The Institute of Design is located at 350 North LaSalle Street in downtown Chicago, on the southwest corner of LaSalle and Kinzie streets, just north of the Chicago River, between the Merchandise Mart and the old "Traffic Court" building.

Air Travel In the heart of downtown Chicago, ID is easily accessible from Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports via public transportation (see the blue and orange line train directions below) or taxi. By taxi, you should expect to pay $25+ for a one-way fare, depending on the traffic and the weather. (Public transportation fare is $1.50 one-way.) The drive to ID from O'Hare Airport takes anywhere between 45 minutes and 1.5 hours, depending on traffic. The drive from Midway Airport can take between 25 minutes and one hour. Check out the City of Chicago's Airport System Home Page for more information.

Amtrak and Commuter Trains
Amtrak or commuter railroads to Union, NorthWestern or LaSalle Street stations, then public transportation, taxi, or walk to 350 North LaSalle Street.

Bus
To Greyhound or Continental Trailways terminal, then public transportation or taxi to 350 North LaSalle Street.

Subway and Elevated Trains
CTA brown line (Ravenswood) to the Merchandise Mart. Exit the Merchandise Mart at the corner of Kinzie and Wells streets. Walk east on Kinzie Street one block to the corner of LaSalle Street. CTA red line (Howard-Dan Ryan) to Grand Street. Walk three blocks west to LaSalle Street, then three blocks south to Kinzie Street.

CTA green line (Lake-Englewood-Jackson Park) to Clark/State Street stop. Either walk north across the LaSalle Street bridge or transfer to a brown line train and travel one stop north to the Merchandise Mart stop. ID is located one block east of the Mart.

CTA blue line (Congress-Douglas-O'Hare) to Clark/State Street stop. As this is a subway stop, proceed to street level and walk north across the LaSalle Street bridge. Or transfer to a brown line train at the elevated platform and travel one stop north to the Merchandise Mart.
CTA orange line (Midway) to Clark/State Street stop. Either walk north across the LaSalle Street bridge or transfer to a brown line train and travel one stop north to the Merchandise Mart stop.

For complete public transportation information, including schedules, visit the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Website. The CTA has some good maps of the area as well. Below are some options for getting here.

Local Bus
From Hyde Park: CTA bus line #6 (Jeffry Express) to South Water Street/Michigan Avenue stop, then walk west six blocks to LaSalle Street and proceed north across the LaSalle Street bridge. Or transfer to a brown line train at Randolph/State Street (one block south and one block west of the bus stop) to the Merchandise Mart. (Purchase your transfer when you get on the #6 bus. The cost is a mere $.30 for a transfer.)

From north: CTA bus lines #156 LaSalle Street or #22 Clark Street to Kinzie Street stop. (Note that when departing ID, the #22 Clark Street bus stops on Dearborn Street, one block west of Clark, as Clark is a one-way street.)
For information about other buses that serve the ID neighborhood, visit the CTA Website.

Automobile
Via 90/94 (Kennedy/Dan Ryan Expressways), exit at Ohio Street exit. Travel east toward downtown for approximately 4 blocks and take a right on LaSalle Street. Drive south on LaSalle for about 4 blocks until you reach the corner of Kinzie and LaSalle streets. There are numerous parking lots in the surrounding area. You should expect to pay between $7 and $17, depending on the length of time for which you park.

Via 290 (Eisenhower), proceed east until you reach the 90/94 west entrance, which is the northbound route. Exit at Ohio Street. Travel east toward downtown for approximately 4 blocks and take a right on LaSalle Street. Drive south on LaSalle for about 4 blocks until you reach the corner of Kinzie and LaSalle streets.
From Lake Shore Drive: exit at Grand Street and travel west to LaSalle Street, then proceed three blocks south to Kinzie Street