May i know the cab fare from 630 west harrison street to 901 beverly
place lake forest in chicago?

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Clarification of Question by maddur-ga on 17 Jan 2003 07:14 PST

subject is cab fares in chicago

Hello maddur-ga,

If charged by the meter, the exact fare will depend on the waiting
time (in other words, the time the cab is idling rather than moving). 
Moreover, you can agree to a flat rate or discount fare before you
begin the drive.  But I can make an estimate of the fare by the meter.

MapQuest indicates that the trip should be 29.39 miles and that the
time should be about 33 minutes.  (Of course, heavy traffic could make
the trip longer and light traffic might make the trip shorter.)

Driving Directions from 630 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60607-3611 US
to 901 Beverly Pl Lake Forest, IL, 60045-3903 US
MapQuest
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&ct=NA&1y=US&1a=630+w+harrison&1p=&1c=chicago&1s=il&1z=&1ah=&2y=US&2a=901+beverly+place&2p=&2c=lake+forest&2s=il&2z=&2ah=&lr=2&x=75&y=6

The fares for Chicago taxi cabs are listed here:

"About Cab Fares"
City of Chicago Department of Consumer Services
http://www.cityofchicago.org/ConsumerServices/cabfares.html

I would estimate from the MapQuest directions that a little more than
quarter of the trip would be in Chicago and the rest outside Chicago. 
So, I would estimate about 8 miles of the trip would be in Chicago,
with about 21.5 miles outside Chicago.

According to the page on fares, the meter starts at $1.90.

Then you would add 8 times $1.60 ($12.80) for the miles in Chicago.  
So far, the estimate is $14.70.  (Of course, you would need to add
something for waiting time.)

As the page on fares explains, the fare is meter-and-a-half outside
Chicago.  So you would add 21.5 times $2.40 ($51.60) for miles outside
Chicago.  (Again, you might add more for waiting time.)

The total estimate, without waiting time, is $66.30.  Waiting time
could add several dollars more.

I hope that this information is helpful.

- justaskscott-ga


Search strategy:

Searched for directions on MapQuest

Searched on home page for City of Chicago, and browsed page for
Department of Consumer Services

Just a couple of notes.  First off, I believe that the cab faire when
leaving the city is meter and a half for the entire meter, not just
when you leave the city, so this would increase the fair.

Unless you are in a huge hurry, I would reccomend that you take the 
Metra Union Pacific North Line
http://metrarail.com/Sched/cnw_n/cnwn.html#STATION instead of a cab.
Get off at the Fort Sheriday Station stop which is less than a mile
from
your final destination.  You might be able to catch a cab at the
station, but they can be hard to find in the subburbs.  Beware, it is
darn cold up here right now.

To get to the Metra station, you can take the "El" which is or
elevated trains, which are a completely seperate system.  If you want,
I can help you figure out a route, but doing this will probably save
you at least $75.....

Re: Comment by vballguy-ga

According to the Department of Consumer Services page that I cited:
"Rates from Chicago, excluding O'Hare and Midway Airports, are
straight meter to the city limits plus meter and one-half from the
city limits to the destination."  So unless this official information
is wrong, I believe that my estimate reflects the correct fare rates.

But I agree that you (maddur-ga) should consider Metra, unless it does
not suit your schedule.  You could probably arrange for a local
taxicab to meet you at the Fort Sheridan station.

My Appologies to justaskscott-ga - I double checked my info and he?
was indeed correct.   What I discovered is that rates from Airports
are meter and a half the entire way (this is what I was thinking of
from personal expierience) and that indeed rates going out of the city
do not increase until you leave the city.

"Rates from O'Hare or Midway to all other suburbs are meter and
one-half. Rates from Chicago, excluding O'Hare and Midway Airports,
are straight meter to the city limits plus meter and one-half from the
city limits to the destination. "

-http://www.ci.chi.il.us/ConsumerServices/cabfares.html