This is a list of bus routes operated by the Chicago Transit Authority. In 2024, the CTA bus system had a ridership of 181,733,800, or about 572,600 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2024.

Routes running 24 hours a day, seven days a week are:

  • The N4 (between 63rd/Cottage Grove and Washington/State only),
  • N9 (between 95th/​Dan Ryan (Red) and North/Clark only),
  • N20 (between Washington/State and Austin),
  • N22 (between Howard and Harrison),
  • N34 (between 95th/​Dan Ryan (Red) and 131st/Ellis),
  • N49 (between 79th and Berwyn),
  • N53 (between Harrison and Irving Park only),
  • N55 (between Museum of Science and Industry and 55th/St. Louis only),
  • N60 (between Washington/State and 54th/​Cermak (Pink)),
  • N62 (between Washington/State and Midway),
  • N63 (between Midway (Orange) and 63rd/Stony Island),
  • N66 (between Chicago/Pulaski and Washington/State),
  • N77 (between Harlem and Halsted only),
  • N79 (between Western and Lakefront only),
  • N81 (between Jefferson Park (Blue) and Wilson/Marine Drive),
  • N87 (between Western and 87th (Red) only).

Current routes

Former routes

References

External links

  • Chicago Transit Authority - official site, including a trip planner, and system maps.
  • ChicagoBus.org - a site covering CTA bus operations.
  • CTA Bus Tracker

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