Cheapest€236.14
- American Airlines AA731718:124h 10m22:22Vancouver YVRChicago ORD
Door to door 7h 20mCO2 722.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Vancouver to Chicago 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 16m | 4h 6m | 3h 10m | €278.62 | 722.7 kg | 19 |
- 7h 16mFastest, 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€256.20
- United Airlines UA745914:214h 6m18:27Vancouver YVRChicago ORD
Door to door 7h 16mCO2 722.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€290.74
- Amtrak A750907:301h 24m08:54Vancouver Pacific CentralSeattle King Street
- American Airlines AA144310:314h 2m14:33Seattle BFIChicago ORD
Changes at Seattle, with 97 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 9hCO2 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.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greyhound-us2 changes | Greyhound US0501 | 09:45 | 19:39 | 58h 2m |
| FlixBus-us1 changes | FlixBus 2114 | 18:00 | 21:45 | 51h 53m |
| FlixBus-us2 changes | FlixBus 2114 | 18:00 | 21:29 | 51h 37m |
| Greyhound-us2 changes | Greyhound US0501 | 09:45 | 19:39 | 58h 2m |
| FlixBus-us1 changes | FlixBus 2114 | 18:00 | 21:45 | 51h 53m |
| FlixBus-us2 changes | FlixBus 2114 | 18:00 | 21:29 | 51h 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 Vancouver to Chicago | 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 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €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 | €291.60 |
| Train | €705.99 | €605.34 | €438.14 | €386.99 | €544.29 | €529.99 | €406.79 | €402.94 | €342.44 | €282.49 | €402.94 | €485.44 | €397.99 | €400.19 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €236.14
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When to book Vancouver to Chicago
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €273.9090 days
- €186.5860 days
- €188.3545 days
- €204.8730 days
- €276.2621 days
- €291.6014 days
- €359.457 days
- €338.803 days
- €502.231 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 169 percent. The most expensive point is €502.23, 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
- €291.60Sat
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
- €176.89Feb
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, Calgary, Seattle, Winnipeg. The gap between arriving and leaving is 60 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 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 Vancouver at 06:25 and the last at 18:39, across 19 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.
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
Chicago
Rail
- Chicago Union Station
- Chicago Ridge
- Chicago station
Bus
- Chicago Union Station
- Chicago & Austin Terminal
Air
- ORD
- MDW
Ferry
- Chicago Avenue
- Chicago Riverwalk
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 Air Canada | €236.73 |
 Air Canada Jazz | €242.04 |
 American Airlines | €236.14 |
| United Airlines | €247.35 |
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% |
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Questions about Vancouver 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 Vancouver to Chicago?
The fastest journey from Vancouver to Chicago takes 7h 16m door to door, of which 4h 6m 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 Vancouver to Chicago?
The cheapest fare from Vancouver to Chicago is €236.14, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €386.30. 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 Vancouver to Chicago?
The cheapest way from Vancouver to Chicago is by Flight, at €278.62 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 7h 16m 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 Vancouver to Chicago?
Fares from Vancouver to Chicago 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 169 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 Vancouver to Chicago?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Vancouver to Chicago, 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 Vancouver to Chicago?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Vancouver to Chicago, at €176.89 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 Vancouver to Chicago?
4 operators sell services from Vancouver to Chicago 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 Vancouver to Chicago?
80 percent of the services we sell from Vancouver to Chicago are direct. The rest connect at Minneapolis, Calgary, Seattle, Winnipeg, with about 60 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 Vancouver to Chicago use?
Services from Vancouver to Chicago by Flight leave from Vancouver YVR 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 Vancouver to Chicago?
0 of the 4 operators we sell from Vancouver 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 Vancouver to Chicago on September 12, 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.
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