Davis station

Purple Line · step-free

Lines

Purple

Position

Through station

Service hours

4:41 am – 1:46 amPurple Line, Mon–Fri

Step-free access

YesLifts or ramps to the platform

Davis station on the Purple Line

Davis is a station on the Purple Line of the Chicago ‘L’.

On weekdays the first Purple Line train leaves Davis at about 4:41 am and the last at about 1:46 am. At the morning rush trains come every 8 minutes; at midday, every 10.

The station is step-free: there is a lift or ramp from street level to the platform, and trains are level with the platform edge.

A ride from here costs $2.50, the same as anywhere else on the ‘L’ and the same however far you go. Transfers are free for two hours.

Davis station on the Purple Line of the Chicago 'L' (CTA), Chicago

Davis station · Purple Line — photo dnoell · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

How long from Davis to…

How long it takes from Davis
ToTimeStopsChangesRoute
O'Hare Airport98 min412 changesPurpleRedBlue
Midway Airport74 min342 changesPurpleRedOrange
Clark/Lake (the Loop)55 min252 changesPurpleRedBlue
Roosevelt50 min271 changePurpleRed
Belmont30 min171 changePurpleRed
95th/Dan Ryan74 min361 changePurpleRed
Fullerton34 min181 changePurpleRed
Cermak-McCormick Place59 min282 changesPurpleRedGreen

Midday on a weekday, including a typical wait when you change. Plan your own trip.

The Purple Line at a glance

Questions about Davis

On weekdays the first Purple Line train is about 4:41 am and the last about 1:46 am. Saturdays and Sundays differ slightly — the schedule page has all three.

Yes — there is a lift or ramp from the street to the platform, and trains are level with the platform.

About 55 minutes to Clark/Lake in the Loop at midday, 2 change(s), 25 stops. Plan your exact trip.

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