Transportation- Rosemont to Wrigley Field (Chicago, Addison: how much, buying, live)

[jrk3237]

I need to know the quickest and cheapest route from the Doubletree in Rosemont to Wrigley Field in Chicago for May 29th and 30th. I've read that the blue-line train can get me there. Is this correct? About how much will this cost? All responses would be greatly appreciated.

[Avengerfire]

Take the Blue line to Irving Park. Take the Irving Park bus east to Sheridan. Get off at Sheridan and walk 3 blocks south to the bleacher entrance or 4 blocks to the main entrance.

Order a 1 day fun pass ahead of time from the CTA for a roundtrip of $5.75 or buy a farecard at the Rosemont and put $4.75 on the card for a roundtrip.

[alwaystraveling25]

Originally Posted by Avengerfire

Take the Blue line to Irving Park. Take the Irving Park bus east to Sheridan. Get off at Sheridan and walk 3 blocks south to the bleacher entrance or 4 blocks to the main entrance.

Order a 1 day fun pass ahead of time from the CTA for a roundtrip of $5.75 or buy a farecard at the Rosemont and put $4.75 on the card for a roundtrip.

Do exactly what Avengerfire said. Do NOT let anyone tell you to take the Blue Line to Addison; the bus will be EXTREMELY crowded then and you will definitely be uncomfortable as it fills up (or is already full).

Taking the Irving Park bus to Sheridan is the best for Cubs traffic. Trust me, I have gotten stuck on the Addison bus before a Cubs game, and I could not have been more uncomfortable (it makes the Express Bus for work look empty!).

You can go to http://www.transitchicago.com to look up more information on the Pass or to see other things about taking the Blue Line.

Have fun! Enjoy the game!

[brainiac138]

you can take the 80 bus, or X80 to Clark, as well and walk south to Wrigley.

[Lookout Kid]

Originally Posted by brainiac138

you can take the 80 bus, or X80 to Clark, as well and walk south to Wrigley.

I'd probably do that and avoid all of the buses and crazy traffic between the cemetaries. So basically, you do the same thing that Avengerfire was proposing but get off at Clark instead of Sheridan. It's a diagonal southeast walk instead of a straight shot south walk, but Irving Park gets kind of congested on game days just east of Clark. I live nearby and deal with it all of the time.

[UnderTheLiveOaks]

Originally Posted by Lookout Kid

I'd probably do that and avoid all of the buses and crazy traffic between the cemetaries. So basically, you do the same thing that Avengerfire was proposing but get off at Clark instead of Sheridan. It's a diagonal southeast walk instead of a straight shot south walk, but Irving Park gets kind of congested on game days just east of Clark. I live nearby and deal with it all of the time.

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[gemad]

I've never been to Chicago, I'll be visiting next month during a weekend with some buddies. We definitely would like to check out Wrigley Field. I just wanted to get the advice of the natives on whats the best way to get tickets.

I'm not looking for especially good tickets, we really just want to see the park and the atmosphere during a game.

The problem is that I'm finding the tickets available online are overpriced in my opinion (and I'm a Yankees fan, so I know overpriced). Is there any point in me buying tickets online, or should I just wait till gameday and try my luck outside the park?

I'll be in town for a weekend series against the Pirates, so it's not like the Cardinals or some other marquee team are in town.

Any advice is appreciated.

[hank0604]

Try Gold Coast Tickets. I haven't used them, but they're a relatively new service that has been doing a lot of advertising around town. If they're as good as their ads say, it's a pretty good source to get tickets.

However, since the game is against the Pirates, the tickets through Cubs.com shouldn't be too expensive.

[skipcromer]

Originally Posted by gemad

I've never been to Chicago, I'll be visiting next month during a weekend with some buddies. We definitely would like to check out Wrigley Field. I just wanted to get the advice of the natives on whats the best way to get tickets.

I'm not looking for especially good tickets, we really just want to see the park and the atmosphere during a game.

The problem is that I'm finding the tickets available online are overpriced in my opinion (and I'm a Yankees fan, so I know overpriced). Is there any point in me buying tickets online, or should I just wait till gameday and try my luck outside the park?

I'll be in town for a weekend series against the Pirates, so it's not like the Cardinals or some other marquee team are in town.


Any advice is appreciated.

I am a firm believer in Stubhub. I got great cards / cubs tickets at wrigley for about 35 each.

[gemad]

Was this closer to gameday? Because I'm having a hard time finding seats below $45 for the Pirates game. It may be because I am looking for an odd number.