[Ginger shark]

I take the Amtrak from where I live to Chicago. I then have friends in the area who pick me up at the train station. There has been a couple times where I then took the train out to Rosemont. It is nice how close the train station is to the convention center. It has always been super convenient for me.

[The Fujoshi]

For those of you who are taking CTA if it hasn't been mentioned already:

There are buses that can go to Rosemount but the train is the only one that is the closest to the Hyatt so far. From what I looked up it's mostly Pace buses which are a different company than CTA for out of towners. You cannot use certain bus cards on Pace such as one day passes or seven day passes but regular transit cards should work. Also keep in mind that the train is 2.50 while the bus is 2.25 and that the price every time you ride if you don't have a card. Pace is a bit cheaper but you have to pay a similar price every time they do not give out buscards anymore on buses.

You get three rides, 2.25 for bus and 2.50 for train but both of them are a quarter for the second and free for the third one. If you are coming from downtown on the metra/amtrak station you can transfer to the blue line via the green line, which is a few blocks on clinton street. The blue line goes straight to Rosemount convention center. If you don't feel like walking there is a number 14 bus stop as well as a few others going East. Take any of the buses going east/towards the loop. The other ones west are going further downtown. The bus will say the trains that you are near such as the red line or blue line. If you are near the red line you can transfer to the blue line on Jackson stop and if you are near the blue line take the train going towards O'hare.

From the Blue line just walk under the bridge towards the hotels; you know you are going the right way when you see a LOT of people going the same way on Thr/Friday. I haven't seen a year where you don't see other con goers walking towards the Hyatt or under the bridges. If you don't want to walk there are shuttle buses as well as taxis.

Rules: Chicago isn't that much different than your home town or any other city so don't act so casual. Be aware and alert. It's just the same as any other new city or area. Also idk if the Blue line runs all night. One of them do not but I think the other one does. I do know that the Red line is the only one that is 24/7 in Chicago to my knowledge.

Hope this helps.

[Denka]

The Fujoshi, on 27 February 2011 - 07:10 PM, said:

For those of you who are taking CTA if it hasn't been mentioned already:

There are buses that can go to Rosemount but the train is the only one that is the closest to the Hyatt so far. From what I looked up it's mostly Pace buses which are a different company than CTA for out of towners. You cannot use certain bus cards on Pace such as one day passes or seven day passes but regular transit cards should work. Also keep in mind that the train is 2.50 while the bus is 2.25 and that the price every time you ride if you don't have a card. Pace is a bit cheaper but you have to pay a similar price every time they do not give out buscards anymore on buses.

You get three rides, 2.25 for bus and 2.50 for train but both of them are a quarter for the second and free for the third one. If you are coming from downtown on the metra/amtrak station you can transfer to the blue line via the green line, which is a few blocks on clinton street. The blue line goes straight to Rosemount convention center. If you don't feel like walking there is a number 14 bus stop as well as a few others going East. Take any of the buses going east/towards the loop. The other ones west are going further downtown. The bus will say the trains that you are near such as the red line or blue line. If you are near the red line you can transfer to the blue line on Jackson stop and if you are near the blue line take the train going towards O'hare.

From the Blue line just walk under the bridge towards the hotels; you know you are going the right way when you see a LOT of people going the same way on Thr/Friday. I haven't seen a year where you don't see other con goers walking towards the Hyatt or under the bridges. If you don't want to walk there are shuttle buses as well as taxis.

Rules: Chicago isn't that much different than your home town or any other city so don't act so casual. Be aware and alert. It's just the same as any other new city or area. Also idk if the Blue line runs all night. One of them do not but I think the other one does. I do know that the Red line is the only one that is 24/7 in Chicago to my knowledge.

Hope this helps.

The blue line is a 24 hour train line, but be warned it can take up to half an hour for trains at really late hours (12am-4am.)
But most of you should be at the dances/sleeping at that time anyway. ;P

This post has been edited by Denka: 21 March 2011 - 08:14 AM

[mer2329]

The Fujoshi, on 27 February 2011 - 07:10 PM, said:

From what I looked up it's mostly Pace buses which are a different company than CTA for out of towners.

they (CTA, Metra, Pace, and Pace Paratransit [formerly CDT]) are all owned by the RTA (Regional Transit Authority)

The Fujoshi, on 27 February 2011 - 07:10 PM, said:

You get three rides, 2.25 for bus and 2.50 for train but both of them are a quarter for the second and free for the third one. If you are coming from downtown on the metra/amtrak station you can transfer to the blue line via the green line, which is a few blocks on clinton street. The blue line goes straight to Rosemount convention center. If you don't feel like walking there is a number 14 bus stop as well as a few others going East. Take any of the buses going east/towards the loop. The other ones west are going further downtown. The bus will say the trains that you are near such as the red line or blue line. If you are near the red line you can transfer to the blue line on Jackson stop and if you are near the blue line take the train going towards O'hare.

mostly correct (the prices are correct)
you cant go in the morning and expect to get home at night as the second and third rides are transfers and must be used in 2 hours (i believe its 2 hours)

also if you take a bus you can transfer to a train (and vice versa)
heres the fare information for CTA, Pace, And Metra (metra goes by destance so this one is a form)

This post has been edited by mer2329: 14 April 2011 - 02:27 AM

[Zeushero]

which way of travel do you recommend?

I'll be coming by amtrak to union station and on the planner it said to either walk 2 blocks to the blueline or walk 4-6 blocks to take one train and transfer to the blueline at park station.

[dorkatlarge]

Zeushero, on 15 May 2011 - 12:48 PM, said:

I'll be coming by amtrak to union station and on the planner it said to either walk 2 blocks to the blueline or walk 4-6 blocks to take one train and transfer to the blueline at park station.

If you arrive in Chicago at Union Station, then in order to get to Rosemont, your cheapest option will probably be finding the nearest CTA Blue Line station. I believe the nearest Blue Line stations are the Monroe station which is almost due east, and the Clark and Lake station, which is a few blocks' walk north and east. Once you reach a Blue Line station, make sure you're on a train heading toward O'Hare airport.

Bring a few small dollar bills, because you will need to purchase a small magnetized card in order to ride any CTA train or bus. Only a few stations have machines which accept credit cards. You'll pay $2.25 for any ride on CTA, and 25 cents more if you need to make one transfer in the next two hours.

[MasterHavik]

My CTA train ride is easy. I get on the red line on 63th (pick up some of the guys at Chinatown since our school is there) get back on the train, and ride it to Jackson. Get off at Jackson and switch to the blue line. Get on the bus line and ride out all the way to Rosemont. So easy. It pays to be from chitown for this event.

[masterblaster]

Here's a handy map of the el if anyone needs it.

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