There are 13 ways to get from Chicago to Cape May by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus), car, subway, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane MDW - PHL
- Take the bus from Market St At 16Th St to Perry St At Park Blvd#bus
8h 1m$156–418Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Harrisburg International Airport (MDT)plane ORD - MDT
- Take the train from Harrisburg to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Market St At 30Th St to Perry St At Park Blvd#bus
11h 11m$102–447Train, bus via Rockville
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Market St At 30Th St to Perry St At Park Blvd#bus 316
23h 13m$250–566Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Allentownbus
- Take the bus from Allentown Transportation Center to Philadelphia 30th St Stationbus
- Take the bus from Jfk Blvd At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus 316 / ...
24h 4m$159–275Drive 819.6 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Cape Maycar 819.6 mi
14h 24m$150–217Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane ORD - PHL
- Take the bus from Market St At 16Th St to Perry St At Park Blvd#bus
8h 24m$136–268Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train, bus
- 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 bus from Market St At 30Th St to Perry St At Park Blvd#bus
9h 32m$158–997Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train, bus
- 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 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Market St At 30Th St to Perry St At Park Blvd#bus
9h 56m$112–1,107Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane ORD - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Market St At 30Th St to Perry St At Park Blvd#bus
9h 46m$182–982Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train, bus
- 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 bus from Market St At 30Th St to Perry St At Park Blvd#bus
9h 37m$172–832Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train, bus
- 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 Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Market St At 30Th St to Perry St At Park Blvd#bus
10h 42m$232–1,031Bus via Baltimore
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Baltimore Greyhound Garage to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Market St 125'W Of 10Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus 316 / ...
27h 17m$142–292Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain Cardinal
- Take the bus from Jfk Blvd At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Streetbus 316 / ...
29h 55m$292–656
Chicago to Cape May by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Cape May is to bus via Baltimore which costs $140 - $300 and takes 27h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Cape May is to fly and bus which takes 8h 1m and costs $150 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Cape May. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street via Allentown Transportation Center and Jfk Blvd At 30Th St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 4m.
The distance between Chicago and Cape May is 787 miles. The road distance is 824.4 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Cape May without a car is to train and bus via Rockville which takes 23h 13m and costs $250 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Chicago to Cape May, including transfers.
Chicago to Cape May bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago to Cape May bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Allentown station.
Cape May is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:01 AM in Chicago and 1:01 AM in Cape May.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Cape May is 824 miles. It takes approximately 14h 24m to drive from Chicago to Cape May.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Cape May, NJ, USA?
You can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street via Allentown, Allentown Transportation Center, Philadelphia 30th St Station, and Jfk Blvd At 30Th St in around 24h 4m.
- 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 Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
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
- $120–700
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
- $200–450
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Harrisburg to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $280–650
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Bus from Market St At 16Th St to Perry St At Park Blvd#
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $11–40
Bus from Market St At 30Th St to Perry St At Park Blvd#
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $11–40
Bus from Jfk Blvd At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $11–40
Bus from Market St At 16Th St to Perry St At Park Blvd#
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $11–40
Bus from Market St At 30Th St to Perry St At Park Blvd#
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $11–40
Bus from Market St At 30Th St to Perry St At Park Blvd#
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $11–40
Bus from Market St At 30Th St to Perry St At Park Blvd#
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $11–40
Bus from Market St At 30Th St to Perry St At Park Blvd#
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $11–40
Bus from Market St At 30Th St to Perry St At Park Blvd#
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $11–40
Bus from Market St At 30Th St to Perry St At Park Blvd#
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $11–40
Bus from Market St 125'W Of 10Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $11–40
Bus from Jfk Blvd At 30Th St to Cape May Welcome Ctr - Lafayette Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $11–40
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