If I wanted to go to Union station from the Bensenville metra station and back how could I buy tickets?

Question

Can I buy two one-way tickets from the Bensenville station or do I have to buy one from Bensenville and one from Union Station to go back?

Answer 1

Yes but if you are on the weekend you might want to do the all weekend pass that I believe is only $5.

Answer 2

You can buy both at the Bensenville station.

Basically the Metra trains charge by zones.

So I take the Metra to visit my family and I pay $3.90 for a Zone A (Millennium Park Station) to Zone E (Homewood) ticket.  It never matteres if my ticket said "E to A" or "A to E"...as long as I pay $3.90 for my ticket and it has the proper zones nobody cares.  I buy both of my tickets in Chicago all of the time...

Also if it's a weekend just buy a $5 weekend pass.

Also there is no such thing as a round trip ticket on a Metra Train...especially not the vending machines.  If you ask for one at a ticket booth, they'll just sell you two one-ways.

Answer 3

Just figure out your train time and get on that train. Someone will come around and then you can buy round trip tickets.