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

  • (must be Kishwaukee student or staff to ride, apply at Kishwaukee College)

• Office Hours: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm M-F

• Fare: 50˘ per ride; seniors (60 and older), 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 (60 and older), persons with disabilities, and persons with Medicare cards 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

PACE Rideshare

• Provides Ridesharing services to persons living or working in the metropolitan Chicago area who are looking for other persons to share the work trip with.

• Available to all persons living or working in the DeKalb area who commute to/from the 6-County Chicago Metropolitan area.

• If there are sufficient persons traveling to and from the same areas, Van-pooling can also be arranged.

• Fare: The Rideshare matching service is free.  It is the responsibility of the person using the service to contact other persons traveling to and from the same locations.

Other Rideshare Options

• Many Rideshare websites are available via the internet.  While these programs may provide viable options for people who wish to use these services, DSATS does not officially endorse any of these programs.

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