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

Directions to University of Chicago with public transportation

The following transit lines have routes that pass near University of Chicago

    BusBus: 192, 2, 171, 172.TrainTrain: ME.Chicago 'L'Chicago 'L': GREEN LINE.

How to get to University of Chicago by bus?

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Bus stops near University of Chicago

  • 59th Street & Ellis (West), 3 min walk,
  • 60th Street & University (West), 4 min walk,
  • 60th Street & University (East), 4 min walk,

Bus lines to University of Chicago

  • 192, Cottage Grove & 57th Street (North),
  • 2, Navy Pier Terminal (Ne),
  • 171, U. of Chicago/Hyde Park,
  • 172, U. of Chicago/Kenwood,
Questions & Answers

  • What are the closest stations to University of Chicago?

    The closest stations to University of Chicago are:

    • 59th Street & Ellis (West) is 223 yards away, 3 min walk.
    • 60th Street & University (West) is 240 yards away, 4 min walk.
    • 60th Street & University (East) is 277 yards away, 4 min walk.

  • Which bus lines stop near University of Chicago?

    These bus lines stop near University of Chicago: 192, 2.

  • Which train line stops near University of Chicago?

    ME

  • Which Chicago 'L' line stops near University of Chicago?

    GREEN LINE

  • What’s the nearest bus stop to University of Chicago?

    The nearest bus stop to University of Chicago is 59th Street & Ellis (West). It’s a 3 min walk away.

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Bus: 192, 2, 171, 172.Train: ME.Chicago 'L': GREEN LINE.

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University of Chicago
University of ChicagoThe University of Chicago (UChicago, U of C, or Chicago) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1890, the school is located on a 217-acre campus in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, near Lake Michigan. The University of Chicago holds top-ten positions in various national and international rankings.The university is composed of the undergraduate college as well as various graduate programs and interdisciplinary committees organized into five academic research divisions. Beyond the arts and sciences, Chicago is also well known for its professional schools, which include the Pritzker School of Medicine, the Booth School of Business, the Law School, the School of Social Service Administration, the Harris School of Public Policy Studies, the Divinity School and the Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies, as well as the recently-launched Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering. The university has additional campuses and centers in London, Paris, Beijing, Delhi, and Hong Kong, as well as in downtown Chicago.University of Chicago scholars have played a major role in the development of many academic disciplines, including economics, law, literary criticism, mathematics, religion, sociology, and the behavioralism school of political science, establishing the Chicago schools in various fields. Chicago's physics department and the Met Lab helped develop the world's first man-made, self-sustaining nuclear reaction (Chicago Pile-1) beneath the viewing stands of university's Stagg Field, a key part of the classified Manhattan Project effort of World War II. The university research efforts include administration of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory, as well as the Marine Biological Laboratory. The university is also home to the University of Chicago Press, the largest university press in the United States. With an estimated completion date of 2021, the Barack Obama Presidential Center will be housed at the university and include both the Obama presidential library and offices of the Obama Foundation.The University of Chicago has produced many prominent alumni, faculty members and researchers. As of 2018, 98 Nobel laureates have been affiliated with the university as professors, students, faculty, or staff, making it a university with one of the highest concentrations of Nobel laureates in the world. Similarly, 34 faculty members and 18 alumni have been awarded the MacArthur "Genius Grant". In addition, as of 2018, UChicago's alumni and faculty include 54 Rhodes Scholars, 26 Marshall Scholars, 9 Fields Medalists, 4 Turing Award Winners, 25 Pulitzer Prize winners, 20 National Humanities Medalists, 16 billionaire graduates and a plethora of members of the United States Congress and heads of state of countries all over the world.
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  • 5855 S University Building,
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