South Side, Chicago
The South Side is one of the three major geographical "sides" of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States.
The South Side is one of the three major geographical "sides" of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Geographically, it is the largest of the three sides of the city, with the other two being the North and West Sides. It radiates from and lies south of the city's downtown area, the Chicago Loop.
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Getting to South Side, Chicago
- Airports
- Chicago Midway (MDW), 11 km · Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 33 km · General Mitchell (MKE), 133 km
- Milwaukee → South Side, Chicago133 km · quickest by road, 2h 47m · $12–16
- Grand Rapids → South Side, Chicago202 km · quickest by road, 4h 14m · $23–31
- Indianapolis → South Side, Chicago263 km · quickest by road, 4h 27m · $23–32
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for South Side, Chicago
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for South Side, Chicago. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFor those coming to the Near South from the Loop, specifically Navy Pier, the water taxi operated by Shoreline Sightseeing is an attractive option.
From Wikivoyage: Chicago/Near South, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to South Side, Chicago
South Side, Chicago is 10 km from Chicago, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.