Chicagoland RailRound Lake Beach Metra station
Round Lake Beach is served by Metra's NCS Line. On a typical weekday 14 trains stop here, 7 of them to Chicago Union Station in 81–92 minutes.
At a glance
- Station
- Round Lake Beach
- Lines
- NCS
- Fare zone
- 4
- One way to Chicago Union Station
- $6.75
NCS Line service
- Runs between
- Antioch and Chicago Union Station
- Weekday trains stopping here
- 14
- Weekday trains to Chicago Union Station
- 7
- Saturday / Sunday
- No weekend service
- Time to Chicago Union Station
- 81–92 min
- First train to Chicago Union Station
- 5:23 AM
- Last train to Chicago Union Station
- 3:51 PM
- Next stops
- toward Antioch: Lake Villa · toward Chicago Union Station: Washington St (Grayslake)
Weekday departures to Chicago Union Station
| Departs | Arrives | Journey |
|---|---|---|
| 5:23 AM | 6:55 AM | 92 min |
| 6:09 AM | 7:38 AM | 89 min |
| 6:41 AM | 8:02 AM | 81 min |
| … | ||
| 8:10 AM | 9:39 AM | 89 min |
| 9:20 AM | 10:49 AM | 89 min |
| 3:51 PM | 5:23 PM | 92 min |
First and last three of 7 weekday trains. Times are the published schedule — open the app for live departures and delays.
Nearby on the NCS Line: Lake Villa · Washington St (Grayslake) · Antioch · Prairie Crossing. All 18 NCS stations →
Fares from Round Lake Beach
Full adult fares to Chicago Union Station, priced by fare zone (zone 4).
- One way
- $6.75
- Day Pass
- $13.50
- Monthly Pass
- $135.00
Reduced and youth fares differ. Fares between two suburban stations are usually cheaper — the app's fare sheet prices any pair.
Live times, delays and alerts
Everything above is the published schedule. For what's actually running from Round Lake Beach — live departures, delay minutes, cancellations and NCS service alerts — open the app. It's free, installs to your phone, and works offline on the last schedule it loaded.