What is the fasted route from O'Hare to Commisky Park?

Question

I am flying in to Chicago O'Hare at 6:45pm and trying to make a white sox game at 7:11 pm. What is the fastest way to get to the ballpark? Which direction would have the least amount of traffic?

Answer 1

A taxi! Then take a taxi back to the airport to rent a car or whatever.  There will be all kinds of taxis outside.  Traffic is bad that time of day!

Answer 2

If you're plane is landing at 6:45pm then there's no way you'll make the 7:11 start. Even if you go by taxi. It may take you 30 minutes just to get out of the airport area.

If you're not worried at all about cost then hop in a cab. The driver use basically two routes to get to US Celluar.

He can take 90/94 through downtown to the Dan Ryan and then go to 35th Street. Or, he can take the Tri-State to I-55, I-55 to the Dan Ryan and then the Dan Ryan to 35th Street. Even if there was no traffic or construction at all, the least amount of time it would take to get to the Cell would probably be 30-40 minutes.

Also, taxi will probably cost you $30-35 (including tip).

If you don't mind arriving between 8:00-8:30 and don't want to spend lots of cash then you can get there by using the L. You can take the Blue Line all the way to Jackson. Then at Jackson, change to the Red Line at take it to Sox-35th.

At that time of day, trains leave every 6 minutes or so from O'Hare. Since you're going at the tail end of Rush hour and into the sitting. You should be able to get a seat. It will probably take you about an hour to get Jackson and another 20-30 minutes to get to Sox-35th. This way would be alot cheaper than a taxi but probably not as fast (depending on traffic) plus you have to move from station to station.

Answer 3

I agree, take a taxi.  The fastest taxi driver ever may get you there by 8:00...good luck.