Drive, Train, Bus, Bike, or Walk: Getting From Naperville to Chicago

Taking your new car from Naperville to Chicago? It’s easy enough to head from Naperville, IL to Chicago, IL by following this route:

• Take the I-88 E in Lisle Township from Gartner Rd. and S. Naper Blvd.
• Take I-290 E to W. Congress Parkway in Chicago.

It only takes a little over an hour, but there are tolls. If you’d prefer to go toll-free but take a gamble on the traffic, you can:

• Get on I-355 S in Woodridge from 75th St.
• Drive from I-55 N to Chicago.
• Take exit 293A from I-55 N.

Easy enough to take the train from Naperville, IL to Chicago, IL — it’s non-stop from Naperville Station. Catch the BNSF straight to Chicago Union Station. The Naperville to Chicago train should take approximately 34 minutes.

There are quite a few bus routes from Naperville to Chicago, but the easiest is probably:

• Naperville Metra (4th Ave. and Center St.) to Yorktown Mall Dr. & 60 Yorktown Shopping Center.
• Yorktown Center (North Entrance) to Cermak/Mannheim.
• Mannheim/Cermak to Archer/Harlem (SW).
• Midway Orange Line Station to Central Chicago.

W. Branch DuPage River Trail:

• Head south-east on Alder Lane towards Gartner Rd.
• Turn left onto Gartner Rd.
• Turn right onto W. Branch DuPage River Trail and Follow to Chicago.

Illinois Prairie Path:

• Take the W. Branch DuPage River Trail.
• Turn onto Wiesbrook Rd. S.
• Slight right onto Illinois Prairie Path.

In the mood for some cardio, are we? Well, a stroll from Naperville to Chicago will do the trick.

Simply:

• Follow 75th St. through Woodridge.
• Take a right onto Plainfield Rd.
• Continue north when You Hit East Ave.
• Take a right at 47th Street.
• Take a left back onto Plainfield Rd.
• Follow the Historic Route 66.
• Turn right onto W. Jackson Blvd. and head to the center.