Parking

Important Transportation and Parking Information

There is very limited street parking around the South Shore Cultural Center so the 13.1 Marathon® Chicago is offering FREE Shuttle Service. We highly recommend you take advantage of this service to ensure you arrive at the start on time. Participants will be able to ride the shuttles for free, using their confirmation postcard (which they will receive in the mail) or their confirmation email, which will be sent the week of the event. Any spectator wishing to ride the shuttle will need a $5 roundtrip ticket, which can be purchased at packet pickup or at the shuttle location on race morning. The shuttles will begin running after the event, taking participants & Spectators to the pickup locations. 13.1 Marathon® Chicago will have three shuttle locations:

Museum of Science & Industry (5700 S. Lake Shore Drive)
There will be two shuttle options from the Museum of Science & Industry, 5:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. shuttles. We highly encourage participants to take the 5:30 a.m. shuttle, to ensure they have adequate time to check their gear, visit the Port-o-let and get warmed up before the start of the race. Parking is available for $16 (cash only) at the garage for the day. The shuttles will pick up in front of the Museum on the large circle drive.

W Lakeshore (644 N. Lake Shore Drive)
The W Lakeshore shuttle stop will service the participants staying at or near the hotel. The shuttles will pick up in front of the hotel, along inner Lake Shore Drive. This shuttle leaves at 5:30 a.m.

Millennium Park 
The Millennium Park shuttle stop will service the downtown area, Millennium Park Garages and the Grant Park Garages. The shuttle pick up location will be on northbound Michigan Street, south of Randolph. The best option for parking is the Millennium Park & East Monroe Garage, there will signs in this garage directing you to the shuttle pickup location. Please click herefor driving directions to Millennium Park Garage.  This shuttle leaves at 5:30 a.m.


METRA
Metra is a great, easy way for spectators or early bird participants to get to and from the event on race day for only $5.

The Electric Line from Millennium Station (on Michigan between Randolph & South Water) operates on the following schedule:
1. Leave Millennium Station at Millennium Park: 5:00am
Arrive at South Shore Stop – right outside of South Shore Cultural Center: 5:26am
2. Leave Millennium Station at Millennium Park: 7:00am
Arrive at South Shore Stop – right outside of SSCC: 7:26am

Getting to Millennium Station:
1. Leave South Shore Cultural Center: 10am
Arrive at Millennium Station: 10:26am
2. Leave SSCC: Noon
Arrive at Millennium Station: 12:26pm

For a complete Sunday schedule for the Electric Line, click here.