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![South Shore](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Rainbow_Beach.jpg)

# South Shore

South Shore is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States.

[Plan a trip to South Shore](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=South%20Shore) [From Milwaukee](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Milwaukee&to=South+Shore)

## Every way there

- Milwaukee → South Shore 145 km · quickest by road, 2h 15m · $13–18 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/milwaukee-to-south-shore) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Milwaukee&to=South+Shore)
- Grand Rapids → South Shore 206 km · quickest by road, 3h 22m · $22–30 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/grand-rapids-to-south-shore) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Grand+Rapids&to=South+Shore)
- Indianapolis → South Shore 252 km · quickest by road, 3h 33m · $22–30 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/indianapolis-to-south-shore) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Indianapolis&to=South+Shore)

Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.

The field note

What is in and around South Shore, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move.

[Read the note on South Shore](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/south-shore)

What South Shore has

- Y Scheduled flights Chicago (MDW), 15 km
- Y Trains and coaches Transitous carries 5 timetable feeds for this country, 2 with real-time
- Y Ferries Chinatown, 12 km, Chicago Water Taxi; sailings estimated
- Y Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
- N Bike and scooter share no share feed known
- N Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere

Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known.

41.760°, -87.580°

Located on the city's South Side, the area is named for its location along the city's southern lakefront. Although South Shore has seen a greater than 40% decrease in residents since Chicago's population peaked in the 1950s, the area remains one of the most densely populated neighborhoods on the South Side. The community benefits from its location along the waterfront, its accessibility to Lake Shore Drive, and its proximity to major institutions and attractions such as the University of Chicago, the Museum of Science and Industry, and Jackson Park.

How locals move

## Getting around South Shore the local way

- Get in For 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](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chicago%2FNear_South), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Shore%2C_Chicago), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.


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