Trains to Chicago

72 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.

72 places connect to Chicago by Trains, across 1 country, run by 3 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 41 km away to 661 km, with a median of 312 km.

Checked 30 September 2026Priced for 30 September 2026One passenger, all fees included

Fares

Arriving in Chicago

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Chicago, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Joliet to Chicago train€11.881h 15m51 km
Naperville to Chicago train€11.881h 10m42 km
Elgin to Chicago train€11.881h 17m56 km
Waukegan to Chicago train€11.881h 18m59 km
Kenosha to Chicago train€14.641h 29m83 km
Milwaukee to Chicago train€16.841h 43m134 km
South Bend to Chicago train€16.841h 49m118 km
Racine to Chicago train€17.941h 38m98 km
Rockford to Chicago train€20.141h 41m128 km
Madison to Chicago train€25.092h 9m198 km
Lansing to Chicago train€27.842h 40m273 km
Westland to Chicago train€30.593h 44m355 km
Decatur to Chicago train€31.692h 32m249 km
Farmington Hills to Chicago train€33.893h 55m359 km
Green Bay to Chicago train€34.992h 49m298 km
Troy to Chicago train€36.644h380 km
Cedar Rapids to Chicago train€38.843h 1m331 km
Davenport to Chicago train€41.592h 58m246 km
Ann Arbor to Chicago train€42.143h 27m326 km
Flint to Chicago train€43.793h 9m350 km
Canton to Chicago train€45.443h 50m348 km
Livonia to Chicago train€47.093h 55m359 km
Dearborn to Chicago train€52.583h 54m373 km
Sterling Heights to Chicago train€54.243h 50m389 km
Clinton Township to Chicago train€55.344h 14m398 km
Des Moines to Chicago train€59.744h 8m495 km
O'Fallon to Chicago train€66.894h 12m425 km
Kansas City to Chicago train€78.995h 13m661 km
Saint Paul to Chicago train€87.245h 33m558 km
East Independence to Chicago train€104.846h 6m644 km
Independence to Chicago train€105.396h 13m649 km
Lee's Summit to Chicago train€106.496h 29m657 km
  • 72Places you can arrive from
  • 72Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 3Operators

That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Chicago is not something we sell.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km2839%Carol Stream, 41 km
200 to 600 km3650%Davenport, 246 km
600 to 1,500 km811%East Independence, 644 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Chicago that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
United States72100%
Carriers

Train operators

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

  • Amtrak
  • NICTD
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Chicago

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Chicago

Rail
  • Chicago Union Station
  • Chicago Ridge
  • Chicago station
Leaving

Leaving Chicago

Common questions about Trains to Chicago

Where can I travel to Chicago by Trains from?

72 places connect to Chicago by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 41 km away in a straight line and the furthest 661 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.

How much does the Trains to Chicago cost?

The cheapest Trains fare into Chicago is €11.88 for one passenger, across 72 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 312 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.

How long does the Trains to Chicago take?

The fastest Trains journey into Chicago is 1h 10m door to door. The median origin sits 312 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.

Which operators run the Trains to Chicago?

3 operators run Trains services into Chicago on our network: Amtrak, Metra, NICTD. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue rather than a name we generated.

Which terminal does the Trains to Chicago use?

Trains services into Chicago use 3 named terminals, among them Chicago Union Station, Chicago Ridge, Chicago station. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.

Where these numbers come from

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door

Other ways to reach Chicago

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Chicago

Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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