There are 11 ways to get from Chicago to Ajax by plane, train, train (Amtrak), bus (Amtrak, Flixbus), car, shuttle, or bus
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Toronto Island Airport, train
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane ORD - YTZ
- Take the train from Union Station GO to Ajax GOtrain
5h 47m$243–1,820Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Centertrain Ssl
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
- Take the train from Union Station GO to Ajax GOtrain Le
16h 54m$125–224Train via Detroit
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Union Station GO to Ajax GOtrain Le
11h 48m$220–571Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Dearbornbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto Pearson Airportbus
- Take the bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Pickering GO Busbus 94
15h 23m$206–298Drive 857.2 km
- Drive from Chicago to Ajaxcar 857.2 km
8h 59m$171–247Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane ORD - YYZ
- Take the train from Union Station GO to Ajax GOtrain
6h 6m$482–1,533Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Toronto Island Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane MDW - YTZ
- Take the train from Union Station GO to Ajax GOtrain
5h 35m$213–620Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane MDW - BUF
- Take a shuttle bus from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Take the train from Union Station GO to Ajax GOtrain
7h 10m$362–793Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane ORD - BUF
- Take a shuttle bus from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Take the train from Union Station GO to Ajax GOtrain
7h 36m$352–613Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Erie International Airport, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Erie International Airport (ERI)plane ORD - ERI
- Drive from Erie-Airport-ERI to Ajaxcar
7h 31m$144–557Train
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Union Station GO to Ajax GOtrain Le
16h 40m$292–732
Chicago to Ajax by train and car
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Ajax is to train and bus which costs $120 - $230 and takes 16h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Ajax is to fly and train which takes 5h 35m and costs $210 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Ajax. However, there are services departing from Chicago Union Station and arriving at Westney Northbound @ O'Brien via Dearborn Transit Center, Rosa Parks Transit Center - Bay 10, Detroit Bus Station, Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 and Pickering Parkway Terminal Platform B13. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Chicago station to Ajax. However, there are services departing from Chicago Union Station and arriving at Ajax GO via Windsor and Union Station GO. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 48m.
The distance between Chicago and Ajax is 793 km. The road distance is 857.2 km.
The best way to get from Chicago to Ajax without a car is to bus which takes 15h 23m and costs $200 - $300.
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Chicago to Ajax, including transfers.
Chicago to Ajax bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Chicago Union Station.
Chicago to Ajax train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Chicago Union Station.
The best way to get from Chicago to Ajax is to train via Detroit which takes 11h 48m and costs $220 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $200 - $300 and takes 15h 23m.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Ajax, ON, Canada?
You can take a train from Chicago Union Station to Ajax GO via Detroit, Windsor, and Union Station GO in around 11h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chicago Union Station to Westney Northbound @ O'Brien via Dearborn Transit Center, Cass & Michigan, Rosa Parks Transit Center - Bay 10, Lafayette & Fifth, Detroit Bus Station, Toronto Pearson Airport, Pearson International Airport Terminal 1, Pickering GO Bus, and Pickering Parkway Terminal Platform B13 in around 15h 23m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Erie International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Erie International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Phone
- +1 888-438-6646
- Website
- gotransit.com
Train from Union Station GO to Ajax GO
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $9–13
Train from Union Station GO to Ajax GO
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $9–13
Train from Union Station GO to Ajax GO
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $9–13
Train from Union Station GO to Ajax GO
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $9–13
Train from Union Station GO to Ajax GO
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $9–13
Train from Union Station GO to Ajax GO
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $9–13
Train from Union Station GO to Ajax GO
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $9–13
Train from Union Station GO to Ajax GO
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $9–13
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $80–210
- Business
- $130–280
- Business Plus
- $140–300
- Economy
- $90–220
- Economy Plus
- $100–230
Train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $40–130
- Business
- $85–230
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $45–140
- Economy Plus
- $50–150
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Center
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto Pearson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-438-6646
- Website
- gotransit.com
Bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Pickering GO Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $10–12
- Phone
- +1 905 374 8111
- [email protected]
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com/
Shuttle from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Gary Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Chicago to Ajax bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Dearborn station.
Ajax is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 7:55 PM in Chicago and 8:55 PM in Ajax.
Chicago to Ajax train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Detroit station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Ajax is 857 km. It takes approximately 8h 59m to drive from Chicago to Ajax.
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