Metra and Pace buses and trains with the Ventra app. Find all the features you're used to on the Ventra website and more, including mobile ticketing for Metra trains!


With the Ventra app, you can:


• Check your balance and available passes in your Ventra Card's transit account.
• Instantly load value or passes to your Ventra Card's transit account.
• Switch autoload for transit value or passes on and off.
• Buy and use Metra mobile tickets to ride any Metra train.
• Use transit value you've loaded to buy a Metra ticket.
• Get real-time account notifications so you know when it's time to load more fare or buy more tickets.
• Get real-time arrival/departure information from CTA, Metra and Pace all in one app—by picking a stop, using favorites or looking at service near where you're standing.

Ratings and reviews

THE VENTRA APP IS DELIBERATELY STEALING MONEY! This posting is an accumulation to my last one 7 years ago! This app's user experience is based on thievery. Each time that I uninstall and reinstall the app to get it to function properly, it still doesn't work! Not only is it still trying to charge a credit card that's no longer attached or set to default, it doesn't even read the passes that I currently have on the Ventra card

this app never works right. It constantly tells me I'm not connected to the internet and that it can't connect to the server. The tickets don't always load when you need to show them. Most recently, I tried to purchase a ticket and nothing happened when I clicked purchase. It just stayed stuck on the same screen. You're better off buying your tickets on the train than using this app.

it's a great way to check the schedule for metra and busses. However, this app is very frustrating. I have uninstalled and reinstalled this app many times and the still won't accept my card. I deleted my card to add it again and it gave me an error. My card isn't expired, and it isn't low on money. I can't even load funds through the website. Please fix this bug. I noticed many have the same problem.

What’s new

Our latest update fixes map loading, purchase errors, and related issues.