Spokane to Chicago

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Spokane to Chicago. From €219.62, fastest 6h 43m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Spokane to Chicago costs €219.62 at the cheapest and takes 6h 43m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 2,495 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
2,495 km
Fastest
6h 43m
Average
6h 58m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€219.62
CO2 per passenger
613.8 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
Flight6h 49m3h 39m3h 10m€234.37613.8 kg5
  • 6h 49mFastest, by Flight
  • €234.37Cheapest, by Flight
  • 613.8 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 2,495 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€219.62
  1. Delta Air Lines DA444507:303h 2m10:32Spokane GEGMinneapolis MSP
  2. Endeavor Air EA141311:421h 13m12:55Minneapolis MSPChicago ORD

Changes at Minneapolis, with 70 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 8h 35mCO2 619.2 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Fastest€283.34
  1. SkyWest SW502106:523h 39m10:31Spokane GEGChicago ORD

Door to door 6h 49mCO2 613.8 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.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
Amtrakdirect2808:1521:4537h 38m
Amtrak1 changes2808:1521:2937h 22m
FlixBus-us2 changesFlixBus 218418:1019:3949h 37m
Amtrakdirect2808:1521:4537h 38m
Amtrak1 changes2808:1521:2937h 22m
FlixBus-us2 changesFlixBus 218418:1019:3949h 37m

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 Spokane to Chicago
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Spokane to ChicagoFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Flight€464.47€487.48€411.96€363.58€298.09€364.17€350.60€356.50€346.47€281.57€310.48€234.37€292.78€293.37

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €219.62

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 Spokane to Chicago

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

  1. €215.4990 days
  2. €195.4360 days
  3. €240.8645 days
  4. €221.3930 days
  5. €289.2421 days
  6. €293.3714 days
  7. €350.607 days
  8. €411.963 days
  9. €464.471 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €195.43.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 138 percent. The most expensive point is €464.47, 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.
€464.47€195.431371421304560

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. €281.57Sun
  2. €310.48Mon
  3. €234.37Tue
  4. €292.78Wed
  5. €293.37Thu
  6. €356.50Fri
  7. €346.47Sat
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. €298.09Sep
  2. €252.07Oct
  3. €247.94Nov
  4. €220.80Dec
  5. €221.98Jan
  6. €190.71Feb

The route

SpokaneSpokaneChicagoChicago
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 2,495 km against 2,422 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 Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, Boise, Denver. The gap between arriving and leaving is 55 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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 Spokane at 06:52 and the last at 07:30, across 5 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.

Spokane

Rail
  • Spokane Intermodal Center
Air
  • GEG

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
SkyWest€227.886h 43m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • SkyWest
The price

What the fare is made of

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

The cheapest Flight fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€178.5081%
Taxes€32.1315%
Supplier fees€7.003%
Our service fee€1.991%
Total you pay€219.62100%

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 Spokane 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 Spokane to Chicago?

The fastest journey from Spokane to Chicago takes 6h 43m door to door, of which 3h 39m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 6h 58m, 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 Spokane to Chicago?

The cheapest fare from Spokane to Chicago is €219.62, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €298.09. 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 Spokane to Chicago?

The cheapest way from Spokane to Chicago is by Flight, at €234.37 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 6h 49m 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 Spokane to Chicago?

Fares from Spokane to Chicago bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €195.43. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 138 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 Spokane to Chicago?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Spokane to Chicago, at €234.37. 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 Spokane to Chicago?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Spokane to Chicago, at €190.71 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 Spokane to Chicago?

1 operators sell services from Spokane to Chicago across 1 modes: SkyWest. 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 Spokane to Chicago?

20 percent of the services we sell from Spokane to Chicago are direct. The rest connect at Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, Boise, Denver, with about 55 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 Spokane to Chicago use?

Services from Spokane to Chicago by Flight leave from Spokane GEG and arrive at Chicago ORD. 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 Spokane to Chicago?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Spokane 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 Spokane to Chicago on September 10, 2026: 2495 km of route against 2422 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €219.62, and 6h 43m 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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