Chicago to Cleveland: where to stop

A stop about every 45 minutes

The best bet in each stretch: a likely-clean restroom first, then a travel center or gas. Estimates come from who runs the store until drivers review it.

• Rest J.T. McCutcheon Travel Plaza Mixedest. BP Lake Station · 35 mi from Chicago 30 min in
• 92 Elkhart Likely cleanest. Cracker Barrel Elkhart · 105 mi from Chicago 1 hr 30 min in
• 144 Angola · Fort Wayne · Lansing Mixedest. Pilot Jamestown · 157 mi from Chicago 2 hr 30 min in
• Rest Service Plaza Mixedest. West Unity · 190 mi from Chicago 3 hr in
• Rest Wyandot Service Area Mixedest. Wyandot Service Area 246 mi from Chicago 3 hr 45 min in
• Rest Service Plaza Mixedest. Vermilion Valley Service Plaza Amherst · 309 mi from Chicago 4 hr 45 min in

Long stretches without a likely-clean stop

• 105 miles, about 1 hr 30 min: from Chicago to Exit 92 (IN). Stop before it if you can.
• 221 miles, about 3 hr 30 min: from Exit 92 (IN) to Exit 156 (OH). Stop before it if you can.

Other drives on I-90

• Chicago to Madison
• Chicago to La Crosse