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How to get fromCape May to Chicagoby bus, plane, bus (Flixbus), train, car, or bus (Greyhound)

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There are 12 ways to get from Cape May to Chicago by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus), train, car, or bus (Greyhound)

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  1. Bus to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport

    best
    1. Take the bus from Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street to Jfk Blvd At 17Th St#bus bus
    2. Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane plane PHL - MDW
    7h 11m
    $167–417

  2. Bus, train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street to Jfk Blvd At 30Th Stbus bus
    2. Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain train
    3. Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane plane BWI - ORD
    8h 49m
    $104–1,063

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street to Market St At 11Th Stbus bus 316 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus bus FlixBus N2642
    23h 35m
    $153–258

  4. Bus, train via Rockville

    1. Take the bus from Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street to Jfk Blvd At 30Th Stbus bus 316
    2. Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain train
    3. Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    24h 2m
    $455–1,341

  5. Drive  819.6 mi

    1. Drive from Cape May to Chicagocar car 819.6 mi
    14h 25m
    $150–217

  6. Bus to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street to Jfk Blvd At 17Th St#bus bus
    2. Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane plane PHL - ORD
    7h 40m
    $137–237

  7. Bus, train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street to Jfk Blvd At 30Th Stbus bus
    2. Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain train
    3. Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane plane BWI - MDW
    8h 24m
    $179–993

  8. Bus, train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street to Jfk Blvd At 30Th Stbus bus
    2. Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane plane DCA - MDW
    9h 7m
    $149–1,350

  9. Bus, train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street to Jfk Blvd At 30Th Stbus bus
    2. Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane plane DCA - ORD
    9h 31m
    $169–1,300

  10. Bus to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street to Jfk Blvd At 17Th St#bus bus
    2. Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane plane PHL - MKE
    3. Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    9h 52m
    $442–981

  11. Bus via Baltimore

    1. Take the bus from Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street to Arrival Area Inside Ac Bus Terminalbus bus 552
    2. Take the bus from Atlantic City to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus bus
    26h 42m
    $168–274

  12. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street to Jfk Blvd At 30Th Stbus bus 316
    2. Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain train Cardinal
    30h 54m
    $563–938

Cape May to Chicago by bus

Calendar3Weekly Buses
Duration23h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket$153Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 782.3 mi
  • Duration: 7h 11m

What companies run services between Cape May, NJ, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?

You can take a bus from Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street to Chicago Bus Station via Market St At 11Th St and Philadelphia Bus Station in around 23h 35m.

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