There are 5 ways to get from Badlands National Park to Chicago by unknown, plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Walk from Badlands National Park to Rapid-City-Airport-RAPunknown
- Fly from Rapid City (RAP) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane RAP - ORD
4h 17mTravel, bus, train
- Walk from Badlands National Park to Wallunknown
- Take the bus from Wall to Minneapolisbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
19h 52mTravel, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Walk from Badlands National Park to Rapid-City-Airport-RAPunknown
- Fly from Rapid City (RAP) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane RAP - MDW
6h 34mTravel, bus
- Walk from Badlands National Park to Wallunknown
- Take the bus from Wall to Minneapolisbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
20h 10mTravel, bus via Madison
- Walk from Badlands National Park to Wallunknown
- Take the bus from Wall to Minneapolisbus
- Take the bus from Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomington to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
23h 1m
Rapid City (RAP) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Badlands National Park and Chicago is 837 miles.
The best way to get from Badlands National Park to Chicago without a car is to travel and bus and train which takes 19h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 17m to get from Badlands National Park to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 1h ahead of Badlands National Park. It is currently 9:30 PM in Badlands National Park and 10:30 PM in Chicago.
There are 1328+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Badlands National Park, SD, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Badlands National Park to Chicago. However, you can travel to Rapid-City-Airport-RAP airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), walk to O'Hare, then take the subway to Jackson-Blue. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Badlands National Park to Chicago Union Station via Wall, 5th St Transit Center Gate B, Union Depot & Wacouta Station, and St. Paul-Minneapolis in around 19h 52m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rapid City to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Rapid City to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rapid City to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rapid City to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Rapid City to Chicago Midway International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rapid City to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Wall to Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $120–180
Bus from Wall to Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $120–180
Bus from Wall to Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $120–180
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- [email protected]
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomington to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $26–60
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