Elmhurst is 16 miles west of downtown Chicago. Metra commuter rail station in Elmhurst is two blocks from the campus. To show a campus map, click here.
From the east: go west of the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290), following the signs marked I-290 West/Rockford. Exit I-290 at St. Charles Road west. Proceed 1.5 miles to Prospect Avenue, then north to campus.
From the west: travel east on the East-West Tollway (I-88) past the Oak Brook plaza to the Tri-State Tollway south (I-294) merge lanes. Quickly pick up the York Road exit. Proceed north on York to St. Charles Road west. Take Prospect Avenue north to campus.
From the north: take the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) south to the I-290 west exit, but from the exit ramp take the right lane onto the westbound North Avenue/Route 64 exit. Proceed west on North Avenue to York Road, turning south. Turn west onto Third Street, and south onto Maple Avenue, proceeding across the railroad tracks to campus. (Maple Avenue becomes Prospect Avenue south of the tracks.)
From the south: traveling north on the Tri-State Tollway (I-294), go past the Cermak Road plaza to the exit marked I-290 West/US 20-Lake/Ill 64-North Avenue. Proceed north on I-290 to St.Charles Road, west 1.5 miles to Prospect Avenue, then north to campus.
From the southwest: take Illinois Route 83 north to St. Charles Road. Travel east on St. Charles to Prospect Avenue, then north to campus.
From the northwest: if you are traveling east on I-290, then take the Route 83 south exit. Turn east at North Avenue (first stoplight), and proceed one block to West Avenue, turning south. OR Take I-355 south to North Avenue/Route 64 and proceed east about 5 miles to West Avenue, turning south. Once on West Avenue, cross the Union Pacific railroad tracks, and turn east onto Alexander Boulevard to campus.