Table Of Contents - Chicago Transit Authority

4.4.2 Global Express Service Benchmarks
CTA Express Airport Train Service Business Plan
Looking to worldwide benchmarks, the average price of a one-way express airport train journey is 34% of
the taxi fare. Applying this logic to Chicago yields a chosen range of $12 to $17 for O’Hare and $9 to $13
for Midway.
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40%
30%
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10%
0%
Tokyo Skyliner
9%
Tokyo Narita Express
13%
London Stansted
Figure 2: Premium Airport Train Fare as a % of Taxi Fare
O’Hare
Midway
17% 17% 18%
New York
Milan
34%
$12
$9
Rome
21% 22%
London Gatwick
50%
$17
$13
Hong Kong
26%
Vienna
30%
32% 34%
Oslo
Benchmark Average
London Heathrow
40%
Brisbane
44% 44%
Sydney
Stockholm
Sources: Company websites; company interviews, www.toandfrom.org, and airport websites.
4.4.3 Chicago Market Benchmarks
48% 50%
Toronto
Kuala Lumpur
54%
Johannesburg
Taxi is currently the most popular service to/from the Chicago airports, and is also an expensive option.
CTA local trains are the least expensive option, by a wide margin. All services, except for the CTA local
trains, enable customers to purchase tickets at either a group discount or to add passengers at nominal
cost.
Table 6: Chicago Airport Travel Pricing Benchmarks
Airport Transportation Option Approx. Midway Pricing Approx. O’Hare Pricing
Taxi $25 to $28 $35 to $40
Express Bus $19 $24
CTA Local Train $2 (cash fare) $2 (cash fare)
Private Car Parking + Fuel Parking + Fuel
Hired Car Service / Limousine $65 to $85 $65 to $85
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96%