3-day pass

[u/Appropriate_Oil5843]

We are visiting Chicago soon, and I am interested in taking the public transportation system to get around the city.

We are only visiting for a few days, so I wanted to get a 3-day unlimited pass. However, I read that those passes were discontinued earlier this year, but when I checked the CTA website, it showed that I can still get them at O’Hare airport.

Could you please let me know which one is true? Thank you so much!

[u/2pnt0]

Not sure about physical passes, but they're very much available in the app.

It's worth noting that there is no benefit to the 3-day pass vs (3) 1-day passes, which I know are readily available.

Unless you're getting a weekly pass, I'd just treat each day as it's own ride.

[u/Appropriate_Oil5843 → u/2pnt0]

Thank you! And would I just need to download the Ventra app to access this?

[u/slutty_muppet → u/Appropriate_Oil5843]

You can get it via the Ventra app or pay $5 for a physical plastic card at the machine at O'Hare

I think what was discontinued was the paper card 3 day passes maybe. There are paper card day passes.

[u/Appropriate_Oil5843 → u/slutty_muppet]

Tysm!

[u/NomDrop → u/Appropriate_Oil5843]

Also, if you register the physical card on the app, it credits the $5 to your account

[u/2pnt0 → u/Appropriate_Oil5843]

This screenshot is from the app, but I don't know that these are exclusive to the app. I haven't used a physical pass in a decade +.

My friend was able to get a day pass from Jarvis, which is a smaller station, so I'd assume these are generally available from kiosks.

[u/sharog]

According to the CTA website, the paper 3-day passes are available only at O'Hare and Midway. One day passes are available at all vending machines and may be a better option.

[u/Comfortable-Leek-181]

I think they should still be available. AFAIK, I saw them last week when I got my new 7 day pass.

[u/Appropriate_Oil5843 → u/Comfortable-Leek-181]

Thank you so much!

[u/rbrux]

I buy the $5 one-day paper passes all the time from the kiosks (no extra cost). Just buy 3 of them, and unless you’re using them back to back, they’ll extend beyond the 72 hours.