Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Most non-US airlines and international flights use Terminal 5 (except Lufthansa and
flights from Canada).
BUS
Greyhound
( 312-408-5800;
www.greyhound.com
; 630 W Harrison St; Blue Line to Clinton)
Main station is two blocks southwest from the nearest CTA stop. Buses run frequently to
Cleveland (7½ hours), Detroit (seven hours) and Minneapolis (nine hours), as well as to
small towns throughout the USA.
only to major Midwestern cities. Prices are often less, and quality and efficiency are bet-
ter than Greyhound on these routes. The bus stop is adjacent to Union Station.
TRAIN
clude the following:
Detroit
(5½ hours, three trains daily)
Milwaukee
(1½ hours, seven trains daily)
Minneapolis/St Paul
(eight hours, one train daily)
New York
(20½ hours, one train daily)
San Francisco
(Emeryville; 53 hours, one train daily)
St Louis
(5½ hours, five trains daily)
ONLINE TICKETS & DISCOUNT CARDS
Most major sights, including the Art Institute of Chicago, Shedd Aquarium and Wil-
lis Tower, allow you to buy tickets online. The advantage is that you're assured
entry and you get to skip the regular ticket lines. The disadvantage is that you have
to pay a service fee of $1.50 to $4 per ticket (sometimes it's just per order), and at
times the prepay line is almost as long as the regular one. Our suggestion: consider
buying online in summer (especially for the Shedd Aquarium) and for big exhibits.
Otherwise, there's no need.
Chicago offers a couple of discount cards that also let you skip the regular
queues:
