Chicago Meeting Planners Guide 2009 - (Page 15) AVERAGE INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT TIMES TO CHICAGO Dublin Vancouver Toronto Beijing Tokyo Hong Kong Mexico City Montreal Brussels London Frankfurt Paris Zurich Milan CHICAGO FROM TIME ARGENTINA Buenos Aires ..12 hours BELGIUM Brussels 8 hours BRAZIL Sao Paulo 10 hours 30 mins. CANADA Toronto 2 hours Montreal 2 hours 30 mins. Vancouver 4 hours CHINA Beijing 13 hours Hong Kong 14 hours FRANCE Paris 8 hours GERMANY Frankfurt 8 hours IRELAND Dublin 8 hours ITALY Milan 9 hours JAPAN Tokyo 13 hours MEXICO Mexico City 4 hours SWITZERLAND Zurich 8 hours 30 mins. United Kingdom London 8 hours Sao Paulo Buenos Aires AVERAGE FLIGHT TIMES TO CHICAGO FROM MAJOR U.S. CITIES SEATTLE MINNEAPOLIS SAN FRANCISCO DENVER CHICAGO NEW YORK WASHINGTON D.C. LOS ANGELES DALLAS NEW ORLEANS ATLANTA ORLANDO FROM TIME Atlanta 2 hours Dallas 2 hours Denver 2 hours Los Angeles 4 hours Minneapolis 1 hour 20 mins. New Orleans 2 hours New York 2 hours Orlando 2 hours 30 mins. San Francisco 4 hours Seattle 4 hours 15 mins. Washington D.C 1 hour 45 mins. AVERAGE DRIVE TIMES TO CHICAGO with many stops in downtown and Navy Pier. Attendees who are driving will find ample parking at both of the city’s two major venues, McCormick Place and Navy Pier. FROM Cincinnati Cleveland Detroit Indianapolis Kansas City Milwaukee Minneapolis Pittsburgh Quad Cities St. Louis Toronto DISTANCE (MILES) 300 350 285 180 530 95 410 460 170 295 500 TIME 5 hours 6 hours 5 hours 3 hours 9 hours 2 hours 7 hours 8 hours 3 hours 5 hours 9 hours Minneapolis Toronto Milwaukee Quad Cities Detroit A Pedestrian-Friendly City Once in Chicago, visitors can smoothly navigate the city via public transportation and taxis. In-town transportation options include shuttles, rental cars, limousines … and walking. Like other great world cities, Chicago’s pedestrianfriendly downtown teems with people walking to restaurants, shops, business engagements and nighttime entertainment. Attendees will soon discover that just being on the sidewalks of Chicago is an energizing experience! CHICAGO Cleveland Pittsburgh Indianapolis Kansas City St. Louis Cincinnati CHICAGO WEATHER MONTH January February March April May June July August September October November December NORMAL HIGH (ºF) 29.0 33.5 45.8 58.6 70.1 79.6 83.7 81.8 74.8 63.3 48.4 34.0 NORMAL LOW (ºF) 12.9 17.2 28.5 38.6 47.7 57.5 62.6 61.6 53.9 42.2 31.6 19.1 AVG. TEMP. (ºF/ºC) 21.0/-6.1 25.4/-3.6 37.2/-2.8 48.6/9.2 58.9/14.9 68.6/20.3 73.2/22.8 71.7/22.0 64.4/18.0 52.8/11.5 40.0/4.4 26.6/-3 PRECIPITATION (AVG. INCHES) 1.53 1.36 2.69 3.64 3.32 3.78 3.66 4.22 3.82 2.41 2.92 2.47 SNOWFALL (AVG. INCHES) 10.7 8.4 6.5 1.8 .1 – – – – .5 1.9 8.8 Source: The Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau, National Climatic Data Center choosechicago.com 15 YOUR CHICAGO VISIT http://www.choosechicago.com
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