DeKalb-Sycamore Area Transit Guide

Organization

Address

City

Zip

Phone

TransVAC

1606 Bethany Rd.

DeKalb

60115

(815) 758-3932

• Green Line – Hourly Circle Route around City of DeKalb, 7am to 9pm

• Blue Line – Hourly Circle Route around City of Sycamore, 7am to 9am

• Kishwaukee College – Morning & afternoon DeKalb to Kish College, 7am & 3:30pm

• Office Hours: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm M-F

• Fare: 50˘ per ride; seniors, persons with disabilities, and persons with Medicare cards ride free.

Huskie Bus Line

(815) 758-6900

• Provides bus service in the Northern Illinois University area; anyone can ride

• Website: http://www.huskieline.com; Huskie Tracking System: http://huskietracks.niu.edu/

• Office Hours: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm  M-F

• Operating Hours: 7am to 2am Mon-Thur, 7am to 2:30am Fri-Sun

• Fare: 75˘ per ride (NIU students, staff, and faculty with NIU ID ride free)

TransVAC

1606 Bethany Rd.

DeKalb

60115

(815) 758-3932

• Door-to-Door Paratransit Service serving all of DeKalb County

• Fare: $1.50 per ride (seniors, persons with disabilities, and persons with Medicare card ride free)

NIU FreedomMobile

(815) 758-6900

• Door-to-Door Paratransit Service serving NIU Students, Staff, & Faculty

• Website: http://www.niu.edu/caar/handbook/transport.asp

• Fare: Contact FreedomMobile for fare information.

Greyhound Bus Station

1101 W Lincoln Hwy.

DeKalb

60115

(815) 756-8658

• 2 daily trips Chicago to Omaha with stops in DeKalb, with an additional weekend trip stop.

• 1 daily trip from Omaha to Chicago with stop in DeKalb, with an additional weekend trip stop.

• Ticket office hours: 9am – 3pm Mon-Sat, 9am – 2pm Sun, Holidays closed

• Fare: Call Greyhound or check website: http://www.greyhound.com for fare information

Elburn Train Station

350 S. Anderson Rd.

Elburn

(312) 322-6777

• Union Pacific – West Line, apx 15 miles from DeKalb, No Services at Station.

• For ticketing and other services, you must go to Geneva Station.

• Trains to Chicago, 4:48am – 10:25pm M-F, 6:25am – 10:25pm Sat, Sun, Hol

• Trains from Chicago, 5:53am – 12:40am M-F,  8:40am – 12:40am Sat, Sun, Hol

• Huskie Line's Elburn Shuttle provides Friday and Sunday service to and from the station.

• BNSF Rail Line Service to Chicago available at Aurora Station

• Fare: Call Metra or check website: http://www.metrarail.com/ for fare information

Amtrak Union Station

225 S. Canal St.

Chicago

60606

(800) USA-RAIL

• Numerous Passenger Rail Routes stop in Chicago to most major US cities.

• The BNSF Rail Line from Aurora stops at Union Station, if using Greyhound or the Union Pacific – West from Elburn, transfers to the CTA to Union Station must be made.

• Fare: Call Amtrak or check website: http://www.amtrak.com for fare information.

J & J Taxi*

151 N. 4th St.

DeKalb

(815) 787-7490

Sycamore Transp. Service*

531 E. Sycamore

Sycamore

(815) 899-1902

* Taxi Companies licensed to operate in DeKalb

ATEC Ambulance

(815) 895-2780

Ridge Ambulance

(815) 756-3424

MedVAC (Operator: VAC)

(815) 758-0818