Originally Posted by
letaPlamiB
How much time would you budget to get from downtown (Clark/Lake) to O'Hare using the Blue Line CTA? Usually I know the trip is under an hour, but two friends have suggested that because of construction, I should expect at least 1.5 hours.
Concur with your friends. The inbound blue line to Monroe took me at least 75 minutes last week, on a Tuesday at 11:00 a.m., with all the slow zone construction between O'Hare and the dip underground. Bring Xanax.