{"id":391,"date":"2008-05-16T14:34:41","date_gmt":"2008-05-16T19:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/the-long-slow-ride-to-chicago-ohare\/"},"modified":"2016-12-17T20:42:44","modified_gmt":"2016-12-18T02:42:44","slug":"the-long-slow-ride-to-chicago-ohare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/the-long-slow-ride-to-chicago-ohare\/","title":{"rendered":"The long, slow ride to Chicago O’Hare"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ctaimage\"<\/a>By Thurston Hatcher<\/em><\/p>\n

\nMost of the time, it’s incredibly easy to take public transportation
\nbetween Chicago’s airports and downtown Chicago hotels<\/a><\/strong>, homes and
\nbusinesses.<\/p>\n

\nBut work on the Chicago Transit Authority’s Blue Line, connecting
\nO’Hare International Airport<\/strong><\/a> to downtown Chicago, is making that commute
\na little more challenging.<\/p>\n

\nDue to ongoing construction work, the CTA says Blue Line service will
\nbe interrupted between at least two stations — between the Addison and
\nO’Hare stops — on most weekends and some weeknight throughout the summer.<\/p>\n

\nA free CTA shuttle bus connects the stations when service is disrupted,
\nbut getting off the train, on the bus and back on the train can add
\nanother 30 minutes each way to the commute (which normally averages
\nabout 45 minutes without disruptions).<\/p>\n

The good news is that the work — scheduled for completing next fall — is designed to get rid of so-called "slow zones" and improve commuting times to and from O’Hare. <\/p>\n

\nHere are a few suggestions for avoiding or coping with the disruptions on your Chicago vacation<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n