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Old Jul 2, 2023 | 7:54 am
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Originally Posted by nitu000
This!!!

I always do this at ORD. As soon as I get off the terminal, take the ATS to Rental car center. While I am on the train, I book my ride and most times it is waiting by the time I get off the train. As a bonus, it also saves the Airport surcharge added by City of Chicago, so I end up paying much less. When I talked to Uber/Lyft drivers, they tell me that they do not have to wait in in "Virtual queues" at ORD if they need to pickup at rental car center & sometimes they have to wait up to 30 minutes at those lots.
Correct. I was an Uber driver at ORD, and I'm well aware of this. Had numerous pick ups at the rental lot as well as the Fashion Outlet mall in Rosemont. Besides, the ride to the airport from Uber lot tends to take some time, mostly because the line to get out of the lot can easily take 10 minutes, on top of not being able to make a right turn to go straight to the airport, but rather go a-round about way. I presume all airports are pretty much the same.
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