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Blue and Orange Line trains to Midway Airport.
To Midway station, not The Loop at Clark/Lake.

CTA (Chicago Transit Authority), from CTA O'Hare station to Midway station.

67–68 min ride03:10–00:45

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

One $5 fare from O'Hare covers both trains: the change at Clark/Lake is free. Pay by contactless bank card, phone or Ventra card at the gate, or a Ventra ticket from the machines.

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How to get there

From arrivals to Midway station

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 Midway station

67–68 min.

Worth knowing

From 03:30 on Saturdays and 04:00 on Sundays. The Orange Line stops for the night from about 01:40 to 04:00, 05:00 on Sundays.

The airport asks you to allow up to two hours between O'Hare and Midway.

On the way

The stops worth knowing, in riding order.

CTA O'Hare station
Clark/Lake
67–68 min
Midway station

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