Transportation in Olympia Fields
Olympia Fields is located approximately 33 miles from downtown Chicago via Interstate 57, and an easy drive along east-west State Route 30 to Joliet and surrounding suburbs. Interstate 80 (also designated I-294, the Tri-State Tollway and I-94, the Bishop Ford Expressway) runs west all the way across the nation from California to New York and intersects I-57 just a few miles north of Olympia Fields. Nearby airports include Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, situated 43 miles from the village, and Chicago’s Midway Airport, only 22 miles driving distance.
Metra trains also provide quick, convenient transport downtown and to communities in-between, from two stations on the north and south sides of town. Express trains reach Randolph Street Station on Michigan Avenue in 40 minutes; 55 minutes with local stops. PACE buses provide local transportation in and around Olympia Fields. Rich Township offers door-to-door economical bus service to all senior citizens and handicapped residents for transportation in the surrounding areas.
Aside from the existing 211th Street Metra Commuter Parking Lot Facility, currently 274 spaces, the Village has partnered with Metra to build a state of the art commuter parking facility, located at 203rd Street and Kedzie Avenue, which will have 529 spaces available for daily rates.
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