[emidln]

Chicago taxis are roughly double the cost of an Uber/Lyft w/o surge pricing IF you're not crossing the city boundary. In my experience, the only time a taxi end up cheaper is if you need a flat rate to the airport during a time when waiting in traffic would get you destroyed by Uber.

[ktRolster]

Isn't it easier to just take the L to the airport in Chicago?

[brianwawok]

Depends on source. Can end up being a 30 min taxi or a 90 minute public transit if you live somewhere not handy to the blue line (say, Rogers Park to Ohare)

[jawilson2]

Metra also goes to ORD. You need to take a shuttle from the lot, but at least the train has racks for luggage.

[monksy]

I've never understood how you guys get to ohare. For me jump on the blue line and you're there.

[emidln]

This largely depends on how much stuff you're taking with you.

[FLGMwt]

And time of day, especially w/ bags

[monksy]

There are ways to carry your bags on the train. Many tourist travelers have no clue and should be punished for it. (I.e. using them to block the aisles during rush hour, blocking areas of the train etc)

[wapz]

They really shouldn't be punished; they probably don't know better. You can offer friendly advice if you think they're in a bad position.

[ghaff]

It's still hard with really packed trains. You can not block aisles but they still take up space and it can be difficult to get on and off the train.

[monksy]

They do, they don't even look sympathetic about it. That's the worst part.

I ended up just berating a family coming back from an Emirates flight who just lined their luggage in the aisle from the back to the door and the back part of the train. They sat in the first few rows of the car. (they left rows of seats open, blocked, and I was blocked in at the back)

Lets just say. At that point of time, I didn't start with niceities the stop before I got off.

[s0rce]

In traffic probably, if you have lots of bags and its not rush-hour or you aren't close to the train/in a suburb where you'd have to go downtown first then a car is much easier/faster.