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Chicago taxis are roughly double the cost of an Uber/Lyft w/o surge pricing IF you're not crossing the city boundary. In my experience, the only time a taxi end

by emidln 10y ago

Chicago taxis are roughly double the cost of an Uber/Lyft w/o surge pricing IF you're not crossing the city boundary. In my experience, the only time a taxi end up cheaper is if you need a flat rate to the airport during a time when waiting in traffic would get you destroyed by Uber.

ktRolster 10y ago
Isn't it easier to just take the L to the airport in Chicago?
- emidln 10y ago
  This largely depends on how much stuff you're taking with you.
  - FLGMwt 10y ago
    And time of day, especially w/ bags
    - monksy 10y ago
      There are ways to carry your bags on the train. Many tourist travelers have no clue and should be punished for it. (I.e. using them to block the aisles during rush hour, blocking areas of the train etc)
      - wapz 10y ago
        They really shouldn't be punished; they probably don't know better. You can offer friendly advice if you think they're in a bad position.
      - ghaff 10y ago
        It's still hard with really packed trains. You can not block aisles but they still take up space and it can be difficult to get on and off the train.
        monksy 10y ago
        They do, they don't even look sympathetic about it. That's the worst part. I ended up just berating a family coming back from an Emirates flight who just lined their luggage in the aisle from the back to the door and the back part of the train. They sat in the first few rows of the car. (they left rows of seats open, blocked, and I was blocked in at the back) Lets just say. At that point of time, I didn't start with niceities the stop before I got off.
        ghaff 10y ago
        Honestly, you have that amount of luggage, take a cab or some sort of airport bus that is setup for people with luggage. Yeah, that family was obnoxious (or at least clueless) but crowded subways and commuter-type trains aren't intended for people with more than light carryons at most. (And even those can be a pain during rush hour.)
        monksy 10y ago
        That was definitely one of those cases of where that family shouldn't have used the CTA. They should have used a taxi. It was a family of 5. For the people not in the know: I was sitting on the far top right single seat. They were sitting in the first 2 vertical oriented row seats nearest to the door there. https://assets.dnainfo.com/chicago_photo/2015/12/primary-train-types-on-each-l-line-1450376236.png https://assets.dnainfo.com/chicago_photo/2015/12/primary-tra...
- brianwawok 10y ago
  Depends on source. Can end up being a 30 min taxi or a 90 minute public transit if you live somewhere not handy to the blue line (say, Rogers Park to Ohare)
  - monksy 10y ago
    I've never understood how you guys get to ohare. For me jump on the blue line and you're there.
  - jawilson2 10y ago
    Metra also goes to ORD. You need to take a shuttle from the lot, but at least the train has racks for luggage.
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- s0rce 10y ago
  In traffic probably, if you have lots of bags and its not rush-hour or you aren't close to the train/in a suburb where you'd have to go downtown first then a car is much easier/faster.

by emidln 10y ago

ktRolster 10y ago

Isn't it easier to just take the L to the airport in Chicago?

emidln 10y ago
This largely depends on how much stuff you're taking with you.
- FLGMwt 10y ago
  And time of day, especially w/ bags
  - monksy 10y ago
    There are ways to carry your bags on the train. Many tourist travelers have no clue and should be punished for it. (I.e. using them to block the aisles during rush hour, blocking areas of the train etc)
    - wapz 10y ago
      They really shouldn't be punished; they probably don't know better. You can offer friendly advice if you think they're in a bad position.
    - ghaff 10y ago
      It's still hard with really packed trains. You can not block aisles but they still take up space and it can be difficult to get on and off the train.
      - monksy 10y ago
        They do, they don't even look sympathetic about it. That's the worst part. I ended up just berating a family coming back from an Emirates flight who just lined their luggage in the aisle from the back to the door and the back part of the train. They sat in the first few rows of the car. (they left rows of seats open, blocked, and I was blocked in at the back) Lets just say. At that point of time, I didn't start with niceities the stop before I got off.
        ghaff 10y ago
        Honestly, you have that amount of luggage, take a cab or some sort of airport bus that is setup for people with luggage. Yeah, that family was obnoxious (or at least clueless) but crowded subways and commuter-type trains aren't intended for people with more than light carryons at most. (And even those can be a pain during rush hour.)
        monksy 10y ago
        That was definitely one of those cases of where that family shouldn't have used the CTA. They should have used a taxi. It was a family of 5. For the people not in the know: I was sitting on the far top right single seat. They were sitting in the first 2 vertical oriented row seats nearest to the door there. https://assets.dnainfo.com/chicago_photo/2015/12/primary-train-types-on-each-l-line-1450376236.png https://assets.dnainfo.com/chicago_photo/2015/12/primary-tra...
brianwawok 10y ago
Depends on source. Can end up being a 30 min taxi or a 90 minute public transit if you live somewhere not handy to the blue line (say, Rogers Park to Ohare)
- monksy 10y ago
  I've never understood how you guys get to ohare. For me jump on the blue line and you're there.
- jawilson2 10y ago
  Metra also goes to ORD. You need to take a shuttle from the lot, but at least the train has racks for luggage.
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s0rce 10y ago
In traffic probably, if you have lots of bags and its not rush-hour or you aren't close to the train/in a suburb where you'd have to go downtown first then a car is much easier/faster.