Amtrak options Chicago - Detroit
The OP's story is another example of the advantages of starting your trip early in the morning. There are three departures every day to Detroit from Chicago. However, the last train leaves Chicago at 6:00 PM. Too late if you're still at O'Hare around 5:30.
For future reference the Amtrak fare is about $43 one way, with Business Class seating available for a surcharge. The trip time is just under 7 hours with no change of trains. There is no checked baggage service between Chicago and Detroit. You must carry everything on. For those stranded at either of Chicago's airports due to weather one should remember that Chicago is Amtrak's hub. So travel to many points on Amtrak's system is possible, without a change of trains, from Chicago.
Last edited by Butch Cassidy Slept Here; Jul 26, 2010 at 6:54 PM.
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