There are 4 ways to get from Howard (Station) to Chicago Botanic Garden by bus, subway, train, 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.
Line 213 bus
best- Take the bus from Howard CTA Station to Lake-Cook Rd & Marquette Rdbus 213
1h$2–3Subway, train
- Take the subway from Howard to Mainsubway Purple Line
- Take the train from Main St. to Braesidetrain Up-N
1h 25m$6–10Taxi
- Take the taxi from Howard (Station) to Chicago Botanic Gardentaxi 12.3 mi
23 min$35–50Drive 12.3 mi
- Drive from Howard (Station) to Chicago Botanic Gardencar 12.3 mi
23 min$3–4
Howard (Station) to Chicago Botanic Garden by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Howard (Station) to Chicago Botanic Garden is to line 213 bus which costs $2 - $3 and takes 1h.
The fastest way to get from Howard (Station) to Chicago Botanic Garden is to taxi which takes 23 min and costs $35 - $50.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Howard CTA Station station and arriving at Lake-Cook Rd & Marquette Rd. Services depart hourly, and operate Monday to Saturday. The journey takes approximately 46 min.
No, there is no direct train from Howard (Station) to Chicago Botanic Garden. However, there are services departing from Howard and arriving at Braeside via Main St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 25m.
The distance between Howard (Station) and Chicago Botanic Garden is 15 miles. The road distance is 12.4 miles.
The best way to get from Howard (Station) to Chicago Botanic Garden without a car is to line 213 bus which takes 1h and costs $2 - $3.
The line 213 bus from Howard CTA Station to Lake-Cook Rd & Marquette Rd takes 46 min including transfers and departs hourly.
Howard (Station) to Chicago Botanic Garden bus services, operated by Pace Bus, depart from Howard CTA Station.
Howard (Station) to Chicago Botanic Garden train services, operated by Chicago Transit (CTA), depart from Howard station.
Howard (Station) to Chicago Botanic Garden bus services, operated by Pace Bus, arrive at Lake-Cook Rd & Marquette Rd station.
What companies run services between Howard (Station), IL, USA and Chicago Botanic Garden, IL, USA?
Pace Bus operates a bus from Howard CTA Station to Lake-Cook Rd & Marquette Rd hourly. Tickets cost $2–3 and the journey takes 46 min.
- Phone
- +1 888-968-7282
- Website
- Chicago Transit Authority
Subway from Howard to Main
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Schedules at
- Chicago Transit Authority Schedules & Routes
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1(847) 364-7223
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pace Bus
Bus from Howard CTA Station to Lake-Cook Rd & Marquette Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Pace Bus
- Schedules at
- Pace Bus Routes, Schedules and Maps
- Adult
- $2–3
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Estimated price
- $35–50
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
Howard (Station) to Chicago Botanic Garden train services, operated by Chicago Transit (CTA), arrive at Main station.
Yes, the driving distance between Howard (Station) to Chicago Botanic Garden is 12 miles. It takes approximately 23 min to drive from Howard (Station) to Chicago Botanic Garden.
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