Public Transportation to the Chicago Auto Show
CTA Rail Service
Getting to the Chicago Auto Show by train is now even more convenient with the Cermak- McCormick Place Green Line station, which is a half mile walk from the venue. Customers traveling on other CTA rail lines can make free transfers to the Green Line at the following locations:
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Clinton (closest Green Line station to Ogilvie Transportation Center and Union Station)
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Clark/Lake
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State/Lake
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Washington/Wabash
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Adams/Wabash (closest Green Line station to LaSalle Street Station)
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Roosevelt
CTA Bus Service
The #3 King Drive and #21 Cermak routes provide direct access to McCormick Place and operate during all hours of the Chicago Auto Show.
CTA Auto Show Shuttle (Between Downtown Metra Stations and McCormick Place)
Special Auto Show buses will operate between the Ogilvie Transportation Center/Union Station and McCormick Place. These buses will have either “To Auto Show McCormick Place” or “Metra Stations/Via Downtown” in their destination signs. The bus charges a fee.
The Auto Show Shuttle will run 12 to 20 minutes during the following spans each day:
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9am to 10pm, Saturday, February 10, and Monday, February 12 to Saturday, February 18
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9am to 7pm, Sunday, February 11
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9am to 9pm, Monday, February 19
Board the Auto Show Shuttle in the following locations:
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Ogilvie Transportation Center: on southbound Clinton at Madison (Stop L)
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Union Station: on southbound Clinton at Quincy, or eastbound Jackson Boulevard and Canal Street (Stop A)
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LaSalle Street Station: on eastbound Jackson Boulevard and Financial Place (Stop B)
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Museum Campus/11th St. Station: on southbound Columbus at 11th Street
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McCormick Place: at Gate #26
Chicago Metra Train and CTA Bus Map | McCormick Place Public Transportation Information
METRA
Metra Electric Line trains will be making extra stops at the McCormick Place Station for the duration of the show. The schedule can be viewed at metra.com/alternate-schedules. Metra riders on rail lines that arrive at Chicago Union Station, the Ogilvie Transportation Center and LaSalle Street Station can board the CTA’s Auto Show shuttle buses for direct service to McCormick Place. The shuttles, with signs on the front that say “Auto Show,” will operate from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Metra Weekday Fares
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Metra offers a weekday Day Pass priced at twice the cost of a One-Way Ticket and valid for unlimited rides for a single day within the zones selected. Day Passes are available for purchase at ticket vending machines and on the Ventra app.
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Children 6 or younger ride free with a fare-paying adult.
Metra Weekend Fares
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The $10 Weekend Pass (available on the Ventra app only) is good for unlimited travel on Metra on both Saturday and Sunday.
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The $7 Saturday or Sunday Day Pass is good for unlimited rides on either Saturday or Sunday. The pass is available for purchase from ticket vending machines, conductors, or the Ventra app.
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And don’t forget about Metra’s Family Fares, which allow up to three children 11 and under to ride free on weekends with each fare-paying adult.
For full details about Metra tickets, and where to buy them, go to metra.com/fares.
SOUTH SHORE
To accommodate passengers attending the Chicago Auto Show, the South Shore Line will be offering select weekday train stops at McCormick Place Station, in addition to existing weekend service to McCormick Place.
SATURDAY EXTRA TRAINS: An eastbound Extra train will operate on Saturday, Feb. 10, and Saturday, Feb. 17.
The Extra will depart McCormick Place at 4:52 p.m., run non-stop to Hegewisch and make all local stops terminating at Gary Metro Center. Select weekday trains will make flag stops at McCormick Place Feb. 12-16 and Feb. 19 (please note on Presidents’ Day, Feb. 19, the SSL will operate a regular weekday schedule). Click here for a listing of those trains.
Note: Eastbound Trains 109, 113, 119, 121, 123 terminate at Carroll Ave.; Train 209 terminates at Gary Metro Center; Trains 9, 17 & 19 terminate in South Bend.
All weekend trains except Train 601 utilize McCormick Place as a flag stop. While riding the train, please notify the conductor that you want to exit at McCormick Place. When waiting to catch an outbound train at McCormick Place, please stand on the platform in clear view of the train engineer.
NOTE: Temporary busing to stations between Gary and Michigan City remains in effect. Click here for more information.