O’Hare Parking Lot: My Protest-Proof Thanksgiving Weekend Trip

Flying from Chicago to New York this past Thanksgiving weekend, O’Hare’s parking lot was an important consideration for me. I wanted to be at the airport with as much extra time as possible, park in a safe and convenient spot nearby, and queue at the gate early. He was slightly concerned about the astroturfer’s threat of a so-called “national opt-out day” in which protesters would reject full body scans and demand body searches by the TSA.

I left my car in the O’Hare parking lot and arrived at the airport three hours early prepared for the worst. You see, pat-downs take an average of four minutes compared to the 10 seconds it would take someone to go through a body scan. If large numbers of these people choose not to participate, the resulting long lines will wreak havoc on the travel schedules of hundreds of thousands of people. Fortunately, Americans are more sensitive than that: the planned protest action failed at ORD from what I’ve seen (as well as other airports, thankfully). As it turned out, it was inclement weather that actually threatened flight schedules, not some crazy Speedo demanding a pat-down.

As I waited for my flight at the airport (two more hours to go) with my third cup of coffee, I was thinking about how much worse it could have been, something as scary as the long lines we all went through in late 2001 and early 2002. At least the O’Hare parking lot today is decidedly much better than it was then.

O’Hare airport parking on site is expensive and I rarely use it these days, even for very short trips (2-3 days). Daily parking here costs $ 31 a day in both the garage and nearby lots A, B, and C, and these tend to fill up easily on peak days. Economy Lot E has the lowest rate at just $ 17 per day, while Economy Lot F on Mannheim Road has the cheapest rate at just $ 9 per day. Both inexpensive lots offer great transportation services and Lot F is rarely filled to capacity, not too bad even for long-term parking.

Outside of the airport, there are several O’Hare parking options to choose from. The AviStar managed outdoor valet parking on N Mannheim Rd is a great option for people who want to try out of the airport parking options. Parking here costs around $ 74 for 7 days. The nearby Park N ‘Jet lot on Belle Plaine Ave has a much cheaper rate of about $ 61 for the same number of days. Other facilities in this neighborhood, such as the Thrifty and Pride lots, have rates comparable to the previous two and are all serviced by frequently operating shuttle vehicles.

The hotel car park is also a good option for parking at O’Hare Airport. The ‘park, sleep and fly’ packages at these airports are indeed very profitable for families or groups traveling for 10 to 14 days. InterContinental, for example, offers a room rate starting at $ 99 with 10 days of parking. Nearby, Crowne Plaza has rooms available starting at $ 109 with 14 days of free parking. I have not experienced bad service at these hotels, but a couple of friends are not very enthusiastic about their transportation services. In any case, it is also possible to park in these establishments without counting on the ‘park, sleep and fly’ packages.

For the Thanksgiving trip, I used O’Hare’s Economy Parking Lot F for 3 days of parking. The trip to New York went smoothly as planned and I had a great time with the family. One more Thanksgiving weekend, I guess, to be thankful for.

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