Bus tickets to Chicago
36 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
36 places connect to Chicago by Buses, across 1 country, run by 3 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07. Origins run from 42 km away to 765 km, with a median of 362 km.
Arriving in Chicago
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joliet to Chicago bus | €10.07 | 1h 36m | 51 km |
| Naperville to Chicago bus | €10.07 | 1h 28m | 42 km |
| Milwaukee to Chicago bus | €10.07 | 2h 34m | 134 km |
| Rockford to Chicago bus | €10.07 | 2h 33m | 128 km |
| Madison to Chicago bus | €11.73 | 3h 24m | 198 km |
| Grand Rapids to Chicago bus | €11.73 | 3h 29m | 204 km |
| Fort Wayne to Chicago bus | €12.83 | 3h 46m | 225 km |
| Cedar Rapids to Chicago bus | €17.23 | 5h 6m | 331 km |
| Toledo to Chicago bus | €17.78 | 5h 27m | 340 km |
| Detroit to Chicago bus | €19.98 | 5h 51m | 384 km |
| Warren to Chicago bus | €21.63 | 7h 18m | 389 km |
| Sterling Heights to Chicago bus | €22.18 | 6h 37m | 389 km |
| Des Moines to Chicago bus | €23.83 | 7h 19m | 495 km |
| Cleveland to Chicago bus | €23.83 | 7h 14m | 496 km |
| Akron to Chicago bus | €24.93 | 7h 38m | 518 km |
| Saint Paul to Chicago bus | €30.43 | 10h 23m | 558 km |
| Omaha to Chicago bus | €32.63 | 9h 49m | 693 km |
| Sioux Falls to Chicago bus | €35.93 | 11h 19m | 765 km |
- 36Places you can arrive from
- 36Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 3Operators
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Rooms within reach of Chicago Union Station
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Buses, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 10 | 28% | Naperville, 42 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 22 | 61% | Grand Rapids, 204 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 4 | 11% | Omaha, 693 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Chicago that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 100% |
Bus operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
Stations, airports and ports in Chicago
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Chicago
- Chicago Union Station
- Chicago & Austin Terminal
Leaving Chicago
Where can I travel to Chicago by Buses from?
36 places connect to Chicago by Buses on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 42 km away in a straight line and the furthest 765 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Buses to Chicago cost?
The cheapest Buses fare into Chicago is €10.07 for one passenger, across 36 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 362 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Buses to Chicago take?
The fastest Buses journey into Chicago is 1h 28m door to door. The median origin sits 362 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 Buses to Chicago?
3 operators run Buses services into Chicago on our network: Metra, Pace, PARTA. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalog rather than a name we generated.
Which terminal does the Buses to Chicago use?
Buses services into Chicago use 2 named terminals, among them Chicago Union Station, Chicago & Austin Terminal. 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 modeled number pass for a filed one.
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Other ways to reach Chicago
The bus gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Where to leave your bags in Chicago
Most of the points near Chicago Union Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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