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Public Transportation

Metra

Metra commuter rail is a convenient travel alternative. Take a Metra line and then transfer to CTA buses to come directly to Navy Pier. Use CTA bus #124 from Union/Ogilvie Stations and Millennium Station and CTA bus #29 from LaSalle Street Station and Millennium Station.

 

CTA

The CTA provides five bus lines serving Navy Pier daily. These are #29 State, #65 Grand, #66 Chicago, #124 Navy Pier (serving Metra lines from Millennium Station, Ogilvie and Union Stations) and #2 Hyde Park Express (during weekday morning and evening rush hours only).

All buses are equipped with bike racks and are ADA accessible.

Driving

From the North

Take Lake Shore Drive (US 41) to the Grand Avenue exit and follow signs to Navy Pier.

From the Northwest

Take the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) to the Ohio Street exit, head east on Ohio to Wells, head south on Wells to Illinois Street, then proceed east to Navy Pier. A secondary route is to take the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) to the Ohio Street exit, head east on Ohio to Columbus/Fairbanks, then go south on Columbus/Fairbanks to Illinois Street and proceed east on Illinois to Navy Pier.

From the West

Take the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) to Columbus Drive, north to Illinois Street and proceed east to Navy Pier.

From the Southwest

Take the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) to Lake Shore Drive (US 41) north to Illinois Street exit and turn right (east) at bottom of ramp to Navy Pier.

From the South

Take the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/94) east to the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) to Lake Shore Drive (US 41) north to Illinois Street exit and turn right (east) at bottom of ramp to Navy Pier.

From the Southeast

Take Lake Shore Drive (US 41) north to Illinois Street exit.