Traveling across Chicagoland has never been easier!
The Ventra App is unified payment system for those using Metra, Pace, and CTA.
Buy tickets and add passes onto your account or utilize the contactless “tap-and-go” system for buses or transit fare gates. Purchase a Ventra card at participating locations, get the Ventra App, or add the card to your phone’s mobile wallet!
Available for download on all Apple & Android devices.
Have you heard the News?
The Illinois Legislature passed a landmark Transportation funding and reform bill reorganizing the RTA, overseeing Metra, Pace, and the CTA, into a new agency called NITA.
The Northern Illinois Transit Authority will be charged with providing safe, efficient, and more accessible transit to the Chicagoland Region.
The law goes into effect on June 1st, 2026.
Metra Regional Rail
Village Metra & Public Parking Lots
$1.50/day from 5:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Free after 11:00 a.m.
Free on Weekends
No Parking 3:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m. without Permit
$30 Monthly Parking Pass Permits available at
Franklin Park Police Station, 9451 Belmont Ave.
PACE Bus & Transit Service
PACE Bus Schedules
Route 303 – Forest Park – Rosemont
Route 319 – Grand Avenue
Route 330 – Mannheim – LaGrange Roads
Route 332 – River Road – York Road
Paratransit & Dial-a-Ride
Leyden Township Dial-a-Ride Program
Leyden Township Taxi Cab Program
Service Hours: Monday-Friday; 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Call for Reservation: 1-888-699-6999
Utilizing PACE’s Paratransit services, Franklin Park Residents (including but not limited to Seniors, Students, and those with Disabilities) can schedule pick-up and drop-off transportation to anywhere in Leyden Township.
The service is especially useful for those with medical appointments at Gottlieb, Hines, Loyola, Westlake, Resurrection Medical Center, and Norridge Dialysis Center. Discounted fares may be available to qualified residents.
Other Transit Services
Pace Vanpool Program
Pace Carpool Program
PACE offers Vanpool and Carpool rideshare programs that are easy, free, and convenient for both commuters and businesses who are interested in forming a carpool (2-4 people) or vanpool (5 or more people) in Franklin Park.
The program’s website, PaceRideShare.com, gives commuters in the Chicago area the ability to identify potential carpool and vanpool partners quickly and securely.