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Blue Line train to the Loop.
To Clark/Lake station in the Loop.

CTA (Chicago Transit Authority), from CTA O'Hare station to Clark/Lake station in the Loop.

40 min ride24-hour service

Priced per traveler.

Each traveler pays the fare; group products are applied where they beat it.

TravelersEachTotal
1 adultUS$5US$5
2 adultsUS$5US$10
3 adultsUS$5US$15
4 adultsUS$5US$20
5 adultsUS$5US$25
6 adultsUS$5US$30
7 adultsUS$5US$35
8 adultsUS$5US$40

$5 from O'Hare, by contactless bank card, phone or Ventra card at the gate, or a Ventra ticket from the machines. It covers two more CTA rides within two hours. Children under 7 ride free with a paying adult.

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Four pay US$20 on the Blue Line train to the Loop. The car meets you in arrivals and takes you to any address in Chicago in about 35 min, at a price fixed when you book ahead with Kiwitaxi.

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How to get there

From arrivals to Clark/Lake station in the Loop

Three steps once you have collected your bags.

01

Find the station

CTA O'Hare station.

02

Buy and validate a ticket

Before boarding — a ticket bought but not validated can be fined.

03

Ride to Clark/Lake station in the Loop

40 min.

Worth knowing

Arriving at Terminal 5, ride the free ATS train to Terminal 2 or 3 first.

On the way

The stops worth knowing, in riding order, with the minutes from the airport in the operator's own timetable.

CTA O'Hare station
26 min
Logan Square
32 min
Damen
40 min
Clark/Lake station in the Loop
Does the Blue Line train stop at Logan Square?

Yes. It calls at Logan Square on the way to Clark/Lake station in the Loop, 26 minutes from the airport by the operator's timetable.

Does the Blue Line train stop at Damen?

Yes. It calls at Damen on the way to Clark/Lake station in the Loop, 32 minutes from the airport by the operator's timetable.

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