There are 6 ways to get from Great Lakes to Gurnee by ferry, bus, train, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, bus, train
best- Take the ferry from Mackinac Island to St Ignaceferry
- Take the bus from St. Ignace, MI to East Lansing, MIbus
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to Waukegantrain
15h 30m$139–265Drive 40.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Chicago to Gurneecar 40.2 mi
49 min$8–11Taxi
- Take the taxi from Chicago to Gurneetaxi 40.2 mi
49 min$100–130Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Mackinac Island to St Ignaceferry
- Take the bus from St. Ignace Transportation Center to Escanaba, MIbus
- Take the bus from Escanaba to Milwaukeebus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to Metro Train Station - 13th Avenue and 54th Streetbus
16h 29m$108–197Ferry, bus, train via Grand Rapids
- Take the ferry from Mackinac Island to St Ignaceferry
- Take the bus from St. Ignace to Grand Rapidsbus
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to Waukegantrain
17h 2m$129–245Ferry, bus, train via Grand Rapids #2
- Take the ferry from Mackinac Island to St Ignaceferry
- Take the bus from St. Ignace to Grand Rapidsbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to Waukegantrain
17h 2m$139–220
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Great Lakes to Gurnee is to drive which costs $7 - $11 and takes 49 min.
The fastest way to get from Great Lakes to Gurnee is to drive which takes 49 min and costs $7 - $11.
The distance between Great Lakes and Gurnee is 513 miles. The road distance is 40.4 miles.
The best way to get from Great Lakes to Gurnee without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 15h 30m and costs $130 - $270.
It takes approximately 15h 30m to get from Great Lakes to Gurnee, including transfers.
Gurnee is 1h behind Great Lakes. It is currently 6:30 AM in Great Lakes and 5:30 AM in Gurnee.
Yes, the driving distance between Great Lakes to Gurnee is 40 miles. It takes approximately 49 min to drive from Great Lakes to Gurnee.
There are 169+ hotels available in Gurnee.
What companies run services between Great Lakes, MI, USA and Gurnee, IL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Great Lakes to Gurnee. However, you can take the ferry to St Ignace, walk to St. Ignace, MI, take the bus to East Lansing, MI, walk to East Lansing Amtrak Station, take the train to Chicago Union Station, walk to Clinton & Quincy, take the line 124 bus to Washington & Canal, walk to Chicago OTC, take the train to Waukegan, walk to Sheridan Rd & Washington St, then take the line 565 bus to Grand Ave & Ferndale St. Alternatively, you can drive from Chicago to Gurnee in around 49 min.
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Chicago OTC to Waukegan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from Chicago OTC to Waukegan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from Chicago OTC to Waukegan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5–7
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from St. Ignace, MI to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from St. Ignace Transportation Center to Escanaba, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Escanaba to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from St. Ignace to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from St. Ignace to Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to Metro Train Station - 13th Avenue and 54th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $8–17
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800.638.9892
- Website
- arnoldtransitcompany.com
Ferry from Mackinac Island to St Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–37
- Schedules at
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com/schedules/
- Website
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com/
- Adult Round Trip
- $37
- Adult One-way
- $25
Ferry from Mackinac Island to St Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–37
- Schedules at
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com/schedules/
- Website
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com/
- Adult Round Trip
- $37
- Adult One-way
- $25
Ferry from Mackinac Island to St Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–37
- Schedules at
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com/schedules/
- Website
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com/
- Adult Round Trip
- $37
- Adult One-way
- $25
Ferry from Mackinac Island to St Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–37
- Schedules at
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com/schedules/
- Website
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com/
- Adult Round Trip
- $37
- Adult One-way
- $25
- Phone
- +1 (800) 638-9892
- Website
- arnoldtransitcompany.com
Ferry from Mackinac Island to St Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $37
- Website
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com
- Adult Round Trip
- $37
Ferry from Mackinac Island to St Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $37
- Website
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com
- Adult Round Trip
- $37
Ferry from Mackinac Island to St Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $37
- Website
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com
- Adult Round Trip
- $37
Ferry from Mackinac Island to St Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $37
- Website
- https://www.arnoldtransitcompany.com
- Adult Round Trip
- $37
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
303 Taxi
- Phone
- (847) 303-0303
- Website
- 303taxi.com
Checker
- Phone
- +1 312-243-2537
- Website
- checkertaxichicago.com
Flash Cab
- Phone
- +1 773-561-4444
- Website
- flashcab.com
Yellow Cab Chicago
- Phone
- +1 312-829-4222
- Website
- yellowcabchicago.com
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