There are 4 ways to get from Evanston to Sycamore by train, bus, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Evanston to Chicago OTCtrain Up-N
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to Elburntrain Up-W
2h 59m$52–69Drive 57.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Evanston to Sycamorecar 57.6 mi
1h 20m$11–16Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Davis St & Ridge Ave to Northwest Transportation Centerbus 208
- Take the taxi from Pace I-90/Randall Road Park-n-Ride to Sycamoretaxi
3h 2m$74–96Train, line 12 bus, taxi
- Take the train from Evanston to Chicago OTCtrain
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to Elburntrain
- Take the bus from Railroad Ave at Elburn Metra station - WB Stop #662 to Pleasant St at North 10th St WB - Stop #657bus 12
- Take the taxi from Pleasant St at North 10th St WB - Stop #657 to Sycamoretaxi
4h 8m$26–39
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Evanston to Sycamore is to drive which costs $10 - $16 and takes 1h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Evanston to Sycamore is to drive which takes 1h 20m and costs $10 - $16.
The distance between Evanston and Sycamore is 72 miles. The road distance is 57.9 miles.
The best way to get from Evanston to Sycamore without a car is to train which takes 2h 59m and costs $50 - $70.
It takes approximately 2h 59m to get from Evanston to Sycamore, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Evanston to Sycamore is 58 miles. It takes approximately 1h 20m to drive from Evanston to Sycamore.
There are 21+ hotels available in Sycamore.
What companies run services between Evanston, IL, USA and Sycamore, IL, USA?
You can take a train from Evanston to Sycamore via Chicago OTC and Elburn in around 2h 59m.
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Evanston to Chicago OTC
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $3–5
Train from Chicago OTC to Elburn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $3–4
- Phone
- +1(847) 364-7223
- Passenger.Services@PaceBus.com
- Website
- pacebus.com
Bus from Davis St & Ridge Ave to Northwest Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.pacebus.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.pacebus.com/routes-schedules-and-maps
- Adult
- $2–4
- Phone
- +1 815-748-2000
- Website
- cityofdekalb.com
Bus from Railroad Ave at Elburn Metra station - WB Stop #662 to Pleasant St at North 10th St WB - Stop #657
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Website
- DeKalb Public Transit
- All other routes
- $1
- To/from Elburn
- $8
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Estimated price
- $18–90
Taxi Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 224-489-6259
- Website
- elgintaxigreencab.com
A#1 Cab Service
- Phone
- +1 847-888-3990
- Website
- a1cabdispatch.com
303 Taxi Elgin
- Phone
- +1 847-303-0303
- Website
- 303taxi.com
DeCab Taxi
- Phone
- +1-815-757-6430
- Website
- decab-taxi.business.site
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