The ePIC Collaboration Meeting will be held on the campus of Argonne National Laboratory (9700 S Cass Ave, Lemont, IL 60439), which is located about 25 miles southwest of downtown Chicago in Illinois.
Driving to Argonne
If using a GPS, visitors are recommended to enter location text as “Cass Avenue and Northgate Road, Lemont, Illinois” in order to reach the Argonne Information Center at the Main Gate entrance. Otherwise, you may be directed to alternate gate entrances which are controlled access.
Details on reaching Argonne from the airport
Information about getting to Argonne National Laboratory from Chicago's two airports, O'Hare and Midway, can be found here.
Chicago Midway International Airport is the closer of the two airports, located approximately 17 miles away. To reach Argonne from Midway Airport, take Cicero Avenue north to I-55. Enter I-55 south and continue for about 12 miles to Cass Avenue. Exit south on Cass Ave (exit 273A) and turn right at the Argonne sign on Northgate Road, immediately south of I-55. Follow Northgate Road to the Argonne Information Center.
O'Hare International Airport is located approximately 25 miles from Argonne. To reach Argonne from O'Hare Airport, take I-294 south to I-55. Exit south on I-55 (toward St. Louis) and continue for about 5 miles to Cass Avenue. Exit south on Cass Ave (exit 273A) and turn right at the Argonne sign on Northgate Road, immediately south of I-55. Follow Northgate Road to the Argonne Information Center.
Taxis, Uber, Lyft, etc., are available at both O'Hare and Midway Airports. A number of limousine services between O'Hare or Midway Airport and Argonne are also available. Every person entering the Argonne site must show photo identification and be badged. If you are utilizing a transportation service where you have a driver (uber/lyft/limo/taxi), your driver will be required to provide a photo ID and obtain a gate pass. If your driver is not comfortable with this, you may have to walk from the gate to the guest house (approximately a 15 minute walk). Below we list the recommend companies that are familiar with Argonne's policies.
To make advance reservations please call:
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United Livery Service: 1-800-331-9037 (rates start at $115 and include gratuity)
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A1 Limousine: 1-800-354-5849 (rates start at $80 from O'Hare, excluding gratuity)
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American Taxi (847) 673-1000
We will circulate a carpooling sheet before the conference to facilitate shared rides to reduce costs.
