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Can Ventra card be used on Metra?
Yes. If you’ve created a Ventra account you can log in and use transit value from that card’s account to buy a Metra mobile ticket.
What is Ventra card good for?
Ventra Card: a transit + optional Debit MasterCard® that can be used for transit and everyday purchases. Ventra Tickets: single-ride and One-day passes. Personal, contactless, bank-issued credit and debit cards can be used for transit. Eventually, compatible smartphones.
Is Ventra a credit card?
Can I add money to my Ventra card?
You can reload transit value online at ventrachicago.com, by phone at 1-877-NOW-VENTRA, via the Ventra Mobile App, at all CTA rail station vending machines and at more than 1,000 retailers and currency exchanges across Chicago.
Can u buy stuff with Ventra card?
Regular Ventra Cards offer a prepaid debit option which, if activated, allows you to load money into a prepaid debit account and use your Ventra Card to make regular retail purchases anywhere MasterCard is accepted.
Do Ventra passes expire?
All current silver Ventra Cards have an expiration date printed on the front. Cards will function as normal until the end of the month printed on the front of the Card. Once a Card expires, it can no longer be used for transit and a new Card must be purchased.
What can a Ventra card be used for?
What does a Ventra card do?
Ventra is the name of our fare system. You can buy Ventra Cards to store passes and fare value or disposable Ventra Tickets to ride CTA and Pace buses.
Can you go negative on a Ventra card?
RTA Chairman: Ventra an “Unacceptable and Systemic Failure” Cubic bears all risk for any customer with a negative balance. CTA is not responsible in any way.”
Where can I buy a Ventra Card in Chicago?
Getting a Ventra Card. You can buy a Ventra Card from the following places: By visiting the Ventra Customer Service Center at 567 W. Lake St. in Chicago. New cards cost $5, but the purchase fee is waived when you order online and is refunded as transit value if you buy one in person and register within 90 days.
How do I use my Ventra Card on the bus?
VENTRA FARE PAYMENT To ensure proper functioning of the Ventra system, remove your payment card from your wallet or purse before paying your fare. Touch only the card or device you wish to use to the Ventra Reader when you pay a fare on buses or at CTA “L” station turnstiles and gates.
What happens to my Ventra card when I Die?
A duly-authorized representative of an estate may request a refund of remaining Transit Value on a recently deceased account holder’s registered Ventra Card. Representatives must submit the refund request, along with supporting documentation, to close the account and receive a refund.
What payment options does Ventra integrate with?
The Ventra website may integrate with third party platforms and Digital Wallets, such as Apple Pay, Google Pay and other payment services managed or owned by a third party.