What are the main Chicago airport hubs?
Chicago has two major passenger airports: Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Chicago Midway Airport. Chicago O’Hare is slightly further from downtown Chicago, but is much larger and provides more flights; while Midway offers primarily domestic flights and is less crowded.
Chicago O'Hare: Chicago O’Hare is one of the busiest airports in the US and offers a huge number of both domestic and international flights to Chicago. Once you arrive, the Blue Line “L” train will take you from O’Hare to downtown Chicago in about 45 minutes. Tickets are about $5 and you can catch the train from Terminals 1, 2 and 3 at the O’Hare airport.
Chicago Midway: Chicago Midway is much smaller but still offers plenty of domestic flights. Since it’s less crowded and a bit closer to the city, it’s a popular choice for students and business travelers flying domestically. Once you’ve arrived, you can take the Orange Line “L” train to downtown Chicago in about 25 minutes. Taxis/Ubers are also an option and will take about 25 minutes to get downtown as well.