Chicago is one of the most accessible cities in North America. With two international airports, Midway (MDW) and the world's 2nd  busiest, O'Hare (ORD), you can be certain to find inexpensive and convenient travel. Chicago's airports are the hubs of the two largest international airlines:  United Airlines  & American Airlines as well as SouthWest Airlines. In addition Vanguard Airlines offers inexpensive travel to/from 10 major cities.

To aid you in keeping your holiday costs minimal, we will maintain a flight price info page updated every Wednesday.

We will be doing the airfare searching for you across 14 airlines, to help make your trip affordable enough so that you can join us. Our findings will be posted weekly along with a guide to "reasonable airfares" from major North American cities. For even further assistance, we have recruited the help of Erica, a professional travel agent, and a long time Chigoth. She will assist with more complicated itineraries like those traveling from Europe and Australia. Typical low airfares for 21 day advance tickets <restricted travel> can be found below.

American Cities

City	State	Cost ($US)*	City	State	Cost ($US)*
Phoenix	AZ	179.00	Raleigh	NC	156.00
Tucson	AZ	179.00	LasVegas	NV	198.00
Los Angeles	CA	198.00	NYC	NY	158.00
San Francisco	CA	198.00	Norman(OKC)	OK	198.00
Denver	CO	178.00	Tulsa	OK	198.00
Washington	DC	139.00	Philadelphia	PA	158.00
Orlando	FL	158.00	Memphis	TN	166.00
Miami	FL	158.00	Austin	TX	158.00
Talahassee	FL	160.00	Dallas	TX	178.00
Atlanta	GA	148.00	Houston	TX	178.00
New Orleans	LA	178.00	Salt Lake City	UT	198.00
Boston	MA	178.00	Richmond	VA	218.00
Charlotte	NC	198.00	Seattle	WA	198.00

International Cities

City	Country	Cost($US)*
Melbourne	AUSTRALIA	1283.00
Vancouver	CANADA	256.00
Toronto	CANADA	179.00
Paris	FRANCE	466.00
Regensburg(NUE)	GERMANY	406.00
Oslo	NORWAY	512.00
Glasgow	UK	451.00
London	UK	418.00

*Costs  reported  are the 15 week low  21 day advance purchase, restricted travel,  for the season coinciding with proposed Convergence dates.
Cost does not include government taxes, fuel and surcharges. Costs may vary.

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How about taking a Train?

In addition Chicago is the home to the Amtrak rail hub. For travel of less than 600 miles Amtrak rail service is a viable alternative to flying. For international Goths, Amtrak offers a USA rail pass 15 day unlimited travel to all major cities east of the Mississippi for $239US, making it easy to see a good portion of the US during your holiday.

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Planning on Driving?

Chicago is within driving distance of many major cities. Below is an approximate mileage and ETA chart for cities within 600 miles of Chicago (based on an average speed of 60mph)

*Mileage calculated by mapquest

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Thinking of renting a car?

If you don't own a car, but have a driver's license and credit card, car rental may be an option. Common rates throughout the major US cities is between $30-$45/day weekend rates. If you're within 500 miles of Chicago, a full sized car (~ Taurus) will run about $60/person (4 riders) for the entire weekend including gas

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Local Transportation

TO & FROM THE AIRPORT:
Both O'Hare (ORD) and Midway (MDW) airports are made easily accessible by using the Chicago Transit Authority subway service (The 'el') to/from the airports. The cost of the fare is $1.50/one way.

If you wish to shuttle or cab, the fares run ~$20 from O'Hare and ~$15 from Midway to the Belmont & Clark area. Shuttles are ~$12 each way.

TO & FROM THE HOTEL:
For travel up and down Clark Street, the #22 bus will take you to the Metro, Belmont/Clark intersection and the proposed hotel. No walking necessary. Bus service run 24 hours a day. You can download a copy of the bus schedule here. The Red Line El also runs somewhat parallel to Clark Street within this area.

TAXICABS:
If you choose to cab, all events (except the China Town tour)/venues/hotel will be less than 10 minutes of each other, requiring ~$5 fare by cab. After witnessing the huge success of the Fun Bus in operation for C6, we will be looking into shuttle service between the venue and the hotel during peak hours.

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