The average bus between New York and Des Plaines takes 30h 12m and the fastest bus takes 22h 6m. The bus runs, on average, 6 times per week from New York to Des Plaines. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run 6 times a week between New York and Des Plaines. The earliest departure is at 10:45 AM in the morning, and the last departure from New York is at 9:31 PM which arrives into Des Plaines at 7:51 AM. All services require a transfer at Chicago Bus Station and take an average of 30h 12m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from New York to Des Plaines. However, there are services departing from New York station and arriving at Des Plaines station via Chicago Bus Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 12m.
New York to Des Plaines bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from New York Midtown station.
New York to Des Plaines bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
The distance between New York and Des Plaines is 1,166.2 km. The road distance is 1,472 km.
Flixbus USA operates a bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost $140–240 and the journey takes 16h 55m. Jefferson Lines also services this route once daily.
