Chicago to Ludington runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 06:01 and the last around 06:01. One passenger pays €32.00, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 3h 55m over 261 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €32.00, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026
€32.00
- 177%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Chicago
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:01First departure
- 06:01Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 100%Run direct
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €86.87Fri18
- about €74.48Sat19
- about €69.76Sun20
- about €52.06Mon21
- about €50.29Tue22
- about €40.85Wed23
- about €60.91Thu24
- about €38.49Fri25
- about €45.57Sat26
- about €42.03Sun27
- about €44.98Mon28
- about €32.59Tue29
- about €44.98Wed30
- about €49.11Thu1
- about €39.08Fri2
- about €41.44Sat3
- about €32.59Sun4
- about €33.18Mon5
- about €32.00Tue6
- about €35.54Wed7
- about €43.80Thu8
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Ludington. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Ludington for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Chicago to Ludington
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €36.7290 days
- €31.4160 days
- €34.9545 days
- €31.4130 days
- €43.8021 days
- €49.1114 days
- €60.917 days
- €69.763 days
- €86.871 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €31.41.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 177 percent. The dearest point is €86.87, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Chicago to Ludington and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
1 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.
The shape of it
261 km
254 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
2,664,452 → 8,058
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/2
2 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 261 km against 254 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
Ludington is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near LUDINGTON
Most of the points near LUDINGTON open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Chicago to Ludington
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Chicago to Ludington?
The fastest journey from Chicago to Ludington takes 3h 55m door to door, of which 47m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 3h 56m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Chicago to Ludington?
The cheapest fare from Chicago to Ludington is €32.00, as of 17 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €43.80. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Chicago to Ludington?
The cheapest way from Chicago to Ludington is by flight, at €32.00 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 3h 57m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Chicago to Ludington?
Fares from Chicago to Ludington bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €31.41. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 177 percent, measured on 17 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Chicago to Ludington?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Chicago to Ludington, at €32.59. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 17 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Chicago to Ludington?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Chicago to Ludington, at €31.41 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Chicago to Ludington?
No operator record names Chicago to Ludington directly. Contour Airlines publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Chicago to Ludington?
Every service we sell from Chicago to Ludington is direct, with around 1 departure a day and a fastest journey of 3h 55m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Chicago to Ludington use?
Services from Chicago to Ludington by flight leave from Chicago ORD and arrive at Ludington MBL. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Chicago to Ludington?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Chicago to Ludington allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Chicago to Ludington on 17 September 2026: 261 km of route against 254 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €32.00, and 3h 55m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Ludington a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Ludington and across United States
Day trips that leave Ludington in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Chicago reaches 268 places in 41 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 12,539 km. Ludington reaches 2 places in 1 countries, from 97 to 254 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Chicago
- 268Places you can leave for
- 41Countries
- 77Operators
Arriving in Ludington
Leaving Ludington
- 2Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 3Operators