There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Meridian by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane MDW - BOI
6h 25m$154–659Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Spokanetrain Empire Builder
- Take the bus from Spokane to Boise, ID - Airportbus Spokane
2d 2h$677–1,387Drive 1,684 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Meridiancar 1,684 mi
26h 27m$308–444Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane ORD - BOI
6h 55m$384–559Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane MKE - BOI
9h 39m$192–773Train to South Bend, fly
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane SBN - BOI
11h 17m$165–668
Chicago to Meridian by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Meridian is to fly which costs $150 - $700 and takes 6h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Meridian is to fly which takes 6h 25m and costs $150 - $700.
The distance between Chicago and Meridian is 1482 miles. The road distance is 1693.9 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Meridian without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs $650 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Chicago to Meridian, including transfers.
Meridian is 1h behind Chicago. It is currently 5:51 AM in Chicago and 4:51 AM in Meridian.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Meridian is 1694 miles. It takes approximately 26h 27m to drive from Chicago to Meridian.
There are 385+ hotels available in Meridian.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Meridian, ID, USA?
Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Boise Airport (BOI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Boise Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Boise Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boise Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boise Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boise Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boise Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from South Bend to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boise Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boise Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from South Bend to Boise Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from South Bend to Boise Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from South Bend to Boise Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boise Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- [email protected]
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Spokane to Boise, ID - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $130–160
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Spokane to Boise, ID - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
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