There are 11 ways to get from Chicago to Bristow by plane, train, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or subway
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Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane MDW - DCA
- Take the train from 3 to Leadtrain
5h 26m$130–718Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane ORD - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Lead to Leadtrain
7h 6m$98–1,028Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus Greyhound US0164
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Gainesville Park and Ridebus Washington
19h 2m$145–267Train via Rockville
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain Floridian
- Take the train from Lead to Leadtrain Manassas Line
19h 46m$259–504Drive 672.6 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Bristowcar 672.6 mi
12h 1m$123–178Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane ORD - DCA
- Take the train from 3 to Leadtrain
5h 46m$130–868Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane ORD - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to L'Enfant Plaza, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Take the train from 4 to Leadtrain
6h 51m$192–919Fly 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 Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Lead to Leadtrain
6h 43m$132–788Train to South Bend, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SBN - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to L'Enfant Plaza, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Take the train from 4 to Leadtrain
7h 54m$132–678Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Charlottesville, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane ORD - CHO
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Manassas Amtrak Stationtrain
7h 38m$122–455Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Manassas Amtrak Stationtrain Cardinal
23h 50m$294–579
Chicago to Bristow by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Bristow is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 12h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Bristow is to fly and train which takes 5h 26m and costs $130 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Bristow. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Gainesville Park and Ride via Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Chicago station to Bristow. However, there are services departing from Chicago Union Station and arriving at Lead via Rockville, Red Line Center Platform and Lead. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 46m.
The distance between Chicago and Bristow is 645 miles. The road distance is 676.5 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Bristow without a car is to bus which takes 19h 2m and costs $140 - $270.
It takes approximately 5h 26m to get from Chicago to Bristow, including transfers.
Chicago to Bristow bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago to Bristow train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Chicago Union Station.
The best way to get from Chicago to Bristow is to bus which takes 19h 2m and costs $140 - $270. Alternatively, you can train via Rockville, which costs $250 - $550 and takes 19h 46m.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Bristow, Prince William County, VA, USA?
You can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Bristow via Washington Union Station and Gainesville Park and Ride in around 19h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chicago Union Station to Lead via Rockville Amtrak, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, and Lead in around 19h 46m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via State College
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from South Bend to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Charlottesville via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
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
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Charlottesville via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Charlottesville via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Charlottesville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from South Bend to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Phone
- +1 800-743-3873
- [email protected]
- Website
- vre.org
Train from 3 to Lead
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- vre.org
Train from Lead to Lead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- vre.org
Train from 3 to Lead
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- vre.org
Train from 4 to Lead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- vre.org
Train from Lead to Lead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- vre.org
Train from Lead to Lead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- vre.org
Train from 4 to Lead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- vre.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–490
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlottesville to Manassas Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Manassas Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to L'Enfant Plaza, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to L'Enfant Plaza, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- [email protected]
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Gainesville Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Adult One-way
- $12–35
- Phone
- +1-800-827-3490
- [email protected]
- Website
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
Bus from Washington Union Station to Gainesville Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–22
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
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More Questions & Answers
Chicago to Bristow bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Bristow is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:32 AM in Chicago and 1:32 AM in Bristow.
Chicago to Bristow train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Rockville Amtrak station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Bristow is 676 miles. It takes approximately 12h 1m to drive from Chicago to Bristow.
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