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Tickets Station and the Ogilvie DIRECTORY
Transportation Center.
The regular “L” or bus Shoreline Water Taxis ARRIVING BY AIR
fare is $2.25, with an also offer a frequent Elite Chicago Limo
extra 25¢ for a transfer service on the Chicago ∑ elitechicagolimo.com
card (valid for two River to Willis Tower as
transfers within two hours well as on Lake Michigan GO Airport Express
∑ airportexpress.com
of purchase), and you from Navy Pier to the
need exact change. You John G. Shedd Aquarium. Midway International
can buy a Ventra transit Airport
∑ flychicago.com/
card with a preset value By Car midway
or a top-up Transit card
and charge it with the Driving in the city is not O’Hare International
desired amount at an recommended. Parking is Airport
∑ flychicago.com/ohare
automated vending difficult to find and often
machine at any station. expensive, and heavy ARRIVING BY TRAIN
The relevant fare is then traffic is common. Those Amtrak
deducted from your pass arriving by car are advised ∑ amtrak.com
each time you take a ride. to leave their vehicle in a
You can buy 1- to 7-day parking lot and use public ARRIVING BY ROAD
CTA Passes from over transportation or taxis Greyhound
1,000 retail locations to get around. However, ∑ greyhound.com
including drug stores for those who would Megabus
and Currency Exchanges. like to get beyond the ∑ us.megabus.com
Metra fares vary metropolitan area,
according to the journey’s the car-share service TRAIN AND BUS
length. Tickets may be Zipcar offers rentals by Chicago Transit
purchased at automated the hour or by the day. Authority
kiosks at each station. Members should apply ∑ transitchicago.com
online prior to reserving Metra
By Taxi a car; charges include gas ∑ metrarail.com
and insurance. PACE
It is usually easy to hail ∑ pacebus.com
a cab downtown and in By Bicycle
popular neighborhoods TAXI
in commercial areas; Chicago has more than Checker Taxi Assoc.
in residential districts, 200 miles (322 km) of bike ∑ checkertaxichicago.
it’s better to call for one. lanes on its city streets, com
There’s an initial charge, and encourages short Chicago Water Taxi
then a fee per mile and commutes via cycle with ∑ chicagowatertaxi.com
per extra passenger. its bike-share service, Flash Cab Co.
A 10–15 percent tip is Divvy. Riders can ∑ flashcab.com
expected. Companies purchase a 24-hour pass Shoreline Water Taxis
include: Checker Taxi for $9.95 at any of the ∑ shorelinesightseeing.
Assoc., Flash Cab Co., hundreds of Divvy bike com
and Yellow Cab Co. stations around the Uber
The ride-sharing service 18 miles (29 km) of ∑ uber.com
Uber is also popular, lakefront bike paths.
summoning a driver Yellow Cab Co.
∑ yellowcabchicago.com
using their personal car. On Foot
Users can only access CAR
Uber drivers using the The best way to explore Zipcar
smartphone app. Chicago, particularly ∑ zipcar.com
May through Sep tember, downtown and Northside
Chicago Water Taxi areas (including the Mag BICYCLE
runs boats between the Mile and Lincoln Park), is Divvy
Wrigley Building and by walking. Avoid south of ∑ divvybikes.com
a stop for both Union the South Loop after dark.

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