Originally Posted by
andrewesque
I don't think this is correct (now) -- the
CTA and
Ventra pages on paying via phone now indicate that transfers are included when paying with "pay as you go" credit, so your total cost should be the same as if you were paying with a Ventra card, i.e. $7.50 ($5 for the trip from O'Hare, then $2.25 + $0.25 for the return trip).
If you pay by credit/debit (regardless of whether you are using a credit/debit card or phone), CTA bus fare is $2.50, not $2.25 So the return trip would be $2.50 + $0.25,