Crystal Lake → Des Plaines
Crystal Lake to Des Plaines by train
Crystal Lake
Des Plaines
A direct train runs from Crystal Lake to Des Plaines, scheduled from 40 min, with 152 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one train, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 40 min (typically 45 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 152
- Operator
- Metra
- Stations
- Crystal Lake → Des Plaines
- Straight-line distance
- 43 km
What this is based on
Arrive inDes Plaines →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 31 Dec 2026. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Crystal Lake to Des Plaines; it is not a daily figure.
- The stations shown are the pair used by the most departures; other stations in either place may also be served.
- Source: Open timetable data (GTFS): Metra. How Head Your Way works.
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