fare_type,price_usd,payment,notes
"L train single ride",2.50,"Ventra card, contactless bankcard or mobile wallet","Flat fare regardless of distance"
"Bus single ride",2.25,"Ventra card, contactless bankcard or mobile wallet","Lower than the rail fare, which is unusual among US systems"
"L train cash",2.50,"Cash loaded at an L station","Cash must be loaded onto a Ventra card or a single ride ticket bought"
"Bus cash",2.50,"Cash on board","Higher than the Ventra bus fare, so paying cash on a bus costs 25 cents more"
"Single ride Ventra ticket",3.00,"Disposable paper ticket","Includes up to two transfers within two hours and a limited use media fee"
"O Hare Blue Line surcharge",5.00,"Boardings at O Hare station only","Applies to the airport station. A one day pass at 5.00 covers the same journey plus unlimited travel for the rest of the day"
Transfer,0.00,"Up to two additional rides within two hours","Free on CTA and Pace according to both the CTA and the state transit authority. See the disagreement note in this dataset"
"1 day CTA and Pace pass",5.00,"Unlimited for 24 hours from first use","Pays for itself on the second ride"
"3 day CTA and Pace pass",15.00,"Unlimited for 72 hours",
"7 day CTA and Pace pass",20.00,"Unlimited for 7 days","Works out at about 2.86 a day"
"30 day CTA and Pace pass",75.00,"Unlimited for 30 days","The relevant figure for a monthly housing budget"
"30 day reduced pass",35.00,"Unlimited for 30 days, reduced fare riders","Seniors, riders with disabilities and other eligible riders"
"Reduced L train fare",1.25,"Ventra reduced fare card",
"Reduced bus fare",1.10,"Ventra reduced fare card",
"Student fare",0.75,"Student Ventra card, ages 7 to 20","Available 24 hours a day through the school year and summer, with free transfers between CTA and Pace"
"Ventra card",5.00,"Physical card from a vending machine","Refundable as transit value once the card is registered"
"Regional Connect Pass",30.00,"For Metra monthly pass holders","Unlimited CTA and Pace for a month, purchasable only in the Ventra app"