O'Hare to Rate Field for a White Sox Game
From O'Hare you ride the Blue Line into the city, change to the Red Line at Jackson and ride south to Sox/35th, the stop for Rate Field.
More in our guide: O'Hare to a White Sox game.
- Where
- Rate Field (White Sox): Rate Field, home of the White Sox; Sox/35th is the Red Line stop
- Ways compared
- CTA Blue Line, then Red Line, Taxi, Pre-arranged car, Rideshare
Every way to get to Rate Field (White Sox), compared
| Way | Time | Cost | First from ORD | Last from ORD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTA Blue Line, then Red Line | 40 to 45 minutes to downtown on the Blue Line | $5 to board at O'Hare ($1.25 reduced, $0.75 student); the change to the Red Line is free within two hours on the same card | Blue and Red Lines: 24 hours a day, every day | Blue and Red Lines: 24 hours a day, every day |
| Taxi | 25 to 90 minutes to downtown | The meter | None published | None published |
| Pre-arranged car | None for the trip; the car takes 5 to 20 minutes to reach you at O'Hare | None published | None published | None published |
| Rideshare | 25 to 90 minutes to downtown | Around $35 to $50 to downtown, surging to $140 or more | None published | None published |
CTA Blue Line, then Red Line
From Terminals 1, 2 and 3, follow the Trains to City signs through the pedestrian tunnels on the basement level; the walk from baggage claim takes under ten minutes. From Terminal 5, ride the free Airport Transit System to Terminal 2 first. Change to the Red Line at Jackson and board a southbound 95th/Dan Ryan train to Sox/35th. For public transportation information, call 312-836-7000. The CTA allows two free transfers within two hours on the same Ventra card, ticket, bank card or wallet.
CTA Blue Line, then Red Line at ORD: boarding point and full details
Taxi
Taxis wait at the stand on the lower-level curb outside baggage claim at every terminal. Use the marked stand, and turn down rides offered outside it or on the departure level. The meter charges a $3.25 flag covering the first ninth of a mile, then $0.31 for each further ninth, plus a $4 airport departure tax. A $2.50 rush hour surcharge applies from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and a $1.00 overnight surcharge from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Pre-arranged car
Book ahead, then call the company once you have your bags; it gives you a plate number, a description of the car and a door to meet at. Cars meet you in lane 2 on the lower level. The airport publishes no fares for them. The airport posts a list of pre-arranged limousine services by the information booths across from Door C. Ask your company where it stops at the park.
Rideshare
Pickups are on the upper level: Terminal 2 at the orange poles 2A to 2G, Terminal 3 at the green poles 3G, 3H, 3J and 3K. The airport names no poles for Terminals 1 or 5. At the park, drop-off is in the Rideshare Lot in Lot A, near Wentworth Ave., with Gate 5 to enter. Drivers pick you up in the same lot.
Good to know
- The Red Line, the Green Line, a Metra Rock Island stop and several bus routes serve the area around the park.
- The Green Line stop is 35th/Bronzeville/IIT; the Red Line's Sox/35th is the stop for the park.
- Metra's 35th Street "Lou" Jones stop on the Rock Island line, which leaves from LaSalle Street Station, is an easy walk to the park.
- The Red Line runs 24 hours a day, every day.
Sources: Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Department of Aviation, Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection