There are 6 ways to get from Charleston to Rockford by plane, bus, train, taxi, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Charleston International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane CHS - ORD
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 7559 Walton St - Van Galder Terminalbus
6h 11m$102–435Train, taxi
- Take the train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to Harvardtrain
- Take the taxi from Harvard to Rockfordtaxi
33h$536–1,008Bus
- Take the bus from Charleston Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 7559 Walton St - Van Galder Terminalbus
34h 20m$207–419Drive 957.3 mi
- Drive from Charleston to Rockfordcar 957.3 mi
17h 29m$175–253Fly Charleston International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport, bus
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane CHS - MDW
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 7559 Walton St - Van Galder Terminalbus
7h 12m$117–447Drive to Hilton Head Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
- Drive from Charleston to Hilton Head Airport (HHH)car
- Fly from Hilton Head Airport (HHH) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane HHH - ORD
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 7559 Walton St - Van Galder Terminalbus
7h 10m$121–467
Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charleston to Rockford is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 17h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Charleston to Rockford is to fly and bus which takes 6h 11m and costs $100 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Charleston to Rockford. However, there are services departing from Mary St / Meeting St and arriving at 7559 Walton St - Van Galder Terminal via N. Charleston SuperStop, Charleston Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station and W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 20m.
The distance between Charleston and Rockford is 852 miles. The road distance is 962.9 miles.
The best way to get from Charleston to Rockford without a car is to train and taxi which takes 33h and costs $500 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Charleston to Rockford, including transfers.
Charleston to Rockford bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Charleston Bus Station.
Charleston to Rockford bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Rockford is 1h behind Charleston. It is currently 10:38 AM in Charleston and 9:38 AM in Rockford.
Yes, the driving distance between Charleston to Rockford is 963 miles. It takes approximately 17h 29m to drive from Charleston to Rockford.
What companies run services between Charleston, SC, USA and Rockford, IL, USA?
You can take a bus from Mary St / Meeting St to Rockford via N. Charleston SuperStop, North Charleston Transit Center, Charleston Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station, W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St, and 7559 Walton St - Van Galder Terminal in around 34h 20m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Hilton Head Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Hilton Head Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Hilton Head Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Hilton Head Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Hilton Head Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Hilton Head Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Chicago OTC to Harvard
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 7559 Walton St - Van Galder Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $12–25
Bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 7559 Walton St - Van Galder Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $14–35
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 7559 Walton St - Van Galder Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $12–25
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 7559 Walton St - Van Galder Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $12–25
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Charleston Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
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