Parking Advice For Wrigley

AP30511

Sorry if this has been discussed already, did a quick search and did not see anything. I'll be driving into Chicago from WI for the show and driving back afterwards. Does anyone know of any cheap/safe lots that are relatively close to Wrigley that can be reserved online in advance. I've seen parkforwrigley.com, but reviews I've seen have been a little mixed. Any advice is appreciated. Thank You

81

get there early and bring a wad of cash.

http://parking.chicago.com/2012/05/04/w ... d-parking/

fugawzi

Chicago traffic is a bitch. If you are staying at a hotel just leave ur car in the garage or lot and use cabs or other public transportation to get around. I would not recommend bringing ur car to the show and trying to find a parking spot down there, you'd be setting yourself up for major frustration.

bootlegger10

AP30511 wrote:

Sorry if this has been discussed already, did a quick search and did not see anything. I'll be driving into Chicago from WI for the show and driving back afterwards. Does anyone know of any cheap/safe lots that are relatively close to Wrigley that can be reserved online in advance. I've seen parkforwrigley.com, but reviews I've seen have been a little mixed. Any advice is appreciated. Thank You

For Springsteen last July I was able to get parking within a 5-8 minute walk for about $20 around 30 minutes before showtime. Didn't seem to be a big deal. I can't tell you where I parked but I'm sure you'll find spots without a reservation.

Traffic may be bad before the show but I like the convenience after the show in getting to my car and on the road quickly.

YLed2

Parking in Chicago, and especially anywhere near Wrigley, is a complete shit show. If I were you, I would just take it in the shorts and park at the parking garage for your hotel and take the train in to the stadium. Best of luck!

mattcoz

Don't bother trying to park nearby, take the red line to the stadium and save yourself a huge hassle and a lot of money.

En La Clandestinidad

AP30511 wrote:

Sorry if this has been discussed already, did a quick search and did not see anything. I'll be driving into Chicago from WI for the show and driving back afterwards. Does anyone know of any cheap/safe lots that are relatively close to Wrigley that can be reserved online in advance. I've seen parkforwrigley.com, but reviews I've seen have been a little mixed. Any advice is appreciated. Thank You

Park outside and use the trains

AP30511

Brew Crew Tix wrote:

AP30511 wrote:

Sorry if this has been discussed already, did a quick search and did not see anything. I'll be driving into Chicago from WI for the show and driving back afterwards. Does anyone know of any cheap/safe lots that are relatively close to Wrigley that can be reserved online in advance. I've seen parkforwrigley.com, but reviews I've seen have been a little mixed. Any advice is appreciated. Thank You

Park outside and use the trains

Thanks everyone for the advice. This was what I was thinking too. Do you know of a good place to park and hop on the train? O'Hare maybe? Also will trains be running that late after the show? Thanks again for your help!

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The blue line runs from O'Hare/Rosemount 24 hrs a day. It will get you to Addison and then you'll have to transfer and take a bus across to the stadium.

AP30511 wrote:

Brew Crew Tix wrote:

AP30511 wrote:

Sorry if this has been discussed already, did a quick search and did not see anything. I'll be driving into Chicago from WI for the show and driving back afterwards. Does anyone know of any cheap/safe lots that are relatively close to Wrigley that can be reserved online in advance. I've seen parkforwrigley.com, but reviews I've seen have been a little mixed. Any advice is appreciated. Thank You

Park outside and use the trains

Thanks everyone for the advice. This was what I was thinking too. Do you know of a good place to park and hop on the train? O'Hare maybe? Also will trains be running that late after the show? Thanks again for your help!

81

Take a look at the purple line if you are coming down 94

Karmaholic1

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AP30511 wrote:

Brew Crew Tix wrote:

AP30511 wrote:

Sorry if this has been discussed already, did a quick search and did not see anything. I'll be driving into Chicago from WI for the show and driving back afterwards. Does anyone know of any cheap/safe lots that are relatively close to Wrigley that can be reserved online in advance. I've seen parkforwrigley.com, but reviews I've seen have been a little mixed. Any advice is appreciated. Thank You

Park outside and use the trains

Thanks everyone for the advice. This was what I was thinking too. Do you know of a good place to park and hop on the train? O'Hare maybe? Also will trains be running that late after the show? Thanks again for your help!

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You should be able to park around Loyola University (public lots) or at Howard St (both are north of Wrigley Field), and take the Red Line train to Addison. Don't try to drive to Wrigley Field. If you park anywhere around there illegally, you will be towed by Lincon Towing in a flash. Remember the Lincoln Park Pirates song by Steve Goodman? The red line has 24 hours service, or at least until 3am.

austin.macrae

I agree with the statement above, if you aren't staying in the city overnight you are probably best off parking north of Wrigleyville (loyola seems like a good suggestion but i dont know that area well) and taking the red line south and getting off at Addison.

Another option, and one that will probably save you time in the end, is park in a garage like the one at Century Mall at the corner of Clark and Diversey. It will be around $20. Walk north on Clark to Wrigley. You'll pass lots of fun bars and restaurants and record stores on that ~1 mike walk. Your car will be safe.

Hope that helps

MaxGoldenrod

The few times I've been to Wrigley, we always parked on the street around Depaul U. On Fullerton I believe. Walked a couple of blocks and jumped on the red line. Free parking.

TheKricket

The Red Line is definitely your best bet of getting to Wrigley - it drops you off, literally, a 1-3 minute walk away from the stadium (depending on foot traffic). It's the train that runs right next to it.

You can park up near Loyola University - but keep in mind that's not the best of neighborhoods. I would rather drive into downtown Chicago, park at one of the secured lots there - and take the Red Line in from the south.

If you work it that way, you'll pay a little bit for parking (probably around $30-40 for the day) - but your car will be safe and sound - and you won't have to deal with traffic coming out of Wrigleyville on a Friday night. Sure, you might park your car a 5-10 minute walk away from the stadium, but then it'll take you forever to actually drive out of the underage-drinking-college-crowd cluster which will surely develop on a Friday night in the summer...

Park downtown - hop on the red line - when you get back to your car at the end of the night, you'll only be a 5 minute drive from the expressway.

81

https://maps.google.com/?ll=42.072998,- ... 5,,0,16.81

purple line to howard, red line to addison.

parking is a couple of bucks, 2.25 each way on the L, you are two miles from 94

makes zero sense to drive to the loop and pay 30 bucks to park.

rival.

TheKricket wrote:

Park downtown - hop on the red line - when you get back to your car at the end of the night, you'll only be a 5 minute drive from the expressway.

this. there are plenty of reasonable garages by the Grand red line stop.

TheKricket

81 wrote:

https://maps.google.com/?ll=42.072998,-87.691948&spn=0.000032,0.01354&t=m&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.073091,-87.691951&panoid=BfHn_fz9Z-xJCELMFO1bMA&cbp=12,120.25,,0,16.81

purple line to howard, red line to addison.

parking is a couple of bucks, 2.25 each way on the L, you are two miles from 94

makes zero sense to drive to the loop and pay 30 bucks to park.

For someone familiar with the area - and who lives up north, that would make sense. But for an out-of-towner? No way.

The sense in parking downtown is convenience and safety - especially for someone coming down from Wisconsin who doesn't know the area.

Like the person after me commented - you can get plenty of parking downtown for $11 or less. The lot across the street from my building has a "Night-Life" special parking rate:

- In after 4pm
- Out before 7am
- $8.00 (in a secure, covered garage)
- 0.3 miles from the red line stop (6 minute walk, according to Google Maps).

And then, you're only 5 miles from the stadium, 5 minutes from the expressway, and only have to take one train ride. Plus, if things get really hairy that night, you have about 2 dozen hotels to pick from within a quarter mile of your car.

Here's the lot:
http://www.greenwayselfpark.com/

Here's a map from the lot to the red line stop:


EDIT - PS - You can buy parking in advance (online) with this lot.

rstein27

When i've gone down to Wrigley in the past, i've parked at the Howard red line stop. There is a parking garage and I believe it costs $4 or something like that, then all you have to do is hop on the red line and take it to Addison.

You can google the directions but if I remember right, it isn't that far off 94.

ewokpelts

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nooram

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