Chicago: Drive or Fly

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  • HK_PJMomma
    HK_PJMomma Posts: 89
    Why not train it if you can... We are planning a trip to chi town in august and it is like 130 return for two of us from detroit.
  • jonsey30
    jonsey30 Lake Orion, MI Posts: 1,006
    Yeah I'll definitely be taking the train if I get tickets, or possibly even if I don't have them yet with the hopes of scoring some when I get there...

    If you stick to weekdays, there are some tickets for $112 for two people round trip, which would be cheaper than the gas it would take to get there, and the same amount of time as driving.
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  • andrewb
    andrewb Posts: 488
    If you're going with friends you gotta drive if you can. Me and two of my buddies made the treck to Alpine from NY and we made it a 3 day trip to get there. Stopped in Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Chicago... But we had to drive back in one shot 16 hours and that was brutal when you multiply it by post tour depression
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  • Empty Glass
    Empty Glass In Rob's shed Posts: 12,329
    May drive. Don't mind driving to....it's the drive back that will suck. I'll be looking for flights the next couple of months
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  • Empty Glass
    Empty Glass In Rob's shed Posts: 12,329
    HK_PJMomma wrote:
    Why not train it if you can... We are planning a trip to chi town in august and it is like 130 return for two of us from detroit.

    Train = 15.5 hrs.
    Car = 10.5 hrs.
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  • RS151862
    RS151862 Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,737
    LloydXmas wrote:
    14 hrs and 26 minutes. Could maybe catch a Pirates game or an Indians game as well. Hmmmm

    Anyone thinking of driving from the east coast?

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  • inmytree77
    inmytree77 Posts: 58
    Re: Chicago: Drive or Fly
    by mitchmuhs » 02 Feb 2013 20:54
    Flying solo from Denver, waiting on buying airline tickets however. My sources are telling me fares will drop.

    I'm flying solo too from Denver..
  • Released1980
    Released1980 Posts: 1,790
    Driving from Yonkers, NY.. About 14 1/2 hours as well.. As said before, love driving to not from. But, to get away from the kids and the craziness for a bit with my wife and see my friends and PJ, well worth the effort. And doing it Wednesday to Sunday to recoup.. I do NY to SC almost every year, around 12 hours. I find that an ice cold six pack as soon as you arrive really alleviates the fatigue from the long trip going there. Will do a pretty much straight run there, coming home we will stop and sleep after about 6-7 hours of driving. Plus, most likely carpooling with a few of my favorite allies ;) so we will switch off driving duties. It ain't shit when your splitting up the driving..As I right this though, I'm thinking an Eco van/ mini camper might make this even more fun..Hmmm??
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  • bobby dazzlers
    bobby dazzlers Posts: 2,040
    Released1980 wrote:
    an ice cold six pack as soon as you arrive really alleviates the fatigue from the long trip

    I concur with the above fact.
    As long as its not six of those fancy 10% alcohol brews....you might have a rough time the next morning.
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  • pj8
    pj8 Posts: 408
    Driving from Dallas!
  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    I'm a Truck wrote:
    Grow a pair dude! 54 hours round trip to Missoula.




    Drive it!

    #fact

    just don't road trip with small bladder peeps :fp: :lol:
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  • guacamolejoe
    guacamolejoe Posts: 2,396
    I fly stand-by. Married to a wonderful woman who lets me travel to see my favorite band 8-) .

    It's helps when I can get there for free :shh:.......more money to party :mrgreen:
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  • YieldToNothing
    YieldToNothing Posts: 3,667
    that john denver guy's full of shit
    i have a paper here that entitles me to fast track status
  • InLukinsFridge
    InLukinsFridge Posts: 598
    81 wrote:
    I'm a Truck wrote:
    Grow a pair dude! 54 hours round trip to Missoula.




    Drive it!

    #fact

    just don't road trip with small bladder peeps :fp: :lol:


    All for the road trip... but driving 900+ miles means taking even more time off work, which is not an option if I want to still have a job once I'm done following the band around this year. :lol::lol:
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  • InLukinsFridge
    InLukinsFridge Posts: 598
    mitchmuhs wrote:
    81 wrote:
    I'm a Truck wrote:
    Grow a pair dude! 54 hours round trip to Missoula.




    Drive it!

    #fact

    just don't road trip with small bladder peeps :fp: :lol:


    All for the road trip... but driving 900+ miles means taking even more time off work, which is not an option if I want to still have a job once I'm done following the band around this year. :lol::lol:

    Plus, I'm probably the one with the small bladder. :fp:
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  • october22
    october22 Posts: 2,533
    I'm driving from NYC. My brother and I just started a cigar company and will hit up all the shops on the way out there. Perfect cap to a business trip
  • cmm6734
    cmm6734 Houston, TX Posts: 569
    I'm coming from Houston. It would be a 17 hour drive one way for me. It is worth the $340 bucks to fly and save 29 hours total.
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  • dirtyT
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    getting there's half the fun....you know thaaaaaat.....CLARK GRISWOLD
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