Take CTA to the Game
The easiest way to get to major sporting events is the CTA, with fast, frequent and convenient ‘L’ train and bus service to major Chicago sports venues!
All stations and bus routes on this page are accessible.
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Soldier Field
Home of the Chicago Bears
Soldier Field is located at 1410 S. Museum Campus Dr. (south of Roosevelt) on the downtown Chicago Museum Campus.
Trains
Red, Green and Orange Lines
The stadium is a few blocks (about a 15 minute walk) east of Roosevelt stops on the CTA Red, Orange and Green lines. You can walk from the ‘L’ by heading east on Roosevelt Road through Grant Park, and by following the pedestrian tunnel under Lake Shore Drive to the Museum Campus (the walkway will be on your left).
To get to the Red Line Roosevelt stop from the north (including downtown), take a Red Line train toward 95th. From the south, take a Red Line train toward Howard.
To get to the Green and Orange Line Roosevelt stop from the north (including downtown) and West Side, take a Green Line train toward Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove, or an Orange Line train toward Midway. From the south and southwest, take an Orange Line train toward the Loop or a Green Line train toward Harlem/Lake.
Buses
You can also use CTA bus #128 Soldier Field Express or the #130 Museum Campus, which serve Union Station and the Ogilvie Transportation Center (Metra). From downtown, you can use the #130 or the #146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express, which connect with Red, Orange and Green Lines on Roosevelt. All of these bus routes stop in front of the stadium.
U.S. Cellular Field
Home of the Chicago White Sox
U.S. Cellular Field (previously Comiskey Park) is located at 333 W. 35th St. (at S. Shields Av.) in the Armour Park neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side.
Trains
Red Line
The ballpark is just a block west of the Sox-35th stop on the CTA Red Line.
To get to the Sox-35th stop from the north (including downtown), take a Red Line train toward 95th. From the south, take a Red Line train toward Howard.
Green Line
The ballpark is just three blocks west of the 35th-Bronzeville-IIT stop on the CTA Green Line.
To get to the 35th-Bronzeville-IIT stop from the north (including downtown and the West Side), take a Green Line train toward Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove. From the south, take a Green Line train toward Harlem/Lake.
Buses
You can also use CTA buses #1 Indiana-Hyde Park, #4 Cottage Grove, #24 Wentworth, #29 State, #35 35th (connects with Orange Line and Green Line), #39 Pershing (connects with Orange Line and Green Line) and #44 Wallace/Racine to get to, or within a few blocks of, the ballpark.
Wrigley Field
Home of the Chicago Cubs
Wrigley Field is located at 1060 W. Addison St. (at N. Clark St.), in the Wrigleyville neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side.
Trains
Red Line
The ballpark is just a half block west of the Addison stop on the CTA Red Line.
To get to the Addison stop from the south (including downtown), take a Red Line train toward Howard. From the north, take a Red Line train toward 95th.
Buses
You can also use CTA buses #8 Halsted, #22 Clark, #152 Addison (connects to the Brown and Blue lines) and #154 Wrigley Field Express (connects to remote parking at DeVry University at Addison/Rockwell) to get to, or within a few blocks of, Wrigley Field.
United Center
Home of the Chicago Blackhawks and the Chicago Bulls
United Center is located at 1901 W. Madison St. (between S. Damen Ave. and S. Wood St.) on Chicago’s Near West Side.
Trains
Blue Line
The stadium is just a few blocks north of the Illinois Medical District stop on the CTA Blue Line. The shortest walk is by exiting the station to Damen Avenue (western-most exit) and walk north on Damen to Madison.
To get to the Illinois Medical District stop from the west (including the far West Side and the communities of Forest Park and Oak Park), take a Blue Line train toward O’Hare. From the east and north (including downtown and the Northwest Side), take a Blue Line train toward Forest Park.
Green and Pink Lines
The stadium is two blocks south and three blocks west of the Ashland/Lake stop on the CTA Green and Pink Lines.
To get to the Ashland/Lake station from the west, take a Green Line train toward Ashland/63rd or Cottage Grove, or a Pink Line train toward the Loop. From the east (including downtown or the South Side portions of the Green Line), take a Green Line train toward Harlem/Lake or a Pink Line train toward 54th/Cermak.
Buses
You can also use CTA buses #9 Ashland, #19 United Center Express, #20 Madison, #50 Damen or #126 Jackson to get to, or within a few blocks of, the stadium.
Finding the best route for you
Use Google Transit or Goroo to plan your trip, or call the RTA Travel Information Center at 1-312-836-7000.
For complete CTA route information including both buses and trains, as well as details about each train station, see our Route & System Guide.