CTA Offers Affordable, Convenient Service To Guaranteed Rate Field

CHICAGO — The American League Central Division champion White Sox are back in town, as baseball returns to Chicago’s South Side on Tuesday. The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is excited to get fans to the 2022 home opener at Guaranteed Rate Field, against the Seattle Mariners, on Tuesday, April 12, at 3:10 p.m.

Of course, the highlight of this year’s home opener will come even before the first pitch is thrown. In pregame festivities, when the White Sox hoist the flag as American League Central Division Champions. The CTA will make sure you don’t miss any of the celebration.

The CTA remains the most affordable and most convenient way to and from the ballpark throughout the season – $2.50 for a train ride and $2.25 for a bus ride – wants to get you to and from the ballpark safely and comfortably.

Please note that, per federal regulations, masks are still required for all CTA customers and employees. As always, the CTA asks everyone to be mindful and respectful of fellow customers.

The CTA strongly recommends customers plan ahead, allow extra travel time, and either purchase fares in advance or use contactless payment options to avoid crowds after the game.

CTA service to Guaranteed Rate Field:

• Red Line: Still a great way to get to the game! Guaranteed Rate Field is just one block west of the Sox-35th stop on the Red Line.
• Green Line: Another rapid transit option, the Green Line 35th-Bronzeville-IIT stop, is just three blocks east of the ballpark.
• CTA’s Park and Ride lots are also a good choice to access CTA train service. For more information, visit transitchicago.com/parking.
• Adjacent bus routes: You also can leave the driving to us using various CTA bus lines. To get to the Sox ballpark, or within a few blocks, fans can use:
• #1 Bronzeville/Union Station (during Monday – Friday rush periods only)
• #4 Cottage Grove
• #24 Wentworth
• #29 State
• #31 31st (which runs Monday – Friday to 7 p.m.)
• #35 35th (which connects with Orange and Green lines)
• #39 Pershing (which connects with Orange and Green lines)
• #44 Wallace/Racine.

Fare Information

Below are some of the convenient methods to pay your way on the CTA:

• Ventra cardholders: Customers can load their registered Ventra cards ahead of time with either transit value or unlimited ride passes (1-day, 3-day, etc.) via the free Ventra app, at rail stations, on the Ventra website or at hundreds of local retailers (for locations available or to download the app, visit ventrachicago.com).

• Visitors and others without a Ventra Card: Ventra vending machines located in all CTA rail stations sell new 1-day unlimited ride tickets (unlimited rides for one person for 24 hours) for $10 or single-ride tickets for $3 each* (which offer one ride plus up to two transfers within two hours of first use).
• If choosing to use disposable tickets, be sure to buy what you need on the way—tickets are good for up to 90 days from purchase, and passes or single ride trip windows aren’t activated until you first tap the ticket to use them.
• Customers can also obtain reloadable Ventra fare cards at all Ventra vending machines or load them into an iPhone or Apple Watch (see note about new mobile app feature below).
• New, plastic Ventra Cards can be purchased from vending machines at all 'L' stations and at hundreds of retail locations (including many drugstores, currency exchanges and more). They can also be ordered online or by phone. *Note: A special fare applies at O’Hare for regular fares paid from a Ventra Transit Account, PAYG fares and single-ride tickets.

• Apple Wallet: With the Ventra app, you can now load a new or existing Ventra Card into your Apple Wallet and pay with a Ventra Card using your iPhone or Apple Watch. It works just like a Ventra Card and comes with all the features and options of any regular Ventra Transit Account. (This functionality is coming soon to Google Pay on Android devices.)

• Mobile Pay apps (Apple Pay, Google Pay, etc.) and contactless bankcards: All Ventra card/ticket readers accept contactless bankcards, including bankcards loaded into a Pay app on your phone (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, etc.)When making a contactless payment directly at a reader using a bankcard or bankcard in a Pay app, you’ll pay a Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) fare ($2.50 in most locations*) If you need to make a transfer, transfers at the regular transfer rate (or where free) are also available when paying this way.

• Cash: Cash payments are accepted on buses and require exact fare. No transfers are available with cash fares, only with Ventra fare cards and tickets. Cash can also be used at all Ventra vending machines to add value or passes to Ventra Cards or to buy disposable Ventra Tickets. You also can use cash to load value at Ventra retailers.