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There are 3 ways to get from Mount Prospect to Crystal Lake by train, car, or taxi

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Train
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1. Take the train from Mt. Prospect to Pingree Roadtrain Up-Nw
37 min
$4–6
Drive 24.7 mi
1. Drive from Mount Prospect to Crystal Lakecar 24.7 mi
37 min
$5–7
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Mount Prospect to Crystal Laketaxi 24.7 mi
37 min
$75–90

Mount Prospect to Crystal Lake by train

148Weekly Trains

37 minAverage Duration

$4Cheapest Price

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Distance: 21.9 mi
Duration: 37 min

What companies run services between Mount Prospect, IL, USA and Crystal Lake, IL, USA?

Metra operates a train from Mt. Prospect to Pingree Road hourly. Tickets cost $4–6 and the journey takes 37 min.

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Crystal Lake, United States(opens in a new window)

Crystal Lake is a city in McHenry County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Named after a lake 1.6 mi southwest of the city's downtown, Crystal Lake is 45 miles northwest of Chicago. The population is 40,269 as of the 2020 Census, a 1.2% decrease from 2010. Crystal Lake is the largest city in McHenry County, part of the Chicago metropolitan area. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Crystal Lake

Illinois Railway Museum(Opens in a new window)

The Illinois Railway Museum (initialized IRM, reporting mark IRMX) is the largest railroad museum in the United States and is located in Union, Illinois, 55 mi northwest of Chicago. The museum is situated at 7000 Olson Rd.

Volo Auto Museum(Opens in a new window)

Established in 1960 by the Grams family, the Volo Auto Museum is an automobile museum and collector car dealer in the Chicago suburb of Volo, Illinois, USA. The museum contains an exhibit of collectors' autos from vintage to modern classics, with the main focus being American cars of the 1950–1980 period, TV and movie cars, bizarre cars, cars previously owned by the rich and famous, and a large, one-of-a-kind, Disney and Looney Tunes characters display. Unique to this museum is that many of the vehicles on display (in five large buildings) are for sale. One of 33 exhibits on the 25-acre museum campus is a military-oriented "Armed Forces Exhibit," added in the late 2000s. Of the 4 antique malls on the museum grounds, one is reported to be haunted and has become a magnet for ghost hunters and sightings and an episode of the TV show Ghost Lab. The museum has its own TV series on History called "Volo, House of Cars" beginning in 2017.

Volo Bog State Natural Area(Opens in a new window)

Volo Bog State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, United States, preserving Volo Bog. The bog was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1973 as the only remaining open-water quaking bog in Illinois. The site also contains woodlands, savanna, marshes, prairie restoration areas, shrubland and old fields. Maintained by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Illinois DNR), the site is located about a mile west of U.S. Route 12 between the towns of Volo and Fox Lake, Illinois.

Sears Centre(Opens in a new window)

The Sears Centre is an 11,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a northwest suburb, 25 miles from Chicago. The arena has 43 luxury suites on two separate levels. The venue opened on October 26, 2006, with performances by Duran Duran and Bob Dylan; it was estimated to attract over 750,000 visitors annually.

Places to stay in Crystal Lake

Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Crystal Lake, IL(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Holiday Inn Chicago Nw Crystal Lk Conv Ctr by IHG(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

Comfort Inn Crystal Lake - Algonquin(Opens in a new window)

7.3Good

Super 8 by Wyndham Crystal Lake(Opens in a new window)

6.9Pleasant

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