![]() The price will vary from other locations, but shouldn't exceed $30 from the city center or anywhere on the North or West Side parts of the South Side may be more expensive. Most taxis offer a fixed rate for the O'Hare trip from the Near North or the Loop. Several bus companies run scheduled and charter services to other communities these usually drop passengers off at the departure-level curb and pick passengers up at the Bus/Shuttle Center. Pace routes 250 (Dempster Street for Evanston and Skokie) and 330 (Mannheim/La Grange) stop at the terminus of the Airport Transit System in parking lot E. The train reaches Chicago's Union Station in approximately 30 minutes, but service is infrequent, operates only on weekdays and is concentrated in the peak commute direction. Metra North Central Service trains stop at the "O'Hare transfer" station, located adjacent to parking lot F (with shuttle bus service connecting to the ATS). Those arriving at or departing from Terminal 5 (international) must take the automated Airport Transit System between Terminals 2 and 5. The station is located beneath the Bus/Shuttle Center, closest to Terminal 2 but easily accessible by underground passages, with moving walkways, from Terminals 1 and 3. The trip to the Loop should take about 48 minutes, but never cut things close with the CTA. Trains run 24 hours a day, as frequently as every six minutes during peak periods and as infrequently as every half-hour overnight. The CTA Blue Line terminates at the space-age station for O'Hare, designed by the firm of architect Helmut Jahn. ![]() While it does have some charms, the most popular attractions for tourists are much further on, in the Loop, Near North, and Near South. Terminal 5 Aer Lingus, Air France, Air India, Air New Zealand, Aeromexico, Alitalia, All Nippon (arrivals only), American Airlines (International arrivals only), Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Avianca, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Cayman Airways, China Eastern Airlines, Copa Airlines, Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, Hainan Airlines, Iberia Airlines (arrivals only), Icelandair, Interjet, Japan Airlines (JAL), KLM, Korean Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa (arrivals only), Norwegian, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, Scandinavian Airlines, Southwest Airlines, SWISS, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines (international arrivals only), Virgin Atlantic, VolarisĬhicago's Far Northwest Side is the closest part of the city to O'Hare.Terminal 3 Air Choice One Airlines, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines (domestic arrivals and all departures), American Eagle, Iberia Airlines (departures only), Jetblue, Spirit Airlines, and Westjet.Terminal 2 Air Canada, Delta Air Lines, United Express (some flights).Terminal 1 All Nippon (departures only), Lufthansa (departures only), United Airlines (domestic arrivals and all departures), United Express.As such, a rule of thumb is that Terminal 1 is dominated by United and its alliance partners Terminal 3 is given over to American and its partners, and Terminal 2 is everybody else, plus some United Express gates that wouldn't fit in Terminal 1. O'Hare is also a major hub for American Airlines. United Airlines has a significant presence at O'Hare, since its corporate offices are located in downtown Chicago. (Terminal 4 is something of a fnord, its temporary space since re-appropriated as the shuttle bus depot the name has been set aside for potential future expansion). Terminals 1-3 handle domestic traffic (and some international departures) Terminal 5 handles all international arrivals and international departures that are not covered by Terminals 1-3. Alternatively, travelers may consider the Airport Express operated by Coach USA/Wisconsin Coach Lines, connecting General Mitchell International, the Milwaukee Intermodal Station and points in-between. ![]() Those travelling to the area can use Chicago's Midway or Milwaukee's General Mitchell International (connected to the Loop via the Amtrak Hiawatha train service). However, many of the world's airlines fly though O'Hare, so international travelers and those making transfers aren't likely to have much of a choice. Although safety has never been a concern, O'Hare has one of the worst on-time records of any major airport. O'Hare is huge, but it's from an era before airports had much in the way of amenities, and it's been stretched beyond capacity for a while now. This is no Changi, no Kansai in other words, it's nobody's favorite airport.
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