There are 6 ways to get from Evanston to Michigan Avenue by subway, 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.
Subway
best- Take the subway from Dempster to Merchandise Martsubway Purple Line
39 min$2–5Line 147 bus
- Take the bus from Paulina & Howard Terminal to Michigan & Hubbardbus 147
48 min$3Taxi
- Take the taxi from Evanston to Michigan Avenuetaxi 12 mi
19 min$35–45Drive 12 mi
- Drive from Evanston to Michigan Avenuecar 12 mi
19 min$3–4Subway via Howard
- Take the subway from Howard to Grand-Redsubway Red Line
40 min$2–5Subway via Davis
- Take the subway from Davis to Clark/Lakesubway Purple Line
43 min$2–5
Evanston to Michigan Avenue by subway and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Evanston to Michigan Avenue is to line 147 bus which costs $3 and takes 48 min.
The fastest way to get from Evanston to Michigan Avenue is to taxi which takes 19 min and costs $35 - $45.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Paulina & Howard Terminal and arriving at Michigan & Hubbard. Services depart every 20 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 48 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Dempster and arriving at Merchandise Mart. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate Monday to Friday. The journey takes approximately 30 min.
The distance between Evanston and Michigan Avenue is 12 miles. The road distance is 12 miles.
The best way to get from Evanston to Michigan Avenue without a car is to subway which takes 39 min and costs $2 - $5.
The subway from Dempster to Merchandise Mart takes 30 min including transfers and departs every 30 minutes.
Evanston to Michigan Avenue bus services, operated by Chicago Transit (CTA), depart from Paulina & Howard Terminal station.
Evanston to Michigan Avenue train services, operated by Chicago Transit (CTA), depart from Dempster station.
Evanston to Michigan Avenue bus services, operated by Chicago Transit (CTA), arrive at Michigan & Hubbard station.
What companies run services between Evanston, IL, USA and Michigan Avenue, IL, USA?
Chicago Transit (CTA) operates a subway from Dempster to Merchandise Mart every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $2–5 and the journey takes 30 min. Alternatively, Chicago Transit (CTA) operates a bus from Paulina & Howard Terminal to Michigan & Hubbard every 20 minutes. Tickets cost $3 and the journey takes 48 min.
- Phone
- +1 888-968-7282
- Website
- Chicago Transit Authority
Subway from Dempster to Merchandise Mart
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Schedules at
- Chicago Transit Authority Schedules & Routes
- Adult
- $2–5
Subway from Howard to Grand-Red
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Schedules at
- Chicago Transit Authority Schedules & Routes
- Adult
- $2–5
Subway from Davis to Clark/Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Schedules at
- Chicago Transit Authority Schedules & Routes
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1 888-968-7282
- Website
- Chicago Transit Authority
Bus from Paulina & Howard Terminal to Michigan & Hubbard
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Schedules at
- Chicago Transit Authority Schedules & Routes
- Adult
- $3
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Estimated price
- $35–45
Norshore Cab
- Phone
- +1 847 864 7500
- Website
- norshorecab.com
American Taxi
- Phone
- +1 847 673 1000
- Website
- americantaxi.com
Chicago Cab Service
- Phone
- +1 847 297 5556
- Website
- chicagocabservice.com
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Booking & Getting There
Evanston to Michigan Avenue train services, operated by Chicago Transit (CTA), arrive at Merchandise Mart station.
Yes, the driving distance between Evanston to Michigan Avenue is 12 miles. It takes approximately 19 min to drive from Evanston to Michigan Avenue.
There are 1130+ hotels available in Michigan Avenue.





