Cheapest€236.14
- American Airlines AA713218:124h 14m22:26Chicago MDWVancouver YVR
Door to door 7h 24mCO2 722.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Chicago to Vancouver costs €236.14 at the cheapest and takes 7h 16m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 4 operators. The route covers 2,938 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 2,938 km
- Fastest
- 7h 16m
- Average
- 7h 33m
- Services per day
- 20
- Cheapest
- €236.14
- CO2 per passenger
- 722.7 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 7h 18m | 4h 8m | 3h 10m | €278.62 | 722.7 kg | 20 |
- 7h 18mFastest, by Flight
- €278.62Cheapest, by Flight
- 722.7 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 2,938 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€307.53
- American Airlines AA916510:384h 8m14:46Chicago MDWVancouver YVR
Door to door 7h 18mCO2 722.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€259.74
- American Airlines AA505807:304h 30m12:00Chicago ORDSeattle BFI
- Amtrak A454513:411h 26m15:07Seattle King StreetVancouver Pacific Central
Changes at Seattle, with 101 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 9h 34mCO2 712.8 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Chicago to Vancouver | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €621.41 | €502.23 | €431.43 | €338.80 | €364.17 | €493.97 | €433.79 | €359.45 | €322.87 | €278.62 | €279.21 | €301.63 | €377.74 | €343.52 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €236.14
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Vancouver is not something we sell.
A room in Vancouver for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Chicago to Vancouver
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €296.9190 days
- €186.5860 days
- €188.9445 days
- €226.7030 days
- €265.0521 days
- €343.5214 days
- €433.797 days
- €431.433 days
- €621.411 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €186.58.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 233 percent. The most expensive point is €621.41, 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 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €322.87Sun
- €278.62Mon
- €279.21Tue
- €301.63Wed
- €377.74Thu
- €343.52Fri
- €359.45Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €338.80Sep
- €246.17Oct
- €219.62Nov
- €222.57Dec
- €213.72Jan
- €181.86Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 80% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 20% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 2,938 km against 2,852 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Minneapolis, Winnipeg, Calgary, Seattle. The gap between arriving and leaving is 92 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 11 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Chicago at 06:25 and the last at 18:39, across 20 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Chicago
Rail
- Chicago Union Station
- Chicago Ridge
- Chicago station
Bus
- Chicago Union Station
- Chicago & Austin Terminal
Air
- ORD
- MDW
Ferry
- Chicago Avenue
- Chicago Riverwalk
Vancouver
Rail
- Vancouver Pacific Central
- North Vancouver railway station
- Pacific Central Station
Bus
- Vancouver Pacific Central
- Vancouver Main Terminal
Air
- YVR
Ferry
- Hullo - Vancouver
- Village Dock
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 Air Canada | €236.73 | 7h 16m |
 Air Canada Jazz | €242.04 | 7h 16m |
 American Airlines | €236.14 | 7h 16m |
| United Airlines | €247.35 | 7h 17m |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €192.50 | 82% |
| Taxes | €34.65 | 15% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 3% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 1% |
| Total you pay | €236.14 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Vancouver well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Baggage storage near Vancouver Pacific Central
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Chicago to Vancouver
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Vancouver?
The fastest journey from Chicago to Vancouver takes 7h 16m door to door, of which 4h 8m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 7h 33m, 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 Vancouver?
The cheapest fare from Chicago to Vancouver is €236.14, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €401.64. 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 Vancouver?
The cheapest way from Chicago to Vancouver is by Flight, at €278.62 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 7h 18m 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 Vancouver?
Fares from Chicago to Vancouver bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €186.58. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 233 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Chicago to Vancouver?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Chicago to Vancouver, at €278.62. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 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 Vancouver?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Chicago to Vancouver, at €181.86 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 service from Chicago to Vancouver?
4 operators sell services from Chicago to Vancouver across 1 modes: Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, American Airlines, United Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Chicago to Vancouver?
80 percent of the services we sell from Chicago to Vancouver are direct. The rest connect at Minneapolis, Winnipeg, Calgary, Seattle, with about 92 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Chicago to Vancouver use?
Services from Chicago to Vancouver by Flight leave from Chicago MDW and arrive at Vancouver YVR. 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 Vancouver?
0 of the 4 operators we sell from Chicago to Vancouver 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
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
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.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Chicago to Vancouver on September 11, 2026: 2938 km of route against 2852 km in a straight line, 20 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €236.14, and 7h 16m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Vancouver is somebody else's catalog.
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