There are 12 ways to get from Chicago to Atlantic City by plane, train, bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, bus, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane MDW - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminaltrain
6h 46m$158–403Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)plane ORD - ABE
- Take the bus from Allentown Transportation Center to Philadelphia 30th St Stationbus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminaltrain
10h 5m$100–438Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Newark Penn Stationbus FlixBus N2641 / ...
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Arrival Area Inside Ac Bus Terminalbus 319
19h 45m$136–242Train via Washington
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminaltrain
21h 54m$271–590Drive 818.5 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Atlantic Citycar 818.5 mi
13h 36m$150–216Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane ORD - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminaltrain
7h 5m$128–253Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Laguardia Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane MDW - LGA
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Arrival Area Inside Ac Bus Terminalbus
7h 20m$224–618Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane MDW - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminaltrain
8h 13m$148–982Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane MDW - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminaltrain
8h 18m$158–772Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane ORD - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminaltrain
8h 46m$148–930Bus via Baltimore (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0164
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Atlantic Citybus Greyhound US0320
22h 40m$136–261Train
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain Cardinal
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminaltrain Atlc
28h 31m$318–689
Chicago to Atlantic City by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Atlantic City is to bus via Baltimore which costs $130 - $270 and takes 22h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Atlantic City is to fly and train which takes 6h 46m and costs $150 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Atlantic City. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Arrival Area Inside Ac Bus Terminal via Newark Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Chicago station to Atlantic City. However, there are services departing from Chicago Union Station and arriving at Atlantic City Rail Terminal via Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Washington Union Station and 30th Street Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 54m.
The distance between Chicago and Atlantic City is 757 miles. The road distance is 823.3 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Atlantic City without a car is to bus which takes 19h 45m and costs $130 - $250.
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Chicago to Atlantic City, including transfers.
Chicago to Atlantic City bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago to Atlantic City train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Chicago Union Station.
The best way to get from Chicago to Atlantic City is to bus which takes 19h 45m and costs $130 - $250. Alternatively, you can train via Washington, which costs $270 - $600 and takes 21h 54m.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Atlantic City, NJ, USA?
You can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Arrival Area Inside Ac Bus Terminal via Newark Penn Station in around 19h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chicago Union Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminal via Rockville Amtrak, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Washington Union Station, and 30th Street Station in around 21h 54m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–25
Train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–25
Train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–25
Train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–25
Train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–25
Train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–25
Train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–25
Train from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–25
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–480
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Arrival Area Inside Ac Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–45
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $13–45
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Arrival Area Inside Ac Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–60
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $19–60
- Phone
- 570.821.3800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Martz Bus
Bus from Allentown Transportation Center to Philadelphia 30th St Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Martz Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Atlantic City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Greyhound
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More Questions & Answers
Chicago to Atlantic City bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Newark Penn Station.
Atlantic City is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 8:38 PM in Chicago and 9:38 PM in Atlantic City.
Chicago to Atlantic City train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Rockville Amtrak station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Atlantic City is 823 miles. It takes approximately 13h 36m to drive from Chicago to Atlantic City.
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