McCormick Place West Building

McCormick Place operates several cashless parking lots:

• <cite index="30-20">Lot A: $27 for up to 16 hours and $40 from 16 to 24 hours.</cite> <cite index="30-3,30-10">Lot A is a six-level garage with 2,100 spaces adjacent to the West Building, and overnight parking is available in Lot A only.</cite>
• <cite index="30-25,30-26">Lot B: a flat fee of $18 per day, with no in-and-out privileges.</cite>
• <cite index="30-4,30-5,30-6">A limited number of prepaid guaranteed parking spaces are available at $40 per day via an Attendee & Exhibitor Parking Permit, which allows in-and-out privileges and guarantees a space even if lots fill.</cite>

<cite index="30-9">Covered walkways from Lot A lead directly into McCormick Place, Wintrust Arena, Marriott Marquis, and the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place.</cite>

<cite index="24-3">The nearest major hub is Midway International Airport (MDW), about 20 minutes southwest, while O'Hare (ORD) is the primary international gateway roughly 45 minutes away.</cite>

Public transit:

• <cite index="23-17">CTA Green Line (Cermak-McCormick Place station) exits onto a pedestrian bridge to the Grand Concourse, about a 5-minute walk to the West Building.</cite>
• <cite index="23-18">Metra Electric from Millennium Station arrives at McCormick's South Building in about 7 minutes for $4.25.</cite>

Rideshare: <cite index="24-25,24-26">Rideshare pickup zones (Gate 4 for South, Gate 40 for West) become congested when the show floor closes, so walking to the nearby Hyatt or Marriott to call a car can save time.</cite>

Several hotels are within walking distance of McCormick Place, many connected by climate-controlled skybridges:

• <cite index="23-1">Hyatt Regency McCormick Place — the closest hotel at about 0.1 miles, with a skybridge to the convention buildings.</cite>
• <cite index="24-23">Marriott Marquis Chicago (about 0.4 miles) and Hilton Garden Inn Chicago McCormick Place (about 0.5 miles).</cite>
• <cite index="24-7">The Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, and Home2 Suites tri-plex are linked directly to the convention buildings via climate-controlled skybridges.</cite>

Additional downtown/South Loop options include the Hilton Chicago, Palmer House, and other hotels along Michigan Avenue. <cite index="23-36,23-37">From Michigan Avenue hotels, riders can take the Green Line one stop south from Roosevelt to Cermak-McCormick Place or the Metra Electric directly to McCormick's South Building, each under 15 minutes.</cite> Official housing is arranged through Maritz.