SOUTH BEND, IN

[commbull]

I just booked a room for $69 a night at a hotel that is a block north of campus... it has great reviews and has its own kitchen... rates are sure to go up.

http://www.suburbanhotels.com/hotel-south_bend-indiana-IN305/Hotel-Map?country=US

Cheapest rate I could see there was over $200. Any tips?

[Triple B]

I am staying with family in the Michigan City area. But if i wasn't..... I would stay in Chicago and take the South Shore Line over for the game. They let you take a cooler and non glass alcohol on it while you ride.

We are probably going to stay in Chicago and was wondering about train service down there, rather than drive. How close is the station in South Bend to the stadium? Is there a website with this info ...?

[80mins]

If camping's your thing, I've stayed at the South Bend East KOA and it's a pretty nice one. I seem to remember reading that they have a 2-night minimum during ND football weekends, but looking on the website right now, it seems to be allowing for one night for the time being.

[Cardo4]

Anybody know where the team might be staying for the ND game?

[Guest nybullsfan]

ND's #20 in the way too early 2011 poll, let's knock 'em off it...

http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1175832

[GaUSFBull]

I am staying with family in the Michigan City area. But if i wasn't..... I would stay in Chicago and take the South Shore Line over for the game. They let you take a cooler and non glass alcohol on it while you ride.

We are probably going to stay in Chicago and was wondering about train service down there, rather than drive. How close is the station in South Bend to the stadium? Is there a website with this info ...?

Trip, here's a website for the South Shore Line:  http://www.nictd.com/systemmap.html  Did some more research and it looks like the train's eastern terminus is at the South Bend airport, which isn't too close to the stadium, but apparently there is a bus that goes from the airport to the stadium on game days.  It would almost certainly come out more cost-effective than renting a car for the day and paying for parking at the stadium. 

[Triple B]

I am staying with family in the Michigan City area. But if i wasn't..... I would stay in Chicago and take the South Shore Line over for the game. They let you take a cooler and non glass alcohol on it while you ride.

We are probably going to stay in Chicago and was wondering about train service down there, rather than drive. How close is the station in South Bend to the stadium? Is there a website with this info ...?

Trip, here's a website for the South Shore Line:  http://www.nictd.com/systemmap.html  Did some more research and it looks like the train's eastern terminus is at the South Bend airport, which isn't too close to the stadium, but apparently there is a bus that goes from the airport to the stadium on game days.  It would almost certainly come out more cost-effective than renting a car for the day and paying for parking at the stadium. 

Perfect ... Thanks. If it's a 3:30 game, can get there by noon, with 3 hours to get to stadium ... Coming back, though, can't catch a train until 10:15 ... It does provide another option to look at, though .. Still interested to see what the party train Eric was talking about on the Main Board comes out like.

[CousinRicky]

Travel plans are pretty well set for ND game. Flying into Chicago the Saturday before the game, visiting friends in Grand Rapids, MI for 2 nights, 2 nights with a former coworker in Chicago, 2 nights in Downtown Chicago, Cubs game Friday afternoon, drive to South Bend (or just east of it) for Friday and Saturday night, fly home out of Chicago on Sunday afternoon.  All we need to make this perfect is a win at South Bend on Saturday afternoon.

[ajusf16]

I am staying with family in the Michigan City area. But if i wasn't..... I would stay in Chicago and take the South Shore Line over for the game. They let you take a cooler and non glass alcohol on it while you ride.

We are probably going to stay in Chicago and was wondering about train service down there, rather than drive. How close is the station in South Bend to the stadium? Is there a website with this info ...?

Trip, here's a website for the South Shore Line:  http://www.nictd.com/systemmap.html  Did some more research and it looks like the train's eastern terminus is at the South Bend airport, which isn't too close to the stadium, but apparently there is a bus that goes from the airport to the stadium on game days.  It would almost certainly come out more cost-effective than renting a car for the day and paying for parking at the stadium. 

Perfect ... Thanks. If it's a 3:30 game, can get there by noon, with 3 hours to get to stadium ... Coming back, though, can't catch a train until 10:15 ... It does provide another option to look at, though .. Still interested to see what the party train Eric was talking about on the Main Board comes out like.

3:30 it will be

[BDYZR]

Bulls will be all over Wrigley on Friday. I think our group will have 10-12 going to the game.