Parking LOT F at O'Hare (Irving: price, buses, metra) - Chicago Suburbs - Illinois (IL) - City-Data Forum

tcs1366 · 11-09-2010, 06:12 AM

My kids are flying out of O'Hare this week and I was looking at parking options. [vs. taking a cab]

F looks the cheapest... but I can not see how they would get to the terminal from there. It looks like a long walk to either a bus in G or E or that tram thing.

Been ages since i've been there.

any info would be great. OH and I did email them...but i'm guessing a reply could take a week or so.

sgresident · 11-09-2010, 06:40 AM

It has been a long time since we flew out of Ohare, but we parked in the far, long-term parking. there was a shuttle bus that picked us up and took us to the tram location. it was fine.

svillechris · 11-09-2010, 07:01 AM

Not sure if it would be the cheapest, but the economy lot is $17/day and the tram takes about 12 mins to ride to Terminal 1. It's very easy I do it 3-4 times a month. Depending on where you are coming from, I'm sure a cab would be pretty expensive. It all depends on the amount of days that they'd be parking there.

oakparkdude · 11-09-2010, 07:01 AM

For lot F there is are shuttle buses than come around every two or three minutes and drop you off at the lot E ATS terminal.

tcs1366 · 11-09-2010, 07:40 AM

thanks for all the replies.. .

I actually found a link [AD] here on CD to a park and fly kind place. It's about $10 a day, and would keep the kids out of the 'meat grinder' of the airport, as this is a bit south of Irving.

I'll give them their options.

Thanks again.

tcs

bslichy · 11-09-2010, 01:55 PM

We have used Avistar parking on Manheim road and been really happy with them. Give yourself about 10 minutes more than you would for the long-term parking, and you will be all set. Their price is <$9/day--you pull into a warehouse, get on a shuttle and are dropped off at the terminal. When you return all you do is call a number on your claim ticket and meet the shuttle at the shuttle pick-up next to the Hilton. When you get to the warehouse, your car is inside waiting.

No affiliation, just a happy customer...

tcs1366 · 11-09-2010, 02:17 PM

thanks for that info.

jlawrence01 · 11-10-2010, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bslichy

We have used Avistar parking on Manheim road and been really happy with them. Give yourself about 10 minutes more than you would for the long-term parking, and you will be all set. Their price is <$9/day--you pull into a warehouse, get on a shuttle and are dropped off at the terminal. When you return all you do is call a number on your claim ticket and meet the shuttle at the shuttle pick-up next to the Hilton. When you get to the warehouse, your car is inside waiting.

No affiliation, just a happy customer...

My experience has been a LOT different. I have called ahead only to wait for 45 minutes for my vehicle. I don't like the place.

Now at Midway, Midway Park and Ride does a phenomenal job of getting you to your car and you never have to touch your luggage,

pvande55 · 11-15-2010, 12:06 PM

I have ridden the Metra, which also lands at Parking Lot F. The bus/shuttle ride is not too bad.

bslichy · 11-15-2010, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jlawrence01

My experience has been a LOT different. I have called ahead only to wait for 45 minutes for my vehicle. I don't like the place.

Now at Midway, Midway Park and Ride does a phenomenal job of getting you to your car and you never have to touch your luggage,

That is very unfortunately. I haven't had that problem in the dozen or so times we have used them (although there was a 20 minute wait for the shuttle one time when we had a midnight arrival).