Chicago help...(re-visited)

Sorry to be repetitive,
The tickets for both Chi-town shows are bought, the flight and hotel is booked... I'm staying at the Double Tree Hotel at Magnificent Mile. I have two questions 1.) Is there an easier way to get from O'Hare to the hotel other than paying $49 a piece round trip for the "Go Express airport shuttle"? and 2.)What is the best way to get from Magnificent Mile to the United Center?
Any help you guys could give would be great! Thanks again... sorry for being a pain!
Cheers and Rock On,
Jim
The tickets for both Chi-town shows are bought, the flight and hotel is booked... I'm staying at the Double Tree Hotel at Magnificent Mile. I have two questions 1.) Is there an easier way to get from O'Hare to the hotel other than paying $49 a piece round trip for the "Go Express airport shuttle"? and 2.)What is the best way to get from Magnificent Mile to the United Center?
Any help you guys could give would be great! Thanks again... sorry for being a pain!
Cheers and Rock On,
Jim
BOS 9/28/04, 9/29/04
MTL 9/15/05
HRTFD 5/13/06
BOS 5/24/06, 5/25/06
VEGAS 7/6/06
CHI 8/5/07
NJ 6/19/08
NYC 6/25/08
HRTFD 6/27/08
MANSFLD 6/28/08, 6/30/08
E.V. BOS 8/1/08
CHI 8/23/09, 8/24/09
PHILLY 10/30/09, 10/31/09
BOS 5/17/10
CHI 7/19/13
WOOSTA 10/15/13, 10/16/13
HRTFD 10/25/13
BOS 8/5/16, 8/7/16
BOS 9/2/18, 9/4/18
MTL 9/15/05
HRTFD 5/13/06
BOS 5/24/06, 5/25/06
VEGAS 7/6/06
CHI 8/5/07
NJ 6/19/08
NYC 6/25/08
HRTFD 6/27/08
MANSFLD 6/28/08, 6/30/08
E.V. BOS 8/1/08
CHI 8/23/09, 8/24/09
PHILLY 10/30/09, 10/31/09
BOS 5/17/10
CHI 7/19/13
WOOSTA 10/15/13, 10/16/13
HRTFD 10/25/13
BOS 8/5/16, 8/7/16
BOS 9/2/18, 9/4/18
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From O'hare take Blue Line train into city, have to check on exact stop, but it's around a 45 minute train ride and will cost you 2.25 a person although I advice buying a cta pass at the airport so then it's 2$ a ride per person.
There is a ton of local transportation to take you to united center, but in all honesty a cab ride there won't be to bad. Ill check back later
MTL 9/15/05
HRTFD 5/13/06
BOS 5/24/06, 5/25/06
VEGAS 7/6/06
CHI 8/5/07
NJ 6/19/08
NYC 6/25/08
HRTFD 6/27/08
MANSFLD 6/28/08, 6/30/08
E.V. BOS 8/1/08
CHI 8/23/09, 8/24/09
PHILLY 10/30/09, 10/31/09
BOS 5/17/10
CHI 7/19/13
WOOSTA 10/15/13, 10/16/13
HRTFD 10/25/13
BOS 8/5/16, 8/7/16
BOS 9/2/18, 9/4/18
When I went to Chicago I did this and it worked out nicely... It was my first time in Chicago and had no idea where I was going... I ended up where I needed to be and it was cheap too.
and a taxi from your hotel to the united center shoouldn't set you back more than $15 - well worth it. There will be taxis out front after the show, too. I don't want to overstate things, but you really don't want to be wandering much around the neighborhood where the united center is located.
However, I would say don't bother taking the blue line all the way downtown as people have suggested.
The easiest route for you is to get off the L train at the Chicago Ave stop instead of going all the way downtown. Once you get off there, you can get on the 66 bus (Chicago Ave) heading east (I can tell you how to figure out which way that is) and it will cross the Mag Mile and turn right and then drop you off at Ohio and Fairbanks, which is exactly where the Doubletree is. I used to live in a high rise right around there. The L trip is about $2 plus the transfer is about 25 cents. Cheap and easy and you don't have to worry about hauling luggage anywhere.
Getting to the UC is a bit touchier... it's not really convenient for public transit. A taxi would probably be your best bet. If you're really desperate to avoid a taxi, I can probably give you directions to take buses to the UC, which should be ok, but I'd still not recommend relying on that for the ride home.
MTL 9/15/05
HRTFD 5/13/06
BOS 5/24/06, 5/25/06
VEGAS 7/6/06
CHI 8/5/07
NJ 6/19/08
NYC 6/25/08
HRTFD 6/27/08
MANSFLD 6/28/08, 6/30/08
E.V. BOS 8/1/08
CHI 8/23/09, 8/24/09
PHILLY 10/30/09, 10/31/09
BOS 5/17/10
CHI 7/19/13
WOOSTA 10/15/13, 10/16/13
HRTFD 10/25/13
BOS 8/5/16, 8/7/16
BOS 9/2/18, 9/4/18