How to get fromChicago Union Station to Elgin Stationby train, car, or taxi

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There are 3 ways to get from Chicago Union Station to Elgin Station by train, car, or taxi

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Train
best
1. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Elgintrain Md-W
1h 15m
$5–7
Drive 39.9 mi
1. Drive from Chicago Union Station to Elgin Stationcar 39.9 mi
44 min
$8–11
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Chicago Union Station to Elgin Stationtaxi 39.9 mi
44 min
$120–150

Chicago Union Station to Elgin Station by train

131Weekly Trains

1h 15mAverage Duration

$5Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Chicago Union Station to Elgin Station.

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Distance: 36.7 mi
Duration: 1h 15m

What companies run services between Chicago Union Station, IL, USA and Elgin Station, IL, USA?

Metra operates a train from Chicago Union Station to Elgin hourly. Tickets cost $5–7 and the journey takes 1h 15m.

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Elgin(opens in a new window), United States(opens in a new window)

Elgin is a city in Cook and Kane counties in the northern part of Illinois, United States. Elgin is located 35 mi northwest of Chicago, along the Fox River. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 114,797, the 6th most populous city in Illinois. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Elgin

Fox River Trolley Museum(Opens in a new window)

The Fox River Trolley Museum is a railroad museum in South Elgin, Illinois. Incorporated in 1961 as R.E.L.I.C. (Railway Equipment Leasing and Investment Co.), it opened in 1966 and became the Fox River Trolley Museum in 1984.

Santa's Village AZoosment Park(Opens in a new window)

Santa's Village Amusement & Water Park (formerly known and colloquially referred to this day as simply Santa's Village) is a theme park in East Dundee, Illinois. It was originally built by Glenn Holland, who also built two other Santa's Villages, in California; one located in San Bernardino County and the other in Santa Cruz County. The Illinois park, the third to be built, was intended to be the flagship of a chain of Santa's Villages across the country. However, parks planned for Richmond, Virginia, and Cherry Hill, New Jersey, were never built, and the park in East Dundee became the last of its kind.

Places to stay in Elgin

Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Chicago Northwest - Elgin by IHG(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

Best Western Plus Elgin - Chicago(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Elgin Inn(Opens in a new window)

7.3Good

Super 8 by Wyndham Elgin(Opens in a new window)

7.3Good

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