Use the information here to plan your trip to Following Christ 2008. Safe travels!

Hotel Address & Phone Number

Read more about the hotel. You will be able to make your room reservation when you register for the conference.

Traveling by Plane

If you are flying into Chicago, two airports are available — O’Hare and Midway.

We know that travel costs can be high these days, and that finding a reasonably priced flight to Chicago can be a puzzle. You may find such websites as these helpful in finding the best fares and schedules (not affiliated with Following Christ 2008 in any way):

Farecast
Kayak
Orbitz
Priceline.com

Also, you may want to consider traveling by train on Amtrak.

Once at the airpot, you will most likely want to take the subway or shuttle from the airport to the hotel. If you choose to take the shuttle, you can make reservations for travel FROM the airport TO the hotel when you register for the conference. (Return shuttle reservations will be handled differently; more information about this will be available in the future.) Read on for more details about both these options.

If you find it necessary to take a taxi, a ride from O’Hare to the hotel takes one hour or less, and the estimated cost is $35-50. From Midway, a taxi ride downtown takes forty minutes, and the estimated cost is $20-30.

Chicago O’Hare (ORD)

Directions from O’Hare to the hotel via the Chicago Transit Authority

Subway service fee: $2 (one way)

The train terminal is located beneath terminal 4 at O’Hare Airport. Allow approximately one hour to travel by subway to the hotel. Trains run every five to ten minutes during the day and evenings and every thirty minutes from 1:00 am to 5:00 am.

You have two options for getting to the hotel from O’Hare by subway:

1. Blue Line plus a longer walk or taxi ride (.75 mile): Take the Blue Line from O’Hare toward the Loop to the Clark/Lake stop. Walk north on Clark across the river to Grand Avenue, which is the fourth street after the river. Turn right (east) onto Grand Avenue and follow to Rush Street, which is the fourth street. The hotel will be diagonally across from you on the left.
2. Blue Line plus Red Line plus a shorter walk: Take the Blue Line from O’Hare toward the Loop to the Jackson/Dearborn stop. Transfer to the Red Line, going north. Get off at Grand Avenue. Walk two blocks east on Grand Avenue to Rush Street. The hotel will be diagonally across from you on the left.

Directions from O’Hare to the hotel via shuttle

Continental Air Transportation Shuttle/“Airport Express” is our shuttle service for Following Christ 2008. When you register, you will be able to make reservations for a ride FROM the airport TO the hotel. (Return shuttle reservations will be handled differently; more information about this will be available in the future.)

A shuttle departs from the O’Hare baggage claim area about every fifteen minutes, and the cost is $23 per person one way. The shuttle service runs daily from 5:00 am to 10:30 pm. Allow sixty to ninety minutes for the trip.

Directions from O’Hare to the hotel via car

Hotel direction: 15 miles southeast

Driving directions: Take I-190 East into I-90 (Kennedy Expressway) East to the Ohio Street Exit (50B). Ohio Street is a one-way street eastbound. Take Ohio Street to Rush Street. Turn right on Rush for the hotel entrance.

Chicago Midway (MDW)

Directions from Midway to the hotel via the Chicago Transit Authority

Subway service fee: $2 (one way)

Orange Line plus Red Line plus a short walk: Take the Orange Line from O’Hare toward the Loop to the Jackson/Dearborn stop. Transfer to the Red Line, going north. Get off at Grand Avenue. Walk two blocks east on Grand Avenue to Rush Street. The hotel will be diagonally across from you on the left.

Directions from Midway to the hotel via shuttle

Continental Air Transportation Shuttle/“Airport Express” is our shuttle service for Following Christ 2008. When you register, you will be able to make reservations for a ride FROM the airport TO the hotel. (Return shuttle reservations will be handled differently; more information about this will be available in the future.)

A shuttle departs from Midway about every thirty minutes, and the cost is $18 per person one way. The shuttle service runs daily from 6:05 am to 10:05 pm. Allow about forty-five minutes to an hour for the trip.

Directions from Midway to the hotel via car

Hotel direction: 12 miles northeast

Driving directions: Take Cicero Avenue north to I-55 North into I-90/94 West (signs say “To Wisconsin”). Take the Ohio Street Exit (50B). Ohio Street is a one-way street eastbound. Turn right on Rush Street for the hotel entrance.

Traveling by Chicago Transit Authority

To plan your train route to the Marriot Magnificent Mile if you’re coming from places other than the airports, visit the Chicago Transit Authority trip planner. The station closest to the hotel (.2 miles away) is at Grand Avenue and State Street (on the Red Line).

Traveling by Car

Search for driving directions to the Marriot Magnificent Mile at the hotel website.

Parking

Valet parking is available at the hotel for $39.00 USD per day. The hotel also offers a self-parking garage at the corner of Ohio and Rush Streets, right by the Harley-Davidson sign. The cost is $27 USD per day with in/out privileges. You must bring your parking ticket to the hotel’s front desk to get the discount.

You may also want to check out other parking options around the hotel through Google Maps below. We encourage you to carpool, if you can, to share the costs for parking and gas.

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