These are the four trips people have planned most often in the CrossTowner Trip Planner, not counting the example trips the planner offers as buttons. Each one shows the route and travel time today next to the same trip with the proposed CrossTowner tunnel.
How to read this page
- Trips are ranked by the number of different visitors who planned them, then by how many times they were planned.
- Counts cover July 21, 2026 through November 11, 2026: 686 planned trips from 123 visitors.
- Times are station to station for a weekday 8 AM departure, from the same precomputed data as the planner. See the methodology.
CrossTowner
Metra
CTA ‘L’ (line color)
Bus
Walking
Waiting
1. 111th St. (Pullman) to O'Hare Transfer
Planned 27 times by 22 visitors
134 min
today, 2 transfers
102 min
with CrossTowner, 1 transfer
−32 min
24% faster with CrossTowner
Today 134 min · 2 transfers
Metra ElectricBlue LineBus 330
With CrossTowner 102 min · 1 transfer
CrossTowner X3CrossTowner X5
2. 111th St. (Pullman) to O'Hare
Planned 41 times by 7 visitors
103 min
today, 2 transfers
98 min
with CrossTowner, 1 transfer
−5 min
5% faster with CrossTowner
Today 103 min · 2 transfers
Bus 111Red LineBlue Line
With CrossTowner 98 min · 1 transfer
CrossTowner X3Blue Line
3. Rogers Park to McCormick Place
Planned 17 times by 7 visitors
63 min
today, 2 transfers
39 min
with CrossTowner, no transfers
−24 min
38% faster with CrossTowner
Today 63 min · 2 transfers
Union Pacific NorthBus 60Metra Electric
With CrossTowner 39 min · no transfers
CrossTowner X4
4. Belmont/Kedzie to Pulaski (Pink)
Planned 9 times by 3 visitors
56 min
today, 1 transfer
52 min
with CrossTowner, 1 transfer
−4 min
7% faster with CrossTowner
Today 56 min · 1 transfer
Bus 82Pink Line
With CrossTowner 52 min · 1 transfer
CrossTowner X2Pink Line