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56 56 Milwaukee bus

Jefferson Park Transit Center – Washington & Wabash

No active alerts posted 3 upcoming 66 stops

Service status

Planned work coming up

UpcomingPlanned Reroute56Temporary Reroute

Oct 25, 2026, 7:00 AM to Oct 25, 2026, 6:00 PM

How does this affect my trip?

Southbound buses will operate via Milwaukee, Kedzie, and Logan, then resume their normal route on Milwaukee.

Northbound buses are not affected.

Allow extra travel time.

Why is service being changed?

Buses are rerouted due to the Farmers Market.

This alert on transitchicago.com

UpcomingPlanned Reroute56Temporary Reroute

Oct 25, 2026, 7:00 AM to Oct 25, 2026, 8:00 PM

How does this affect my trip?

Buses will operate in both directions via Milwaukee, Damen, Division, and Milwaukee.

Allow extra travel time.

Why is service being changed?

Buses are rerouted due to the Meet Me on Milwaukee event..

This alert on transitchicago.com

UpcomingPlanned Reroute56Temporary Reroute

Oct 18, 2026, 7:00 AM to Oct 18, 2026, 6:00 PM

How does this affect my trip?

Southbound buses will operate via Milwaukee, Kedzie, and Logan, then resume their normal route on Milwaukee.

Northbound buses are not affected.

Allow extra travel time.

Why is service being changed?

Buses are rerouted due to the Farmers Market.

This alert on transitchicago.com

Alerts as published by the CTA. Data may not be real time. All lines.

Stops

To Washington & Wabash (66 stops)
  1. Jefferson Park Transit Center
  2. Milwaukee & Higgins
  3. Milwaukee & Lawrence
  4. Milwaukee & Giddings
  5. Milwaukee & Laramie
  6. Milwaukee & Wilson
  7. Milwaukee & Sunnyside
  8. Milwaukee & Montrose
  9. Milwaukee & Cullom
  10. Milwaukee & Berteau
  11. Milwaukee & Belle Plaine
  12. Milwaukee & Irving Park/Cicero
  13. Milwaukee & Kilpatrick/Byron
  14. Milwaukee & Kenton
  15. Milwaukee & Kilbourn
  16. Milwaukee & Kenneth
  17. Milwaukee & Kostner
  18. Milwaukee & Addison
  19. Milwaukee & Keeler
  20. Milwaukee & Karlov
  21. Milwaukee & Pulaski
  22. Milwaukee & Springfield
  23. Milwaukee & Belmont
  24. Milwaukee & Davlin
  25. Milwaukee & Lawndale
  26. Milwaukee & Central Park
  27. Milwaukee & Wolfram
  28. Milwaukee & Diversey/Kimball
  29. Milwaukee & Spaulding
  30. Milwaukee & Kedzie
  31. Milwaukee & Logan Boulevard
  32. Milwaukee & Sacramento
  33. Milwaukee & Fullerton
  34. Milwaukee & California
  35. Milwaukee & Prindiville
  36. Milwaukee & Francis Place
  37. Milwaukee & Maplewood
  38. Milwaukee & Armitage
  39. Milwaukee & Western
  40. Milwaukee & Oakley/Moffat
  41. Milwaukee & Leavitt
  42. Milwaukee & Caton
  43. Milwaukee & North Ave/Damen
  44. Milwaukee & Honore
  45. Milwaukee & Wolcott/Wood
  46. Milwaukee & Paulina
  47. Milwaukee & Division
  48. Milwaukee & Haddon
  49. Milwaukee & Thomas
  50. Milwaukee & Noble
  51. Milwaukee & Racine
  52. Milwaukee & Chicago
  53. Milwaukee & Carpenter
  54. Milwaukee & Erie
  55. Milwaukee & Grand/Halsted (Blue Line)
  56. Milwaukee & Hubbard/Union
  57. Desplaines & Kinzie/Milwaukee
  58. Desplaines & Fulton
  59. Desplaines & Lake
  60. Washington & Jefferson
  61. Washington & Canal
  62. Washington & Franklin
  63. Washington & Lasalle
  64. Washington & Clark/Dearborn
  65. Washington & State
  66. Washington & Wabash
To Jefferson Park Transit Center (65 stops)
  1. Madison & Wabash
  2. Madison & Dearborn/State
  3. Madison & LaSalle
  4. Madison & Franklin
  5. Madison & Clinton
  6. Jefferson & Washington
  7. Jefferson & Lake
  8. Fulton & Desplaines
  9. Desplaines & Fulton/Milwaukee/Kinzie
  10. Milwaukee & Hubbard/Union
  11. Milwaukee & Grand/Halsted (Blue Line)
  12. Milwaukee & Erie
  13. Milwaukee & Carpenter
  14. Milwaukee & Chicago
  15. Milwaukee & Racine
  16. Milwaukee & Noble
  17. Milwaukee & Thomas
  18. Milwaukee & Haddon
  19. Milwaukee & Ashland/Division (Blue Line)
  20. Milwaukee & Paulina
  21. Milwaukee & Wolcott/Wood
  22. Milwaukee & Honore
  23. Milwaukee & North Ave/Damen
  24. Milwaukee & Wabansia
  25. Milwaukee & Leavitt
  26. Milwaukee & Oakley/Moffat
  27. Milwaukee & Western
  28. Milwaukee & Armitage
  29. Milwaukee & Maplewood
  30. Milwaukee & Talman
  31. Milwaukee & Washtenaw
  32. Milwaukee & California
  33. Milwaukee & Fullerton
  34. Milwaukee & Sacramento
  35. Milwaukee & Logan Boulevard
  36. Logan Square Blue Line Station
  37. Milwaukee & Spaulding
  38. Milwaukee & Diversey/Kimball
  39. Milwaukee & Wisner
  40. Milwaukee & Central Park
  41. Milwaukee & Lawndale
  42. Milwaukee & Hamlin
  43. Milwaukee & Belmont
  44. Milwaukee & Springfield
  45. Milwaukee & Pulaski
  46. Milwaukee & Karlov
  47. Milwaukee & Keeler
  48. Milwaukee & Addison
  49. Milwaukee & Waveland
  50. Milwaukee & Kostner
  51. Milwaukee & Kilbourn
  52. Milwaukee & Kenton
  53. Milwaukee & Kilpatrick/Byron
  54. Milwaukee & Irving Park/Cicero
  55. Milwaukee & Belle Plaine
  56. Milwaukee & Berteau
  57. Milwaukee & Cullom
  58. Milwaukee & Montrose
  59. Milwaukee & Sunnyside
  60. Milwaukee & Wilson
  61. Milwaukee & Laramie
  62. Milwaukee & Giddings
  63. Milwaukee & Lawrence
  64. Jefferson Park Transit Center South Drop Off
  65. Jefferson Park Transit Center

Route map

Route shape from published schedule data; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequency & hours (scheduled)

To Jefferson Park Blue Line

WeekdaySatSun
First / last5:13 AM
10:42 PM
5:08 AM
10:44 PM
5:09 AM
10:34 PM
Morning rush (6–10 AM)every ~10 minevery ~24 minevery ~20 min
Midday (10 AM–4 PM)every ~15 minevery ~16 minevery ~18 min
Evening rush (4–8 PM)every ~11 minevery ~17 minevery ~17 min
Evening (8 PM–midnight)every ~27 minevery ~27 minevery ~34 min
Late night (midnight–6 AM)every ~120 minevery ~120 minevery ~180 min
Trips per day825855
End-to-end time1 hr 5 min1 hr 4 min56 min

To Washington/Michigan

WeekdaySatSun
First / last4:20 AM
9:40 PM
4:20 AM
9:40 PM
4:20 AM
9:40 PM
Morning rush (6–10 AM)every ~8 minevery ~20 minevery ~20 min
Midday (10 AM–4 PM)every ~12 minevery ~16 minevery ~17 min
Evening rush (4–8 PM)every ~17 minevery ~18 minevery ~20 min
Evening (8 PM–midnight)every ~48 minevery ~48 minevery ~48 min
Late night (midnight–6 AM)every ~51 minevery ~72 minevery ~72 min
Trips per day855855
End-to-end time1 hr 10 min1 hr 4 min55 min

Average interval from the published schedule for reference dates Oct 20, 2026, Oct 17, 2026, Oct 18, 2026; planned work and holidays can change service. “—” = fewer than two trips in that period. Schedule data updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:56 AM CT.

Fare

$2.25 per ride with a Ventra Card, a contactless bank card or a phone wallet, with up to two more rides within two hours; $2.50 in cash, with no transfers. See fares & Ventra.