From O'Hare (allow 1 hour during rush hour)
| Time | Instruction | Road | Dir | For (mi) | Toward |
| 0:00 | Depart ORD [Chicago O'Hare International Airport], Illinois | I-190 | N | 2.1 | |
| 0:03 | Turn left onto | I-294 | N | 0.5 | |
| 0:04 | Turn left onto | I-90 | W | 9.6 | Rockford |
| 0:15 | Turn right onto | I-290 | N | 5.6 | |
| 0:23 | Exit onto | US-12 | NW | 6.7 | Lake Zurich |
| 0:31 | Turn left onto | SR-22 | W | 5.2 | |
| 0:38 | At Fox River Grove, bear right onto | US-14 | W | 1.9 | Crystal Lake |
| 0:41 | At BP station, turn right onto | Silver Lake | N | 3 blocks | |
| 0:42 | At stop sign, veer right onto | Silver Lake | N | 4 blocks | |
| 0:42 | Arrive at Coilcraft |
From Downtown Chicago (allow 1½ hours during rush hour)
| Time | Instruction | Road | Dir | For (mi) | Toward |
| 0:00 | Depart Chicago, Illinois | I-90 | W | 23.3 | Rockford |
| 0:27 | Turn right onto | I-290 | N | 5.6 | |
| 0:35 | Exit onto | US-12 | NW | 6.7 | Lake Zurich |
| 0:43 | Turn left onto | SR-22 | W | 5.2 | |
| 0:50 | At Fox River Grove, bear right onto | US-14 | W | 1.9 | Crystal Lake |
| 0:53 | At BP station, turn right onto | Silver Lake | N | 3 blocks | |
| 0:54 | At stop sign, veer right onto | Silver Lake | N | 4 blocks | |
| 0:54 | Arrive at Coilcraft |
From Schaumburg
| Time | Instruction | Road | Dir | For (mi) | Toward |
| 0:00 | Depart Schaumburg, Illinois | I-290 | N | 5.6 | |
| 0:08 | Exit onto | US-12 | NW | 6.7 | Lake Zurich |
| 0:24 | Turn left onto | SR-22 | W | 5.2 | |
| 0:31 | At Fox River Grove, bear right onto | US-14 | W | 1.9 | Crystal Lake |
| 0:34 | At BP station, turn right onto | Silver Lake | N | 3 blocks | |
| 0:35 | At stop sign, veer right onto | Silver Lake | N | 4 blocks | |
| 0:35 | Arrive at Coilcraft |