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Station of Departure - Select - Select your departure station. Destination - Select - Select your destination station. Leave this field blank Body Major changes Feb. 1 Metra made a variety of changes to its fare structure, prices, and purchase channels effective Feb. 1. Here are the highlights, and details about the changes can be found here. . There is a new fare structure with a variety of new fare prices, products, and rules. Metra has closed its remaining ticket windows . Vending machines have been installed at the busiest stations. The 10-Ride Ticket is no longer be available for purchase. The Fair Transit South Cook pilot ended on the Metra Electric and Rock Island lines on Jan. 31; it has been replaced with the Access Pilot Program , which allows reduced fares for low-income riders on all lines. Metra Fare Table Click here for a fare table. Types of tickets and where to buy them Metra sells a variety of passes and tickets as detailed below. Metra uses a distance-based fare structure consisting of four fare zones to determine the cost of One-Way Tickets, Day Passes, Day Pass 5-Packs and Monthly Passes. (Riders are charged based on the number of zones they travel through.) Click here to see a system map with fare zones. To determine your fare, you must know your originating station and your destination station. Two passes sold for weekend travel cost a flat rate: the Saturday/Sunday/Holiday Day Pass is $7 and the Weekend Pass (available on the Ventra app only) is $10. Details about each ticket type are below. All ticket types except the Saturday/Sunday/Holiday Day Pass and the Weekend Pass are available at a reduced rate for K-12 students, seniors, low-income riders and other special classes as described below. Use the fare calculator above to see the cost of each type of ticket, full fare and reduced, between your selected origin and destination stations. For information about where to buy tickets, click here . New riders can find more information about the Metra system here . One-Way Tickets Good for a single trip between your selected zones. Paper tickets expire three hours after purchase from a vending machine. Tickets purchased in the Ventra app must be used within 14 days and once activated expire in 30 to 120 minutes, depending on the length of the trip. Tickets purchased on the train from a conductor are valid for that trip. Nonrefundable. Day Passes Good for unlimited rides all day between your selected zones. Paper Day Passes expire at 3 a.m. the next day after purchase from a vending machine. Day Passes purchased in the Ventra app must be used within 14 days and once activated expire at 3 a.m. the day. Nonrefundable. When purchasing a day pass, passengers should select the furthest zone they wish to travel while using the pass. Day Pass 5-Pack (Ventra app only) Five Day Passes that can be used for unlimited rides between your selected zones on any five days within 90 days of purchase. Available only in the Ventra app . Each Day Pass expires at 3 a.m. the day after activation. Can be shared by up to five people traveling in a group. Nonrefundable. When purchasing a Day Pass 5-Pack, passengers should select the furthest zone they wish to travel while using the passes. Monthly Pass Good for unlimited rides in a calendar month between your selected zones on weekdays and systemwide on weekends. Available for purchase from vending machines or the Ventra app from the 20th to the 12th. Passes expire at noon on the first business day of the next month. Monthly Passes are for the exclusive use of the purchaser and are not transferable. Refunds for unused Monthly Passes are available per the guidelines that can be found here , but lost, destroyed or stolen Monthly Passes will not be refunded or replaced. Refunds are subject to a $5 fee per transaction if returned after the first day of the month and returns are prorated (see the Monthly Pass refund policy here ). When purchasing a Monthly Pass, passengers should select the furthest zone they wish to travel while using the pass. Regional Connect Pass (Ventra app only) Monthly Pass holders can purchase a $30 Regional Connect Pass, valid for unlimited rides on CTA and Pace during the same calendar month. Must be purchased in the Ventra app only and requires buyer to have a Ventra card registered in the app to which the pass can be added. Nonrefundable. Click here for instructions . Saturday, Sunday, or Holiday Day Pass Good...