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MDW 1 AM Arrival: Taxi to Airport Hotels
I land at MDW at 1 AM Saturday morning in early May. My objective is to minimize time on the ground waiting for transport to a hotel. My questions:
1) Will I have trouble getting a taxi cab for the very short ride to the nearby "cluster" of airport hotels between 65th and 67th (e.g. Holiday Inn, Courtyard, Hyatt Place etc...)? 2) Will Uber / Lyft be readily available? 3) Given my objective to minimize time waiting for ground transport, and that $$ is not an issue, is it a fair assumption that I should not wait for the hotel shuttle(s)? Thank you. |
If money is not an issue, just hire a car service (limousine) and they will be standing there waiting for you. |
Readily available, no problems with taxi/uber. Unsure about hotel shuttles at that time, a call to them to check availability wouldn't hurt.
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Originally Posted by bobnchi
(Post 30942461)
Readily available, no problems with taxi/uber. Unsure about hotel shuttles at that time, a call to them to check availability wouldn't hurt.
I would avoid the shuttle situation although you might want to let your hotel know you'll be arriving late so they don't list you as a no-show, especially if your inbound flight is late. |
If you take a taxi, I would give the guy a big tip and tell him how much of a tip when I get into the taxi. It would not be fair to have him wait for however many hours he has waited and then get a fare going 2 blocks.
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I'd start by at least checking whether the airport hotels you're considering have 24/7 shuttle service and whether it's on a scheduled basis or available when you call at around 1 am. You might even be able to arrange for the hotel shuttle to be there at the time you specify in advance. Moreover, when the hotel isn't far, a phone call upon landing can result is the shuttle being there for you, assuming that you don't need to wait for checked bags. For all you know, there could be a scheduled shuttle at just the time you need. A limo (car service) is likely to charge the same amount regardless of distance (within reason), so that it could be a very expensive ride for what it is. |
Originally Posted by lougord99
(Post 30942698)
If you take a taxi, I would give the guy a big tip and tell him how much of a tip when I get into the taxi. It would not be fair to have him wait for however many hours he has waited and then get a fare going 2 blocks.
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I would say that $25 is fair, but he would not object for a higher total. Driving a taxi at 1:00 am is not a fun job.
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Originally Posted by DarkHelmetII
(Post 30943296)
What's fair for the total amount? Maybe $30? $40? This is exactly why I asked the question in the first place (realizing now I could have asked differently). I totally get it that these drivers wait in line for a while and they would be, understandably, super-pxxxed if they have get an $8 fare or whatever.
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this is exactly what UBER/LYFT was designed for. No worries about availability or how much to bribe the driver.
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Lyft. You should have no problems.
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Without traffic, IIRC a taxi fare From MDW to downtown (loop area hotels) would be about $30, so something close to that would make the driver quite happy. However, I haven't done this real recently so someone else here might want to update my recollection. |
Reading comprehension is fundamental. ;)
The OP is asking about traveling from MDW to a hotel 2 miles away. It's a max 10 minute drive, about a $15 fare on Lyft. Rideshare at MDW is on the lower level, across from baggage claim, outside door 4 (unlike some airports who make it difficult). There's no good reason to use a taxi. |
MDW is between 55th and 63rd, so this trip is closer to one mile than two, I’d say.l 8 streets per mile, normally. |
From, say, the TGI Friday's (basically the middle of the hotel area cluster) to Midway departures drop off is about a 1 mile drive. But the reverse trip from the arrivals area (where you pick up a ride share) down to the hotel area is closer to 2 miles, since you have to leave the airport heading north and then turn around to head south to the hotel. ;)
Either way, it's very short. |
A taxi driver will get a short-fare pass that will allow them to jump to the front of the line if they choose to return to MDW for another fare. An Uber/Lyft driver will not. That, plus the fact that a taxi will be waiting for you at the curb and Uber/Lyft would need to drive over from the rideshare staging area, make a taxi a better option.
I would absolutely not rely on an airport shuttle at that time of night, provided the shuttle is even running at that hour. |
Originally Posted by toomanybooks
(Post 30951829)
MDW is between 55th and 63rd, so this trip is closer to one mile than two, I’d say.l 8 streets per mile, normally. |
Originally Posted by TomMM
(Post 30962223)
Wonder how fast OP can run a mile...
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Originally Posted by TribalistMeathead
(Post 30960683)
A taxi driver will get a short-fare pass that will allow them to jump to the front of the line if they choose to return to MDW for another fare. An Uber/Lyft driver will not. That, plus the fact that a taxi will be waiting for you at the curb and Uber/Lyft would need to drive over from the rideshare staging area, make a taxi a better option.
I would absolutely not rely on an airport shuttle at that time of night, provided the shuttle is even running at that hour. |
How would you possibly know if a hotel has a shuttle running when you arrive?
Read all the replies on FT from all the educated posters who offer their opinions, or Maybe call them ahead of time? |
Originally Posted by Allan38103
(Post 30978360)
How would you possibly know if a hotel has a shuttle running when you arrive?
Read all the replies on FT from all the educated posters who offer their opinions, or Maybe call them ahead of time? |
Originally Posted by ursine1
(Post 30951025)
Rideshare at MDW is on the lower level, across from baggage claim, outside door 4 (unlike some airports who make it difficult).
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MDW car rental!
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Just completed trip. Plenty of cabs waiting at 2 AM (flight was delayed). Lyft only took a few minutes to arrive.
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