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How to get to Chicago by Chicago 'L', bus or train?

Directions to Chicago with public transportation

The following transit lines have routes that pass near Chicago

    BusBus: 21, 50, 60.TrainTrain: BNSF.Chicago 'L'Chicago 'L': PINK LINE.

How to get to Chicago by bus?

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How to get to Chicago by Chicago 'L'?

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Bus stations near Chicago

  • Cermak & Hoyne (East),3 min walk,
  • Blue Island & Hoyne (Sw),6 min walk,

Bus lines to Chicago

  • 21,North Riverside Mall (East),
  • 60,54th/Cermak Pink Line Station (West),
Questions & Answers
  • What are the closest stations to Chicago?

    The closest stations to Chicago are:

    • Cermak & Hoyne (East) is 222 yards away, 3 min walk.
    • Blue Island & Hoyne (Sw) is 431 yards away, 6 min walk.
  • Which bus lines stop near Chicago?

    These bus lines stop near Chicago: 21, 50, 60.

  • Which train line stops near Chicago?

    BNSF

  • Which Chicago 'L' line stops near Chicago?

    PINK LINE

  • What’s the nearest bus stop to Chicago?

    The nearest bus stop to Chicago is Cermak & Hoyne (East). It’s a 3 min walk away.

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Public Transportation to Chicago

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Looking for the nearest stop or station to Chicago? Check out this list of stops closest to your destination: Cermak & Hoyne (East); Blue Island & Hoyne (Sw).

Bus:215060Train:BNSFChicago 'L':PINK LINE

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Chicago Address: IL 60608 street in Chicago

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ChicagoChicago ( (listen), locally also ), officially the City of Chicago, is the most populous city in Illinois, as well as the third most populous city in the United States. With an estimated population of 2,705,994 (2018), it is the most populous city in the Midwest. Chicago is the principal city of the Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, and the county seat of Cook County, the second most populous county in the United States. The metropolitan area, at nearly 10 million people, is the third-largest in the United States. Located on the shores of freshwater Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed and grew rapidly in the mid-19th century. After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, the city made a concerted effort to rebuild. The construction boom accelerated population growth throughout the following decades, and by 1900 Chicago was the fifth largest city in the world. Chicago made noted contributions to urban planning and zoning standards, including new construction styles (including the Chicago School of architecture), the development of the City Beautiful Movement, and the steel-framed skyscraper.Chicago is an international hub for finance, culture, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. It is the site of the creation of the first standardized futures contracts at the Chicago Board of Trade, which today is the largest and most diverse derivatives market gobally, generating 20% of all volume in commodities and financial futures. O'Hare International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world, and the region also has the largest number of U.S. highways and greatest amount of railroad freight. In 2012, Chicago was listed as an alpha global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and it ranked seventh in the entire world in the 2017 Global Cities Index. The Chicago area has one of the highest gross domestic products (GDP) in the world, generating $680 billion in 2017. In addition, the city has one of the world's most diversified and balanced economies, not being dependent on any one industry, with no single industry employing more than 14% of the workforce.Chicago's 58 million domestic and international visitors in 2018 made it the second most visited city in the nation, behind New York City's approximate 65 million visitors. The city ranked first place in the 2018 Time Out City Life Index, a global quality of life survey of 15,000 people in 32 cities. Landmarks in the city include Millennium Park, Navy Pier, the Magnificent Mile, the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Campus, the Willis (Sears) Tower, Grant Park (Chicago), the Museum of Science and Industry, and Lincoln Park Zoo. Chicago's culture includes the visual arts, literature, film, theater, comedy (especially improvisational comedy), food, and music, particularly jazz, blues, soul, hip-hop, gospel, and electronic dance music including house music. Of the area's many colleges and universities, the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the University of Illinois at Chicago are classified as "highest research" doctoral universities. Chicago has professional sports teams in each of the major professional leagues, including two Major League Baseball teams.
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Chicago has 3 transit type(s), including: Chicago 'L', bus or train, operated by several transit agencies, including CTA 'L', Metra, Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, CTA, PACE, O'Hare International Airport Shuttle Bus, Gary Public Transit, Amtrak, River Valley Metro, Valpo Transit, DeKalb Public Transit, FlixBus-us, Greyhound-us, Van Galder (Coach USA) and Wisconsin Coach Lines

Public transit lines with stations closest to Chicago

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