FFF transport (July 15-17)

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  1. nloetz

    nloetz Initiate (0) Jun 2, 2005 Austria

    The wife and I are going to be in Chicago between the 15th and the 17th and we (I) would really like to go to Three Floyd's. We won't have a car, so we need to either bum a ride or find public transport.

    Do any of you have any ideas?

    And please don't say "it's too difficult. just go someplace else" because I don't want to hear that.
     
    #1 nloetz, Mar 28, 2012
  2. Franch

    Franch Initiate (0) Mar 22, 2011 District of Columbia

    rent a car
     
    #2 Franch, Mar 28, 2012
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  3. Holland

    Holland Initiate (0) Apr 7, 2011 Illinois

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  4. danimalarkey

    danimalarkey Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2008 Illinois

    If you plan on using a taxi from the train stations close to Three Floyds, call/arrange it ahead of time. I'd suggest calling the Hampton Inn in Munster for advice on specific cab/car services. If you plan on relying on public transit (ie. Metra/Amtrak out of Chicago and then Munster's bus system), allow for about 2 hours each way. I think, anyway -- I admittedly didn't seriously look into 100% public transit because it really is too difficult.

    Or, take the Metra to Flossmoor Station and then bike to Munster. You can even rent bikes from Millennium Park, where the trains to Flossmoor depart!
     
    #4 danimalarkey, Mar 28, 2012
  5. Rempo

    Rempo Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2010 Indiana

    #5 Rempo, Mar 28, 2012
  6. DrWalterWhite

    DrWalterWhite Initiate (0) Jan 25, 2012 Illinois

    I've heard of people biking there, although I've not done it myself.
     
    #6 DrWalterWhite, Mar 28, 2012
  7. nloetz

    nloetz Initiate (0) Jun 2, 2005 Austria

    Renting a car wouldn't work because I plan on doing more than just looking at the beer.

    The bike rental sounds tempting.

    I'll look into these other options and tell you what I think.

    Thanks.
     
    #7 nloetz, Mar 28, 2012
  8. nloetz

    nloetz Initiate (0) Jun 2, 2005 Austria

    This was a good idea. It works for the way out to the bar, but not for the way back.
     
    #8 nloetz, Mar 28, 2012
  9. kif

    kif Zealot (561) Jan 4, 2012 Illinois

    Be careful with a taxi. Not hard to find one going there, but pretty hard to get one coming back. I would take a taxi there, and pre-arrange a car service to take you back. It will be like $100-150, but not many other options.

    Amtrack stop is about 6 miles from FFF I believe. So its walkable, but a bit long, but maybe there is something closer?
     
    #9 kif, Mar 28, 2012
  10. paslaugh

    paslaugh Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2012 Illinois

    When you get here hire a babysitter. They work for about $8 per hour. Insist that they drive their own car, and explain that they will be babysitting you and your wife that evening. I'm sure you can find something like this on Craigslist.
     
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  11. yeahnatenelson

    yeahnatenelson Pooh-Bah (1,952) Feb 8, 2010 Illinois
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  12. crossovert

    crossovert Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2009 Illinois

    sounds like you will be drunk enough to just curl up behind a bush and call it a night.
     
    #12 crossovert, Mar 29, 2012
  13. CaptCleveland

    CaptCleveland Maven (1,414) Jun 18, 2003 Ohio
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    This is another reason why this site is awesome. Thanks to all who posted ideas. I have had the same dilemma.
     
    #13 CaptCleveland, Mar 29, 2012
  14. nloetz

    nloetz Initiate (0) Jun 2, 2005 Austria

    Any idea what it would cost to take taxis between Hammond's Amtrack and the bar? I think I might go to the bar mid-day on my last day in the city and then head out on a six o'clockish train to South Bend.
     
    #14 nloetz, Mar 29, 2012
  15. Rempo

    Rempo Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2010 Indiana

    #15 Rempo, Mar 29, 2012
  16. nloetz

    nloetz Initiate (0) Jun 2, 2005 Austria

    Here is something interesting. These guys only charge around $1.25 per person and they seem to run between Hammond and Munster. It says that they will let you out anywhere along the route, and it looks like it goes really, really close to FFF. The Hammond Clinic marker near the bottom left on the map is basically right by the brew pub.

    http://www.rba-nwi.org/docs/ServiceMaps/GreenRed.pdf
    http://www.rba-nwi.org/docs/ServiceMaps/GreenRedMap.pdf

    They go by some of the main train stops in the area, so it would be pretty easy to make the connection back into the city too.
     
    #16 nloetz, Mar 29, 2012
  17. kif

    kif Zealot (561) Jan 4, 2012 Illinois

    Not sure, but it shouldn't cost too much since its only a few miles. It might be difficult to get cabs out there. Maybe try to call the cab company and have one waiting for you for the train arrives, and then call them like an hour before you want to leave FFF and have them send one.
     
    #17 kif, Apr 2, 2012
  18. kiwifuz

    kiwifuz Crusader (400) Oct 27, 2005 Indiana

    The best train option is probably the South Shore. The Amtrak might seem like a good idea, but it comes into this little hut on the side of the tracks in Dyer near... ...nothing. Also, I don't know how you would get back since the trains aren't very often. You're much more likely to get some cab to pick you up in Hammond or East Chicago. Personally, I prefer the East Chicago station. It's in a more industrial, less residential/downtown area, and I think it seems safer.

    The local buses (EasyGo) only work if you want to be at Floyds during the bus hours. Last I checked they stop running fairly early by drinking standards (8:30pm or something??). Also, keep track that they keep running come July because of problems that are happening with funding locally.

    FYI, cabs are not easy to come by. I've heard over & over that even calling in advance leads to a really long wait and a rather high fare. You might be better off looking into the car service idea. Oh and the Tri-State Coach idea doesn't get you that much closer to the pub. You'd still need a cab or something. Bikes seem iffy to me because I drive the Flossmoor to Floyds route fairly often and I wouldn't feel that safe riding on the roads. But again, that's me.

    I would suggest a mid-day visit via a rental car. One person not getting completely hammered. Wandering around one of the parks near the pub to sober up for a while after having lunch. Then heading back in your car.

    Now, if the state of Indiana would just help the people up her in the NW corner out this could be fixed. There is a potential train line that would stop in Munster in the industrial park just to the north of Floyds. But the funding end of that isn't going well.
     
    #18 kiwifuz, Apr 2, 2012
  19. cpinto6

    cpinto6 Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2010 Georgia

    I wonder if cops are assholes there...enough to give you a biking under the influence on your way back from the pub. It happened to my friend but this was down in Miami, FL.
     
    #19 cpinto6, Apr 2, 2012
  20. Chadbrochill

    Chadbrochill Initiate (0) Mar 21, 2012

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