There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Gatineau by plane, bus, train, bus (Amtrak, Flixbus), car, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, line 67 bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane ORD - YOW
- Take the bus from Albert/Bank to GRÉBER/de la SAVANEbus
6h 28m$435–1,619Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0160
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus FlixBus 2701 / ...
22h 27m$177–312Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain Lake Shore Limited
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ottawabus FlixBus 2678
18h 55m$354–690Bus via Detroit
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroitbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus FlixBus 2701 / ...
21h 4m$259–387Drive 1,216.1 km
- Drive from Chicago to Gatineaucar 1,216.1 km
13h 46m$242–349Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane MDW - YOW
8h 49m$425–969Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane ORD - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
8h 37m$310–1,759
Chicago to Gatineau by train, bus, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Gatineau is to bus which costs $170 - $320 and takes 22h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Gatineau is to fly and line 67 bus which takes 6h 28m and costs $430 - $1,700.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Gatineau station. However, there are services departing from Chicago Union Station and arriving at Station PROMENADES #2 via Woodward & Baltimore, Detroit Bus Station and Centre Rideau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 4m.
The distance between Chicago and Gatineau is 1105 km. The road distance is 1216.1 km.
The best way to get from Chicago to Gatineau without a car is to train and bus which takes 18h 55m and costs $350 - $700.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Chicago to Gatineau, including transfers.
Chicago to Gatineau bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Chicago Union Station.
The best way to get from Chicago to Gatineau is to bus via Detroit which takes 21h 4m and costs $250 - $390. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $420 - $1,000 and takes 8h 49m.
Chicago to Gatineau bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Detroit station.
Gatineau is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 7:18 PM in Chicago and 8:18 PM in Gatineau.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Gatineau, QC, Canada?
You can take a bus from Chicago Union Station to Station PROMENADES #2 via Detroit, Woodward & Baltimore, Larned & Griswold, Detroit Bus Station, Ottawa, Tremblay O-Train West / Ouest, Rideau O-Train West / Ouest, and Centre Rideau in around 21h 4m. Alternatively, Porter Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Detroit, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Detroit, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Dorval to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $35–120
- Business
- $85–220
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $40–130
- Economy Plus
- $45–140
- Phone
- +1 819 770 3242
- Website
- sto.ca
Bus from Albert/Bank to GRÉBER/de la SAVANE
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://www.sto.ca/en/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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 Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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