Ventra
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The latest innovation from Chicago Transit Authority through Ventra is set to transform how you interact with AGCscript. Visit Maps & Navigation for related info.
Overview And Features This App Ventra
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.
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.
Ride CTA, Metra & Pace: Manage your fares, buy Metra tickets, get arrivals.
Updated on
Jul 13, 2026
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- No data shared with third partiesabout how developers declare sharing
- This app may collect these data typesPersonal info, App activity and 2 others
- Data is encrypted in transit
- You can request that data be deleted
Ratings and reviews
6.49K reviews
Richard Martinez
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August 27, 2026
I like it because it's convenient. However, lately, it's been asking me to enable WiFi scanning for "better experience". This never happened to me and no matter how many times I tried to say no, the notification continued showing up. The CTA tracker is no longer useful. I'm moving to the Bus Tracker app.
1 person found this review helpful
Design LB
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June 15, 2026
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
36 people found this review helpful
Krystal Glass
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May 2, 2026
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.
13 people found this review helpful
What’s new
This update improves the app's security and reliability, including, new rider class access for United Airlines employees, and several performance fixes.
