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Transportation and Location

The City of St. Charles is located in Kane County, approximately 36 miles west of downtown Chicago and two hours south of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

It is the northernmost town of the area known as the Tri-Cities of the Fox Valley, which also include Batavia and Geneva. All three straddle the beautiful Fox River.

Whether for business or pleasure, you’re never far from convenient transportation by land or air. U.S. Routes 20 and 30 and State Routes 64, 38, 31, and 25 serve commuters coming into and out of St. Charles; Route 64 runs east-west through the center of the city. Interstate highways I-88 and I-90 are easily and quickly accessible from St. Charles. Randall Road and Kirk Road, both north-south county highways, make access to interstates easy.

Once a recreational airfield, the DuPage Airport in West Chicago, contiguous to St. Charles between Routes 38 and 64, is today a thriving corporate airport and the third busiest in Illinois.

O’Hare International Airport in Chicago is a 50-minute drive from St. Charles; Midway Airport is about an hour. The Metra commuter rail station is 10 minutes from the city center with a full schedule of local and express trains taking passengers to and from Chicago’s downtown Loop shopping/business districts and the shores of Lake Michigan.

Train transportation to Chicago and towns to the east of St. Charles is available via the Metra station in nearby Geneva. The city is served by PACE bus service, Spare Wheels, 001 Choice Cab, and dial-a-ride.

Motor Carrier
Federal Highways Serving the Area: U.S. 20 & U.S. 30
State Highways Serving the Area: Routes 64, 38, 31, & 25
Interstate Highways Serving the Area: I-88 & I-90
Motor Carriers in St. Charles: 8
Motor Carriers within 10 miles: 29
Interstate Carriers: 14

Air
Major Airports (Chicago): O’Hare Int’l Midway
Driving Time 50 min. 1 hour
# Passenger Airlines 48 14
# Flights per day 2,528 834
# Cargo Airlines 23 1

Area Public Airports: Both airports have hard surfaces, lighted runways, fuel & charter services, and private aircraft maintenance & storage.

DuPage Airport Aurora Airport
Distance 5 min. 20 min.
Longest Runway 7,570 ft 6,500 ft
Contiguous to St. Charles, DuPage Airport is the state’s third busiest general aviation and commercial services airport with a U.S. Customs Office and 24-hour tower.

Rail
Nearest Intermodal Facility for Union Pacific Railroad:
Intermodal/COFC at Berkley, IL - 23 miles
Trailers traveling east/west, use Canal St.*, Chicago - 35 miles
Trailers traveling north/south, use Dolton, IL - 40 miles
*New terminal in Rochelle for east/west in 2003

Public
Taxi: 2
Limo: 7
Bus: PACE bus service includes 3 routes (801, 802, 921)
PACE Dial-a-Ride reduced rates serving Geneva and
St. Charles (for handicapped and seniors age 62+)
Spare Wheels • 630-377-4637
Van: O’Hare & Midway airport shuttle service
Rail: METRA Commuter rail to Chicago from the Geneva,
West Chicago, and Elgin depots.

O’Hare International Airport
1000 O’Hare
Chicago, IL • (800) 832-6352
www.ohare.com

Midway Airport
5700 S. Cicero Avenue
Chicago, IL • (773) 838-0600

DuPage Airport
Located next to the St. Charles
Business Park on Tower Road
(630) 584-2211

PACE
Routes 801 and 802 connecting
St. Charles with Aurora and Elgin
(847) 364-7223

Metra C&NW
Geneva to Chicago
Metra Passenger Services • (312) 322-6777
Travel Information Center • (312) 836-7000

Limousine Services
Royal Fox Limousine • (630) 677-7222
Silver Fox Limousine • (630) 377-3805

Van Transportation
Spare Wheels • (630) 377-4637

Taxi
001 Choice Cab • (630) 377-7067