Midwest Furfest 2007

First, take the Metra UP Northwest train from the Ogilvie Transportation Center at Madison and Canal Streets to the Des Plaines stop; the fare will be $3.45. At the Des Plaines stop, transfer to a bus, Pace Route 208 ($1.50 fare). The bus will take you to Woodfield Mall, which is directly across Golf Road from the hotel.
Your second option is to take the Blue Line to the Rosemont station (Adobe Acrobat Reader required) and from there ride Pace Route 606 (Northwest Limited). This is a faster trip than the 208, but it runs less often. As above, the "H trips" on the schedule stop right in front of the hotel.
Your third option works well if you have someone local or already at the hotel who wouldn't mind picking you up. From Union Station in downtown Chicago, take the Milwaukee District West Line to the Medinah station. This is near the corner of Medinah Road and Irving Park Road in Medinah, and is about six miles from the Hyatt Regency Woodfield. Once you are there, you can either have a friend meet you or call one of the taxi services listed above for a ride to the hotel (unfortunately, this is outside of the radius that the hotel shuttle will go). This route is HIGHLY recommended if you are coming in around peak rush hour in the afternoon, as it is all but guaranteed to be far faster than any driving transportation. Keep an eye on the schedules, though, and realize that they are geared towards people commuting into Chicago. This means that in the mornings there are many trains going into the city and relatively few coming from the city, and the inverse is true in the evenings.

Which of these options you choose depends on which works best with your schedule. Fares will be $2.00 for the Blue Line, plus $0.25 for a transfer for the Pace bus.

Questions? We can provide travel advice until Tuesday before the convention (at which point e-mail contact will be unreliable, if not nonexistent). Just e-mail Duncan or Neowolf.