Metra train ride downtown (BNSF line)

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Metra train ride downtown (BNSF line)

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🚂 Train · Naperville

3 hours · $ · No reservation needed

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 5.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 4.0
  • 🚗
    About 5 min drive
    From Naperville · Parking: Free weekend parking at the Naperville station lot (permit required weekdays); same at Route 59
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Rain-OK · Fine on cold days · Great on sunny days · Handles heat
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 3 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter

For a Naperville kid, the train ride is the outing: BNSF line cars are double-deckers, so sit upstairs for the view, and it's 35 minutes to Union Station. A $7 weekend day pass gives unlimited rides, and kids under 12 ride free with an adult (up to 3 kids per adult).

💡 Tips
Trains run about hourly on weekends; buy tickets in the Ventra app. From Union Station it's a 10-minute walk to the Riverwalk or Willis Tower; there's room for a stroller on both levels. Avoid the 4–6pm post-game crowd on the way back.

What this place offers

✓double-decker train
✓weekend pass
✓kids ride free
✓Union Station
✓stroller friendly
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Naperville

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

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Sat 10/17
Sunny · 35–54°F · 1% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 42–61°F · 0% rain

Location

Naperville, Illinois

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