There are 8 ways to get from Charlotte to Evanston by plane, subway, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus
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Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, subway
best- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane CLT - MDW
- Take the subway from LaSalle/Van Buren to Mainsubway
4h 49m$86–452Bus via Hurricane
cheapest- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Hurricanebus
- Take the bus from Hurricane to Columbus - Mound Stbus
- Take the bus from Columbus - Mound St to Chicagobus
22h 38m$81–217Bus
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0140
- Take the bus from Toledo to Chicago Union Stationbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
20h 14m$184–313Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Carytrain Piedmont / ...
- Take the train from Cary to Chicago Union Stationtrain Floridian
30h 25m$409–866Drive 754.2 mi
- Drive from Charlotte to Evanstoncar 754.2 mi
13h 13m$138–199Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane CLT - ORD
5h 25m$128–422Fly to South Bend, train
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to South Bend (SBN)plane CLT - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.train
7h 16m$137–722Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane CLT - MKE
- Take the bus from Mitchell Airport to Metro Train Station - 13th Avenue and 54th Streetbus
- Take the train from Kenosha to Evanstontrain
7h 37m$143–773
Charlotte to Evanston by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlotte to Evanston is to bus via Hurricane which costs $80 - $220 and takes 22h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Charlotte to Evanston is to fly and subway which takes 4h 49m and costs $85 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Charlotte station to Evanston. However, there are services departing from Charlotte Bus Station and arriving at Paulina & Howard Terminal via Toledo, Union Station Transit Center and Michigan & Hubbard. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Charlotte station to Evanston. However, there are services departing from Charlotte Amtrak Station and arriving at Dempster via Cary and Adams/Wabash. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 25m.
The distance between Charlotte and Evanston is 618 miles. The road distance is 758.6 miles.
The best way to get from Charlotte to Evanston without a car is to bus which takes 20h 14m and costs $180 - $320.
It takes approximately 4h 49m to get from Charlotte to Evanston, including transfers.
Charlotte to Evanston bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Charlotte Bus Station.
Charlotte to Evanston train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Charlotte Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Charlotte to Evanston is to bus which takes 20h 14m and costs $180 - $320. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $400 - $900 and takes 30h 25m, you could also fly, which costs $120 - $430 and takes 5h 25m.
What companies run services between Charlotte, NC, USA and Evanston, IL, USA?
You can take a bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Paulina & Howard Terminal via Toledo, Chicago Union Station, Union Station Transit Center, and Michigan & Hubbard in around 20h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Dempster via Cary, Chicago Union Station, Jackson & Clinton, Jackson & Wabash, and Adams/Wabash in around 30h 25m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to South Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to South Bend via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to South Bend via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to South Bend via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to South Bend via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Phone
- +1 888-968-7282
- Website
- transitchicago.com
Subway from LaSalle/Van Buren to Main
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.transitchicago.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.transitchicago.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $2–5
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cary to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $350–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Kenosha to Evanston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5–7
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Toledo to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Mitchell Airport to Metro Train Station - 13th Avenue and 54th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $6–14
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Hurricane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Hurricane to Columbus - Mound St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–55
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Columbus - Mound St to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Charlotte to Evanston bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Toledo Bus Stop station.
Evanston is 1h behind Charlotte. It is currently 11:01 PM in Charlotte and 10:01 PM in Evanston.
Charlotte to Evanston train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Cary station.
Yes, the driving distance between Charlotte to Evanston is 759 miles. It takes approximately 13h 13m to drive from Charlotte to Evanston.
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