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Getting to LSTC
If you are not driving
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Via Commuter Train from Downtown Chicago
Take the Metra Electric Train south from the Randolph Street Station to the 55th Street stop.
Walk or take the #55 Garfield CTA bus .65 mile west on 55th Street to University Avenue.
Metra commuter train schedules and fares are available at www.metrarail.com.
Chicago Transit Authority Bus schedules and fares are available at www.transitchicago.com
Via CTA from the Greyhound Bus Station
630 West Congress Parkway, Chicago
Take the #60 Blue Island bus to State Street. Ask for a transfer.
At State Street, transfer to a southbound #6 Jackson Park Express bus to the 55th and Hyde Park Boulevard stop.
Walk or take the #55 Garfield bus .85 mile west on 55th Street to University Avenue.
Taxicab
Taxicabs and limousines are available on the ground floor outside the baggage areas from O'Hare and Midway Airports. The approximate cost from O'Hare is $50 + tip; and $25 + tip from Midway.
Please note that after rush hour and at night, public transportation does not run frequently. Consider taking a taxi instead.
Shuttle Bus from O'Hare Airport
The Omega Airport Shuttle (773-483-6634 or www.omegashuttle.com) departs hourly from the lower level of all terminals and from the Bus/Shuttle Center (Door 4.)
The Bus/Shuttle Center is centrally located between Terminals 1, 2, and 3. Follow the overhead signs in the Baggage Claim (Lower Level) areas of each domestic terminal to the nearest underground Pedestrian Walkway. Proceed to elevators 3 or 4 and press the Bus/Shuttle Center button. Omega boards at Terminal 5 Door E for all international flight arrivals.
Take Omega Airport Shuttle to the Ramada Lake Shore Inn, 4900 S. Lake Shore Drive. (If asked, the shuttle driver may stop at the seminary.)
Take a taxi from the Ramada to the seminary (approximately $5.) The shuttle cost between O'Hare and south side was $27 as of May 2005.
Transportation from Midway Airport
The Omega Airport Shuttle (773-483-6634 or www.omegashuttle.com) departs hourly from Midway Airport, but reservations are required every day except Sunday.
Please call for reservations and fares ($17, as of May 2005) at least 24 hours in advance. Reservations can be made for stopping directly at LSTC. Omega boards and unloads at Door 3 outside Southwest Airlines' baggage claim.
You may follow the Bus/Train signs through the Midway Airport parking garage to the CTA bus terminal and take the #55 Garfield bus east on 55th Street to LSTC (The 2005 fare was $1.75; no transfer needed.) LSTC is located about 45 minutes east of Midway on 55th Street.
You may also take a taxi from Midway Airport to LSTC (approximately $25 + tip).
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