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Public Transportation CTA Buses & Trains With CTA's Bike & Ride initiatives, bikes are welcome on CTA buses and trains throughout the year.  Bikes ride free, with any paying customer. Keep in mind that the CTA limits two bikes per train car. For full information you can download the CTA brochure on this program. For full information you can download the Bike & Ride Guide to Chicago (.pdf) brochure off the CTA website." Metra Train Information You may get to downtown Chicago on various Metra train lines. For a complete list of locations and timetables, please contact Metra directly. Some lines may not run all night, so please call ahead. Metra Phone Numbers: (312) 322-6777 (8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) (312) 836-7000 (Weeknights and weekends) (800) 365-2079 (South Shore Information) Metra Union Pacific North Line Between Chicago and Kenosha Metra North Central Service Between Chicago and Antioch Metra Milwaukee District North Line Between Chicago and Fox Lake Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line Between Chicago and Harvard/McHenry Metra Milwaukee Distict West Line Between Chicago and Elgin Metra Union Pacific West Line Between Chicago and Geneva Metra Burlington Northern Santa Fe Line Between Chicago and Aurora Metra Heritage Corridor Line Between Chicago and Joliet Metra Southwest Service Between Chicago and Orland Park Metra Rock Island District Line Between Chicago and Joliet Metra Electric Line Between Chicago and University Park South Shore (Northern Indiana Commuter) Between Chicago and South Bend, Indiana
Parking For those of you driving to The L.A.T.E. Ride, we have compiled this listing of 24-hour public parking garages near Buckingham Fountain. We recommend the Grant Park South, Grant Park North, or Millennium Park Garages, which are well-lit with 24-hour security personnel on duty. If you have a bike rack on top of your vehicle, check out the flat lots listed below. Please note that facilities may have raised or lowered their parking rates since we gathered the following information; these are estimated costs below. You may also want to try this site for a Web 2.0 interactive map: http://www.chicagoparkingmap.com/ Millennium Park Garages Enter Millennium Park Garage on Columbus Drive between Monroe and Randolph (accessible from both directions on Columbus). 24-hour facility / Clearance height: 8'2" 3-8 hours $21.00; 8-12 hours $23.00;12-24 hours $24.00 Distance is approx: 0.4 miles from Buckingham Fountain Grant Park Garages Enter Grant Park North and South Garages on Michigan Avenue between Randolph and Adams (accessible from both directions on Michigan Avenue) 24-hour facility North Garage: 100 minutes-8 hours $27.00; 8-24 hours $29.00 South Garage: 100 minutes-8 hours $26.00; 8-24 hours $28.00 Clearance height: 8'2" Distance is approx: 0.4 miles from Buckingham Fountain 55 E. Monroe Street (Mid-Continental Building) 24-hour facility; entrances on Adams and Monroe 2-9 hours $29.00; 9-12 hours $32.00 12-24 hours $38.00 Clearance height: 6'7" Distance is approx: 0.3 miles from Buckingham Fountain 210 South Wabash 24-hour facility ; 2-10 hours $30.00; 10-24 hours $34.00 Clearance 6'10" Distance is approx: 0.4 miles from Buckingham Fountain 328 S. Wabash 24-hour facility Overnight $25.00 Distance approx: 0.3 miles from Buckingham Fountain Loop Auto Park 524 S. Wabash 24-hour facility but no attendant on duty after 9pm 10 hours $12.00; 24 hours $24.00 Distance approx: 0.2 miles from Buckingham Fountain IM Park Harrison & State 24-hour facility 12 hours $12.00; 24 hours $21.00 Distance approx: 0.2 miles from Buckingham Fountain Park One 525 S. Wabash 24-hour facility; 14 hours $12.00; 24 hours $36.00 Distance approx: 1 mile from Buckingham Fountain Park One 434 S. Wabash 24-hour facility 24 hours $25.00 Distance approx: 1 mile from Buckingham Fountain 7th Street Garage 711 S. Wabash 24-hour facility but no attendant on duty after 10pm 10 hours $10.00 Distance is approx: 0.4 miles from Buckingham Fountain Corner of 9th & Wabash 24-hour facility Outdoor parking 12 hours $12.00 Distance is approx: 0.4 miles from Buckingham Fountain Corner of 8th & Wabash 24-hour facility Outdoor parking 10 hours $10.00 24 hours $25.00 Distance is approx: 0.4 miles from Buckingham Fountain Multi-Park Chicago Balbo & Wabash 24-hour facility Outdoor parking 12 hours $11.00 24 hours $30.00 Distance is approx: 0.4 miles from Buckingham Fountain "Pay Box" information for street parking. Downtown Chicago and the South Loop have "Pay Box" meters along many streets. (Parking meters, for instance, are available on Wabash from Randolph south to Harrison and on Dearborn from Monroe south to Harrison.) Cost is $5.00 per hour in the Loop and $3.00 per hour in the Central Business District. See map below. We believe that all "Pay Box" meters near downtown operate 24 hours per day. There may be many available street spots within a mile of Buckingham Fountain, but make sure you put enough money in the meter (and before doing so, check on the maximum time allowed for that spot). Cash and credit cards accepted at "Pay Box" machines. http://chicagometers.com/find-parking.aspx VERY IMPORTANT: There is NO PARKING on Columbus Drive. Police WILL tow cars parked along Columbus Drive, both north and south of Buckingham Fountain, on both sides of the street.