There are 11 ways to get from Canada to Illinois by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, bus, or bus (Flixbus, Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane YYZ - ORD
5h 18m$381–954Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2701 / ...
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0160
13h 55m$84–138Train via Detroit
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain VIA Rail
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain Wolverine
10h 38m$210–448Drive 510.3 mi
- Drive from Toronto to Chicagocar 510.3 mi
8h 36m$105–152Fly Toronto Island Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane YTZ - ORD
5h 15m$204–1,418Fly Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Fly from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport (YWG) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane YWG - ORD
5h 36m$429–977Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane YUL - ORD
6h 5m$185–1,108Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane YOW - ORD
6h 14m$265–1,208Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from Toronto to Buffalobus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BUF - MDW
7h 11m$203–370Bus via Dearborn
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2701 / ...
- Take the bus from Dearborn to Chicago Union Stationbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
14h 13mTrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalotrain VIA Rail
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
15h 51m$311–620
Canada to Illinois by train and car
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Canada to Illinois is to bus which costs $80 - $140 and takes 13h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Canada to Illinois is to fly which takes 5h 15m and costs $200 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct bus from Canada to Illinois station. However, there are services departing from Toronto and arriving at Chicago Bus Station via Detroit Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Canada station to Illinois station. However, there are services departing from Toronto Union Station and arriving at Chicago Union Station via Detroit. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 38m.
The distance between Canada and Illinois is 472 miles. The road distance is 513.3 miles.
The best way to get from Canada to Illinois without a car is to bus which takes 13h 55m and costs $80 - $140.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from Canada to Illinois, including transfers.
Canada to Illinois bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Toronto station.
Canada to Illinois train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Toronto Union Station.
The best way to get from Canada to Illinois is to fly which takes 5h 18m and costs $380 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can train via Detroit, which costs $210 - $450 and takes 10h 38m, you could also bus, which costs $80 - $140 and takes 13h 55m.
What companies run services between Canada and Illinois, USA?
American Airlines, Air Canada, and United Airlines fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Toronto Union Station to Chicago Union Station via Windsor and Detroit in around 10h 38m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,300
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–210
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $55–150
- Business
- $90–200
- Business Plus
- $100–210
- Economy
- $65–150
- Economy Plus
- $70–160
Train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $30–90
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–95
- Economy Plus
- $35–110
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $280–450
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Toronto to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Toronto to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Dearborn to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Amtrak
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Booking & Getting There
Canada to Illinois bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
Canada to Illinois train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Buffalo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Canada to Illinois is 513 miles. It takes approximately 8h 36m to drive from Canada to Illinois.
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