Chicago Airport Information
O'Hare International Airport
O'Hare International Airport (ORD)
O'Hare Airport handles more passengers than any other airport in the world. For visitors needing information or directions, airport information booths are located on the lower levels of the domestic terminals and on the upper and lower levels of the International Terminal. A foreign currency exchange is located on the lower level of the International Terminal. It is 13 miles from O'Hare to downtown Chicago. Travel time and cost varies (from $30-50) when taking a taxi to and from O'Hare Airport.
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)
Midway Airport is located on the city's southwest side, eight miles from Chicago's Loop. Low-cost carriers, such as AirTran Airways, ATA Airlines, and Southwest Airlines, and to a lesser extent by legacy carriers such as Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Northwest Airlines heavily use Midway.
Airline carriers serving the airport
- Aer Lingus
- Air Canada
- Air Canada Jazz
- Air France
- Air India
- Air Jamaica
- Alaska Airlines
- Alitalia
- All Nippon
- American Airlines
- American Eagle
- America West
- Asiana Airlines
- Austrian Airlines
- British Airways
- BMI British Midland
- Cayman Airways
- Continental Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- El Al
- Iberia Airlines
- International
- Japan Airlines (JAL)
- Jet Blue
- KLM Royal Dutch
- Korean Air
- LOT Polish Airlines
- Lufthansa
- Mexicana
- Northwest Airlines
- Pakistan International
- Royal Jordanian
- Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)
- Spirit Airlines
- SWISS
- TACA Airlines
- Ted
- Turkish Airlines
- United Airlines
- United Express
- US Airways
- USA 3000
- Virgin Atlantic
Chicago Train Information
The Amtrak's Illinois transit service operates on 6 daily routes and can get you to over 25 Illinois cities in a breeze. The Amtrak route covers Chicago places of interest like the Sears Tower, Frank Lloyd Wright's studio, a Moorish villa, the world's tallest man statue, the 180 foot high Carillon Bell Tower and the home of Abraham Lincoln.
The major Amtrak routes connecting to Chicago include the following: the Acela Express route to Boston
Boston and Philadelphia; the Auto Train route to Lorton, Virginia and Orlando, Florida; the Capitol Limited route to Cleveland, Washington D.C. and Pittsburgh, PA; The Ann Rutledge route to Kansas City, the California Zephyr route to Denver; the Texas Eagle route to Dallas, TX and St. Louis, MO and many more.
Chicago Public Transportation
Elevated train (El) at station
Getting around Chicago is simple and quick, thanks to buses and the "L," a system of elevated trains operated 24 hours a day by the Chicago Transit Authority. Buses run every five to 15 minutes during rush hours and every eight to 20 minutes at most other times.
Rapid transit trains run every five to 15 minutes during the day and every 15 to 60 minutes all night. Lines are color-coded and denoted by route rather than destination. There are total eight stations of transit trains: Red Line, Blue Line, Purple Line, Brown Line, Orange Line, Green Line and Loop Elevated Line. For more information: 312-836-7000
Free Trolley
A fun and free way to get around downtown Chicago is to take the trolley system. There's no ticket necessary and the various trolleys cover most of the downtown area. These free trolleys run every 20-30 minutes between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. The Lincoln Park free trolley operates from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm on weekends and holidays only.
Metra
The 495-mile Metra system serves 230 stations in the counties of Cook, DuPage, Lake, Will, McHenry and Kane. On Metra you can reach Chicago's beautiful lakefront, museums, zoos, sporting events, shops and restaurants, concerts, special events, schools and colleges as well as quaint, historic suburbs and small towns. For more information: 312-322-6777
Yellow Cab Chicago
The Yellow Card Service offered by Yellow Cab Chicago, Inc. is a branded card service that offers companies in Chicago the world-class service of Yellow Cab to their employees and customers. Yellow Cab has worked closely with the Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau for many years and can help make your next visit to Chicago a memorable one. Yellow Cab services the city of Chicago and 28 Chicago suburbs at the regular meter rate, and all other suburbs at one and one half times the meter rate. For more information: 312-744-9385
Distance to...
- Atlanta, GA
- Birmingham, AL
- Nashville, TN
- Charleston, WV
- Columbus, OH
- 710 miles
- 660 miles
- 470 miles
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