There are 5 ways to get from Sycamore to Evanston by train, taxi, bus, car, or subway
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 Elburn to Chicago OTCtrain Up-W
2h 43m$54–65Drive 58 mi
cheapest- Drive from Sycamore to Evanstoncar 58 mi
1h 21m$11–16Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Sycamore to Pace I-90/Randall Road Park-n-Ridetaxi
- Take the bus from Northwest Transportation Center to Church St & Asbury Avebus 208
2h 58m$76–93Taxi, line 12 bus, train
- Take the taxi from Sycamore to Pleasant St at North 10th St EB - Stop #667taxi
- Take the bus from Pleasant St at North 10th St EB - Stop #667 to Railroad Ave at Elburn Metra station - WB Stop #662bus 12
- Take the train from Elburn to Chicago OTCtrain
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to Evanstontrain
3h 29m$26–39Train, subway
- Take the train from Elburn to Oak Parktrain Up-W
- Take the subway from Clark/Lake to Mainsubway Purple Line
3h 48m$26–42
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sycamore to Evanston is to drive which costs $10 - $16 and takes 1h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Sycamore to Evanston is to drive which takes 1h 21m and costs $10 - $16.
The distance between Sycamore and Evanston is 72 miles. The road distance is 58.3 miles.
The best way to get from Sycamore to Evanston without a car is to train which takes 2h 43m and costs $50 - $65.
It takes approximately 2h 43m to get from Sycamore to Evanston, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Sycamore to Evanston is 58 miles. It takes approximately 1h 21m to drive from Sycamore to Evanston.
There are 1940+ hotels available in Evanston.
What companies run services between Sycamore, IL, USA and Evanston, IL, USA?
Metra operates a train from Elburn to Chicago OTC hourly. Tickets cost $6–8 and the journey takes 1h 28m.
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Elburn to Chicago OTC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $6–8
Train from Chicago OTC to Evanston
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $1
Train from Elburn to Oak Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5–7
- Phone
- +1 888-968-7282
- Website
- transitchicago.com
Subway from Clark/Lake to Main
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.transitchicago.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.transitchicago.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $0
- Phone
- +1(847) 364-7223
- Passenger.Services@PaceBus.com
- Website
- pacebus.com
Bus from Northwest Transportation Center to Church St & Asbury Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.pacebus.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.pacebus.com/routes-schedules-and-maps
- Adult
- $1–2
- Phone
- +1 815-748-2000
- Website
- cityofdekalb.com
Bus from Pleasant St at North 10th St EB - Stop #667 to Railroad Ave at Elburn Metra station - WB Stop #662
- Ave. Duration
- 25 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
DeCab Taxi
- Phone
- +1-815-757-6430
- Website
- decab-taxi.business.site
DeCab Taxi
- Phone
- +1-815-757-6430
- Website
- decab-taxi.business.site
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