Directions to Pinball Expo
This information is courtesy David Marston marston@coos.dartmouth.edu
and is the ultimate guide to getting there by public transportation. This
was written several years ago and some of the phone numbers or area
codes may have changed. If you are aware of any changes that should be
made, please let me know and I'll
make the changes.
The Ramada O'Hare is located at 6600 North Mannheim Road in Rosemont, just
north of the intersection with Higgins Road. Phone number is 847-827-5131.
That stretch of Mannheim Road is US Routes 12 and 45, and Higgins Road
is Illinois Route 72. There is an exit off the Northwest Tollway that puts
you at Touhy and Lee, slightly northwest of the hotel. The hotel runs its
own shuttle vans to O'Hare at no charge.
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA): The "El" runs their Blue Line out to
O'Hare.
If you come in on Amtrak, get on the Blue at Clinton/Congress, 2 blocks
south of Chicago Union Station. (Chicago Union Station is between Clinton
and Canal, Adams and Jackson.) If you come in to Midway Airport, take
the CTA Orange Line in to the Loop, then switch to the Blue Line at
Clark/Lake.
The Greyhound Bus Terminal is also near the Clinton stop on the CTA Blue
Line, specifically at Harrison/Des Plaines. Call 312-836-7000 for CTA route
info, 708-836-7000 in the suburbs.
Suburban buses: In the vicinity of O'Hare, local transit is run by PACE.
Their bus 220 runs from O'Hare, past the hotel on Mannheim Road, and on
to two different commuter rail stations (see below). Bus 221 runs from the
River Road stop on the Blue Line, past the hotel on Mannheim Road, then
heads out on Wolf. Call (312 or 708) 836-7000 for info on them, too.
Commuter rail: the hotel is a couple miles south of the Des Plaines station
on the C&NW ("The Northwestern" to locals) Northwest Line, which runs from
North Western Station in downtown Chicago to Harvard. You can take PACE
bus 220 from this station. Bus 220 also runs very near the Glenview station
on the Milwaukee Road's North Line from Chicago Union Station to Fox Lake.
Note that bus 220 does not run after about 7:00 PM or on Sundays and that
the ride from Glenview is time-consuming (like about 45 minutes).
