The Irish Express: The New Gold Standard in Getting to Notre Dame from Chicago

September 6, 2017 2 min read 2 comments

Consider this a public service announcement. If you need to get from Chicago to South Bend for gameday and want to tailgate without any of the stresses of packing a cooler, sitting in traffic, or drawing straws with your friends for who is the designated driver, take a look at the Irish Express bus from Chicago to Notre Dame. You won’t be disappointed.

This past weekend for the Temple game, I took the Irish Express and will likely be taking it again in the future.

Here’s just a quick recap of everything that is included:

A breakfast buffet at Old Town Social including eggs, bacon, potatoes and mimosas and bloody marys from the bar.
Once on the bus, there is someone there to pass out beverages the entire drive to campus
At campus there are caterers waiting with food ready a few minutes upon arrival along with a full bar
One hour after the game, the bus leaves campus and all riders are treated to a bagged lunch style snack and additional beverages for the ride home.

Oh yeah, and the food spread is pretty good. I personally had a burger, a brat, a lot of potato salad, and coleslaw. I may have had a few Goose Island 312’s throughout the day.

Oh yeah, and remember the Post Game 6 Pack article I posted Saturday evening? I wrote that aboard the bus because there was wifi.

In only its second year of existence, its owner Dillon has things running pretty smoothly and even has some nice little details included like playing the Fight Song and Here Come the Irish right after you exit the highway and drive up to campus.

This bus is really ideal for anyone with kids who can’t spend a whole weekend on campus reliving their glory days anymore or anyone who maybe happens to get offered tickets at the last minute but doesn’t have a way there. It would also work out really well for smaller groups who don’t wanna shell out $600 a night for a minimum of three nights or whatever the South Bend hotels charge these days too.

Speaking of last minute plans, if you are still in need of a way to campus this weekend, they still have room available on a bus exclusively for Notre Dame fans. (This could come in handy depending on the outcome).

Frank Vitovitch

Frank Vitovitch has been Co-Owner and Editor in Chief of UHND.com since joining forces with Kyle Flavin in 1999. Since that time, he has written over 2,000 articles covering Notre Dame football, recruiting, and basketball. He also works with all staff and external writers on all articles published on UHND.com. Frank's love for Notre Dame football started at a young age watching Rocket Ismail give opposing coaches ulcers in the late 1980's. By day Frank works in marketing and holds a degree in Digital Media from Drexel University. Frank's work has been cited by online/print editions of NBC Sports, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated and has been quoted on air by ESPN's Collin Cowherd. He's conducted interviews with Notre Dame legends Rocket Ismail, Randy Kinder, Lee Becton, Reggie Brooks, Michael Stonebreaker, and Ned Bolcar among others over his 20+ years of covering Notre Dame football. He's also been published in the print edition of USA Today Sports Weekly and the USA Today College Football Preview multiple times. Other Published Works/Citations for Frank Three Reasons Notre Dame Will Beat Alabama - USA Today Notre Dame Suspends WR Kevin Stepherson, RB C.J. Holmes Indefinitely - Bleacher Report Notre Dame / Ohio State Fiesta Bowl Preview - Eleven Warriors Brace Yourself: The Fighting Irish are Relevant Again - Sports on Earth Interviews with the Enemy: A Q&A with Frank Vitovitch of UHND - Yahoo! Sports Five Good Minutes: Notre Dame Football Preview With UHND.com - BC Interruption Vicious Electronic Questioning with UHND - MGO Blog

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FitzSEP 6, 2017 · 4:33PM
Just its second year? What took so long?

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Greg KellySEP 6, 2017 · 9:39AM
On our pilgrimage In 1977 My brother and I took the Red South Shore Line from Chicago. Those cars are now diners across America. Greatest rail trip we ever took. After the Irish wallopped Air Force We hopped back on.

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