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Navy Pier Travel & Parking

🏟️ Address: Navy Pier, 600 E Grand Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States Directions in Google Maps

Navy Pier is located in Chicago, on the shore of Lake Michigan. Visitors can drive to the area and park, or use one of many convenient public transport services.

Below you can find general information on travel and parking for Navy Pier. Individual events may have additional/restricted services available, and so we recommend clicking through to the event and viewing the Travel & Parking tab for event-specific information.

🅿️ Parking

Self parking

There are 2 parking garages on-site at Navy Pier, with space for 1,500 vehicles between them. East Garage has a maximum height clearance of 7'9" and is recommended for oversized vehicles, while West Garage has a clearance of 6'3". Both garages provide charging stations for electric vehicles. The rates for parking in either garage are:

0 - 1 hours – $16
1 - 1.5 hours – $26
1.5 - 2 hours – $32
2 - 6 hours – $37
6 - 12 hours – $42
12 - 24 hours – $53

Valet parking

Visitors also have the option of valet parking, available at Entrance 2. Valet tickets can be validated with a $25 minimum purchase at Offshore, Lirica, Haray Caray's, or with an overnight stay at the Sable. With validation, event parking with a 12 hour limit costs $55.

🚖️ Taxi

There are 3 designated drop-off and pick-up zones at Navy Pier:

West end of the pier, serving Dock Street and the Family Pavilion
Entrance 1 at the mid-point of the pier, serving the west end of Festival Hall, RIVA, and WBEZ Radio
Entrance 2, serving the east end of Festival Hall, the Navy Pier Beer Garden, and the Grand Ballroom

🚍 Coach & Bus

Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) offers 4 bus routes with daily services to the Navy Pier Terminal stop:

29 State
65 Grand
66 Chicago
124 Navy Pier

All these buses are ADA accessible and provide racks for visitors travelling with bicycles.

🚆 Train

Visitors using the Red Line or Blue Line services on the 'L' train network can exit at Grand to catch the 29 or 65 eastbound buses direct to the pier. Alternatively, exit at Chicago to catch the 66 eastbound bus service. Grand is approximately 1.4 km (17 min) walk from Navy Pier.

Buses are also available from Metra commuter rail stations. From Union/Ogilvie, take the 124 bus eastbound. From LaSalle, the 29 eastbound will take you straight to the pier. Both the 124 and 29 buses service Millennium Station.

Navy Pier Hotels & Accommodation

As one of the USA’s most-visited cities, Chicago offers everything from highly sought-after high-end hotels to well-appointed yet affordable inner-city hostels. Be sure to also check out private rentals — Chicago locals often rent out rooms in their swanky city centre apartments.

📍 Where To Stay

The Loop, which forms Downtown Chicago, is the best area to stay for first-time visitors as it is the ideal locale in which to soak up the city’s buzzing atmosphere and explore its attractions easily.

Culture vultures who are most excited about Chicago’s magnificent museums would be best situated in South Loop. After all, it is home to the Museum Campus, which includes the Shedd Aquarium, Field Museum, and Adler Planetarium — three of the city’s top institutions.

Foodies will undoubtedly sniff out Chicago’s best grub in West Loop, a neighbourhood that has become synonymous with its abundance of mouth-watering eateries.

River North, meanwhile, is celebrated for its plentiful bars and clubs. Whether you’re looking for a casual brewpub or a booming nightclub, this locale will certainly show you how the city rolls at night.

Discerning travellers with a taste for the finer things in life will find it in Magnificent Mile. This high-end commercial district is where Chicago’s most tasteful shops, restaurants, and hotels can be found.

On the other end of the scale, Wicker Park is ideal for those who prefer vintage shops and authentic local eateries to luxury shops and restaurants. This hipster enclave is also more down-to-earth than the inner-city blocks lined with imposing skyscrapers.

Families will feel right at home in Old Town, the city’s most historic and charming neighbourhood. Whilst it is just a few minutes from the Loop via the underground, its safe community spirit gives it a warm Greenwich Village vibe.

The underground and overground trains are webbed throughout Chicago, allowing visitors to explore quickly and easily.

About Navy Pier

Navy Pier is an iconic, 1,010m long pier on the shore of Lake Michigan. It is located in Chicago, Illinois and comprises more than 50 acres of attractions, shops, restaurants, parks, and gardens. With more than 2 million annual visitors, it is the second most-visited tourist attraction in the whole of the Windy City.

Many sight-seeing tours and dinner cruises depart from Navy Pier, and it was also chosen as the host site for the US Sail Grand Prix in 2022, when the SailGP Championship added Chicago to its schedule for the first time.