Des Plaines → Chicago
Des Plaines to Chicago by train
Des Plaines
Chicago
A direct train runs from Des Plaines to Chicago, scheduled from 28 min, with 195 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one train, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 28 min (typically 38 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 195
- Operator
- Metra
- Stations
- Des Plaines → Chicago OTC
- Straight-line distance
- 28 km
What this is based on
Arrive inChicago →- 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 Des Plaines to Chicago; 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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