Getting Around Downers Grove
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Downers Grove Airport information
Downers Grove, IL Airport Information
O'Hare International Airport (ORD)
Approximate taxi fare: $51 USD
The second busiest airport in the United States, O'Hare International Airport is 17 miles west of downtown Chicago and 19 miles northeast of Downers Grove. Currently undergoing an extensive modernization program, the 188-gate O'Hare International is a major North American travel hub and the nation's only dual-hub airport, serving as the hub for both United Airlines and American Airlines. Travelers can visit the airport's dining and retail offerings that include favorite local establishments and nationally recognized chains. Hourly, daily and economy parking is available at the airport, while public transportation options include Metra and PACE.
O'Hare International Airport (ORD)
Approximate taxi fare: $51 USD
The second busiest airport in the United States, O'Hare International Airport is 17 miles west of downtown Chicago and 19 miles northeast of Downers Grove. Currently undergoing an extensive modernization program, the 188-gate O'Hare International is a major North American travel hub and the nation's only dual-hub airport, serving as the hub for both United Airlines and American Airlines. Travelers can visit the airport's dining and retail offerings that include favorite local establishments and nationally recognized chains. Hourly, daily and economy parking is available at the airport, while public transportation options include Metra and PACE.
Downers Grove Train information
METRA Rail
METRA operates two stations as part of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway service between Chicago and Aurora. The Downers Grove Main Street station, located at 5001 Main Street, features station waiting room hours from 4:30 am to 8 pm; connecting services include Pace Routes 461, 462, 463, 715 and 834, as well as the Grove Commuter Shuttle. Fares are determined by zone. The Belmont station, located at 5000 Belmont Road, features station waiting room hours from 5:30 am to 1:15 pm; connecting services include Pace Routes 464 and 821.
METRA operates two stations as part of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway service between Chicago and Aurora. The Downers Grove Main Street station, located at 5001 Main Street, features station waiting room hours from 4:30 am to 8 pm; connecting services include Pace Routes 461, 462, 463, 715 and 834, as well as the Grove Commuter Shuttle. Fares are determined by zone. The Belmont station, located at 5000 Belmont Road, features station waiting room hours from 5:30 am to 1:15 pm; connecting services include Pace Routes 464 and 821.
Downers Grove Ground information
METRA Rail
METRA operates two stations as part of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway service between Chicago and Aurora. The Downers Grove Main Street station, located at 5001 Main Street, features station waiting room hours from 4:30 am to 8 pm; connecting services include Pace Routes 461, 462, 463, 715 and 834, as well as the Grove Commuter Shuttle. Fares are determined by zone. The Belmont station, located at 5000 Belmont Road, features station waiting room hours from 5:30 am to 1:15 pm; connecting services include Pace Routes 464 and 821.
PACE Bus
PACE provides suburban bus service throughout Downers Grove via six routes, which include Route 461 (North Downers Grove), Route 462 (Southwest Downers Grove), Route 463 (Southeast Downers Grove), Route 464 (West Downers Grove), Route 821 (IL 53/83rd St. – Belmont Metra Station) and Route 834 (Joliet-Downers Grove). Route 461 provides Monday through Friday rush hour service between north Downers Grove and the Downers Grove Main Street Metra Station, while Route 462 provides Monday through Friday rush hour service between southwest Downers Grove and the Downers Grove Main Street Metra station. Route 463 provides Monday through Friday rush hour service from southeast Downers Grove and the Downers Grove Metra station, while Route 464 provides Monday through Friday rush hour service from west Downers Grove and the Belmont Metra station. Route 821 provides Monday through Friday service from Woodridge to Downers Grove, while Route 834 provides Monday through Saturday service between Downers Grove and Joliet's central business district. One-way fare is $1.75 for adults, $0.85 for children ages 7 to 11 and free for children under 7 years old. Ventra cards are a convenient way to pay for PACE transportation (Bus and Commuter Shuttle).
Grove Commuter Shuttle
Operated by PACE, the four-route Grove Commuter Shuttle service operates Monday through Friday during the morning and evening rush hours, providing service to the Metra Main Street and Belmont Train Stations. One-way fare is $1.75. Free parking for Grove Commuter Shuttle passengers can be found at its two park and ride lots; the Southeast Route lot is located at 75th Street and Fairview Avenue, while the West Route lot is found at Belmont Road and 63rd Street.
Hotel Shuttle Service
In partnership with the Downers Grove EDC, Ashutosh Sales, an Elgin-based charter company for ground transportation, operates within the Downers Grove's meeting hotel community to provide transportation between properties for groups of any size.
Rental Cars
Rental car companies represented at Chicago O'Hare International Airport include Ace, Advantage, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Firefly, Hertz, National, Payless, and Thrifty; each rental car company provides shuttle service from the airport. Rental car companies at Chicago Midway International Airport include Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, and Thrifty (all found at the airport's New Rental Car Facility, accessible by rental car shuttle from the terminal).
Taxi
Visitors traveling to Downers Grove via taxi should expect to pay an approximate $60 fare from Chicago O'Hare International Airport and $75 fare from Chicago Midway International Airport.
METRA operates two stations as part of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway service between Chicago and Aurora. The Downers Grove Main Street station, located at 5001 Main Street, features station waiting room hours from 4:30 am to 8 pm; connecting services include Pace Routes 461, 462, 463, 715 and 834, as well as the Grove Commuter Shuttle. Fares are determined by zone. The Belmont station, located at 5000 Belmont Road, features station waiting room hours from 5:30 am to 1:15 pm; connecting services include Pace Routes 464 and 821.
PACE Bus
PACE provides suburban bus service throughout Downers Grove via six routes, which include Route 461 (North Downers Grove), Route 462 (Southwest Downers Grove), Route 463 (Southeast Downers Grove), Route 464 (West Downers Grove), Route 821 (IL 53/83rd St. – Belmont Metra Station) and Route 834 (Joliet-Downers Grove). Route 461 provides Monday through Friday rush hour service between north Downers Grove and the Downers Grove Main Street Metra Station, while Route 462 provides Monday through Friday rush hour service between southwest Downers Grove and the Downers Grove Main Street Metra station. Route 463 provides Monday through Friday rush hour service from southeast Downers Grove and the Downers Grove Metra station, while Route 464 provides Monday through Friday rush hour service from west Downers Grove and the Belmont Metra station. Route 821 provides Monday through Friday service from Woodridge to Downers Grove, while Route 834 provides Monday through Saturday service between Downers Grove and Joliet's central business district. One-way fare is $1.75 for adults, $0.85 for children ages 7 to 11 and free for children under 7 years old. Ventra cards are a convenient way to pay for PACE transportation (Bus and Commuter Shuttle).
Grove Commuter Shuttle
Operated by PACE, the four-route Grove Commuter Shuttle service operates Monday through Friday during the morning and evening rush hours, providing service to the Metra Main Street and Belmont Train Stations. One-way fare is $1.75. Free parking for Grove Commuter Shuttle passengers can be found at its two park and ride lots; the Southeast Route lot is located at 75th Street and Fairview Avenue, while the West Route lot is found at Belmont Road and 63rd Street.
Hotel Shuttle Service
In partnership with the Downers Grove EDC, Ashutosh Sales, an Elgin-based charter company for ground transportation, operates within the Downers Grove's meeting hotel community to provide transportation between properties for groups of any size.
Rental Cars
Rental car companies represented at Chicago O'Hare International Airport include Ace, Advantage, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Firefly, Hertz, National, Payless, and Thrifty; each rental car company provides shuttle service from the airport. Rental car companies at Chicago Midway International Airport include Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, and Thrifty (all found at the airport's New Rental Car Facility, accessible by rental car shuttle from the terminal).
Taxi
Visitors traveling to Downers Grove via taxi should expect to pay an approximate $60 fare from Chicago O'Hare International Airport and $75 fare from Chicago Midway International Airport.
Downers Grove Public information
PACE Bus
PACE provides suburban bus service throughout Downers Grove via six routes, which include Route 461 (North Downers Grove), Route 462 (Southwest Downers Grove), Route 463 (Southeast Downers Grove), Route 464 (West Downers Grove), Route 821 (IL 53/83rd St. – Belmont Metra Station) and Route 834 (Joliet-Downers Grove). Route 461 provides Monday through Friday rush hour service between north Downers Grove and the Downers Grove Main Street Metra Station, while Route 462 provides Monday through Friday rush hour service between southwest Downers Grove and the Downers Grove Main Street Metra station. Route 463 provides Monday through Friday rush hour service from southeast Downers Grove and the Downers Grove Metra station, while Route 464 provides Monday through Friday rush hour service from west Downers Grove and the Belmont Metra station. Route 821 provides Monday through Friday service from Woodridge to Downers Grove, while Route 834 provides Monday through Saturday service between Downers Grove and Joliet's central business district. One-way fare is $1.75 for adults, $0.85 for children ages 7 to 11 and free for children under 7 years old. Ventra cards are a convenient way to pay for PACE transportation (Bus and Commuter Shuttle).
Grove Commuter Shuttle
Operated by PACE, the four-route Grove Commuter Shuttle service operates Monday through Friday during the morning and evening rush hours, providing service to the Metra Main Street and Belmont Train Stations. One-way fare is $1.75. Free parking for Grove Commuter Shuttle passengers can be found at its two park and ride lots; the Southeast Route lot is located at 75th Street and Fairview Avenue, while the West Route lot is found at Belmont Road and 63rd Street.
Hotel Shuttle Service
In partnership with the Downers Grove EDC, Ashutosh Sales, an Elgin-based charter company for ground transportation, operates within the Downers Grove's meeting hotel community to provide transportation between properties for groups of any size.
Rental Cars
Rental car companies represented at Chicago O'Hare International Airport include Ace, Advantage, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Firefly, Hertz, National, Payless, and Thrifty; each rental car company provides shuttle service from the airport. Rental car companies at Chicago Midway International Airport include Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, and Thrifty (all found at the airport's New Rental Car Facility, accessible by rental car shuttle from the terminal).
Taxi
Visitors traveling to Downers Grove via taxi should expect to pay an approximate $60 fare from Chicago O'Hare International Airport and $75 fare from Chicago Midway International Airport.
PACE provides suburban bus service throughout Downers Grove via six routes, which include Route 461 (North Downers Grove), Route 462 (Southwest Downers Grove), Route 463 (Southeast Downers Grove), Route 464 (West Downers Grove), Route 821 (IL 53/83rd St. – Belmont Metra Station) and Route 834 (Joliet-Downers Grove). Route 461 provides Monday through Friday rush hour service between north Downers Grove and the Downers Grove Main Street Metra Station, while Route 462 provides Monday through Friday rush hour service between southwest Downers Grove and the Downers Grove Main Street Metra station. Route 463 provides Monday through Friday rush hour service from southeast Downers Grove and the Downers Grove Metra station, while Route 464 provides Monday through Friday rush hour service from west Downers Grove and the Belmont Metra station. Route 821 provides Monday through Friday service from Woodridge to Downers Grove, while Route 834 provides Monday through Saturday service between Downers Grove and Joliet's central business district. One-way fare is $1.75 for adults, $0.85 for children ages 7 to 11 and free for children under 7 years old. Ventra cards are a convenient way to pay for PACE transportation (Bus and Commuter Shuttle).
Grove Commuter Shuttle
Operated by PACE, the four-route Grove Commuter Shuttle service operates Monday through Friday during the morning and evening rush hours, providing service to the Metra Main Street and Belmont Train Stations. One-way fare is $1.75. Free parking for Grove Commuter Shuttle passengers can be found at its two park and ride lots; the Southeast Route lot is located at 75th Street and Fairview Avenue, while the West Route lot is found at Belmont Road and 63rd Street.
Hotel Shuttle Service
In partnership with the Downers Grove EDC, Ashutosh Sales, an Elgin-based charter company for ground transportation, operates within the Downers Grove's meeting hotel community to provide transportation between properties for groups of any size.
Rental Cars
Rental car companies represented at Chicago O'Hare International Airport include Ace, Advantage, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Firefly, Hertz, National, Payless, and Thrifty; each rental car company provides shuttle service from the airport. Rental car companies at Chicago Midway International Airport include Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, and Thrifty (all found at the airport's New Rental Car Facility, accessible by rental car shuttle from the terminal).
Taxi
Visitors traveling to Downers Grove via taxi should expect to pay an approximate $60 fare from Chicago O'Hare International Airport and $75 fare from Chicago Midway International Airport.