Where to stay during my 2 weeks visit?

[chirack]

Originally Posted by Michael_europe

Thank you all. By the way what would be the typical cab rate for: Ohare airport to Near North Side?

Here is a cab companies rates:

Chicago Carriage Cab Co - Taxi Rates

It is about 12-13 miles(atleast) from Ohare airport to Near north side. You are talking about $40 a trip.

The CTA blue line also runs to O'hare and some hotels may run shuttles to/from ohare(ask first).

[chet everett]

To get to O'Hare from Oak Park via the Blue Line you need to travel all the way to the Loop and then back out, horribly slow -- about two hours.

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Makes the most sense for those on a tight budget!

[chirack]

Originally Posted by chet everett

To get to O'Hare from Oak Park via the Blue Line you need to travel all the way to the Loop and then back out, horribly slow -- about two hours.

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Makes the most sense for those on a tight budget!

Yeah unless you are going here on buisness and need to make a good impression this is probably a better idea if you can not afford a hotel. The time and money wasted in travel will really add up and yeah Ohare to Oak Park is quite a hual via public transit(However there might be a bus that is a little faster than the train but yeah that is going to be atleast an hour plus trip via public transit).