CTA Reduced Fare Cards

CPS and CTA present:

CPS STUDENT VENTRA CARDS

VENTRA CARDS 

Students may purchase Ventra Cards during their lunch period or after school  Mon-Thur 2:35 - 3:00pm and Fridays 1:40 - 2:00pm.

Students may purchase a card for  $5.00 which is pre-programmed for the student rate (see https://www.transitchicago.com/students/). The card must be registered online and have funds added. If the card is lost/stolen, the student must see one of the clerks in the main office immediately to cancel the card and issued a replacement card for a $5.00 fee. Any funds on the old card (if any) will automatically transfer. The Main Office does not have access to Ventra systems to check or add funds to cards. 

CPS Students have the option of purchasing the CPS VENTRA CARD  and pre-loading funds directly onto their cards or paying a reduced student fare in cash (cash is accepted on buses only). CPS will be the sole supplier of the Ventra CPS Fare Card to ensure that our students continue to have access to a seamless student reduced fare process and pricing.align with their payment system, Ventra (http://www.ventrachicago.com)

For more information, please direct your questions to ventrafarecard@cps.edu.