Jackson to Chicago

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Jackson to Chicago. From €110.18, fastest 4h 59m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Jackson to Chicago costs €110.18 at the cheapest and takes 4h 59m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 1,118 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 9, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
1,118 km
Fastest
4h 59m
Average
5h 6m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€110.18
CO2 per passenger
275.0 kg
Door to door

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 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight5h 5m1h 55m3h 10m€112.24275.0 kg4
  • 5h 5mFastest, by Flight
  • €112.24Cheapest, by Flight
  • 275.0 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 1,118 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€110.18
  1. Concho Valley Transit District CV247507:306h 1m13:31Jackson Union Station Bus TerminalBirmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority Terminal
  2. GoJet Airlines GJ111815:031h 37m16:40Birmingham BHMChicago ORD

Changes at Birmingham, with 92 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 11h 7mCO2 246.1 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Fastest€126.40
  1. Southwest Airlines SA131106:491h 55m08:44Jackson JANChicago MDW

Door to door 5h 5mCO2 275.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, 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 Jackson to Chicago
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Jackson to ChicagoThuSep 10FriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23
Flight€244.99€235.55€243.81€160.03€144.69€138.20€136.43€156.49€138.20€151.77€175.37€139.38€144.10€112.24
Coach€275.73€220.73€176.18€193.23€161.88€180.03€125.03€170.13€170.13€161.88€153.08€131.63€117.88€119.53

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €110.18

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

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Booking window

When to book Jackson to Chicago

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €98.0890 days
  2. €92.1860 days
  3. €117.8845 days
  4. €100.2830 days
  5. €114.5821 days
  6. €112.2414 days
  7. €125.037 days
  8. €176.183 days
  9. €244.991 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €92.18.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 166 percent. The most expensive point is €244.99, 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.
€244.99€92.181371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €153.08Sun
  2. €131.63Mon
  3. €117.88Tue
  4. €114.58Wed
  5. €156.49Thu
  6. €138.20Fri
  7. €151.77Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €138.20Sep
  2. €111.28Oct
  3. €105.23Nov
  4. €112.24Dec
  5. €101.93Jan
  6. €77.43Feb

The route

JacksonJacksonChicagoChicago
The journey

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
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 1,118 km against 1,085 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 Louisville, Birmingham, Atlanta, Nashville. The gap between arriving and leaving is 71 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 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 Jackson at 06:49 and the last at 07:30, across 4 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

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

Jackson

Rail
  • Union Station
  • New Orleans Great Northern Railroad Passenger Depot
Bus
  • Jackson Union Station Bus Terminal
Air
  • JAN

Chicago

Rail
  • Chicago Union Station
  • Chicago Ridge
  • Chicago station
Bus
  • Chicago Union Station
  • Chicago & Austin Terminal
Air
  • ORD
  • MDW
Ferry
  • Chicago Avenue
  • Chicago Riverwalk
Carriers

Who runs this route

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

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Southwest Airlines€112.244h 59m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • Southwest Airlines
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€97.0088%
Taxes€9.709%
Supplier fees€1.491%
Our service fee€1.992%
Total you pay€110.18100%

A day in Chicago hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Chicago Union Station

Most of the points near Chicago Union Station open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Jackson to Chicago

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 Jackson to Chicago?

The fastest journey from Jackson to Chicago takes 4h 59m door to door, of which 1h 55m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 6m, 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 Jackson to Chicago?

The cheapest fare from Jackson to Chicago is €110.18, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €145.28. 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 Jackson to Chicago?

The cheapest way from Jackson to Chicago is by Flight, at €112.24 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 5h 5m 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 Jackson to Chicago?

Fares from Jackson to Chicago bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €92.18. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 166 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Jackson to Chicago?

Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Jackson to Chicago, at €114.58. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Jackson to Chicago?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Jackson to Chicago, at €77.43 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 Jackson to Chicago?

1 operators sell services from Jackson to Chicago across 1 modes: Southwest 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 Jackson to Chicago?

20 percent of the services we sell from Jackson to Chicago are direct. The rest connect at Louisville, Birmingham, Atlanta, Nashville, with about 71 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 Jackson to Chicago use?

Services from Jackson to Chicago by Flight leave from Jackson JAN and arrive at Chicago MDW. 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 Jackson to Chicago?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Jackson to Chicago 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 Jackson to Chicago on September 9, 2026: 1118 km of route against 1085 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €110.18, and 4h 59m 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 Chicago is somebody else's catalog.

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