There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Meridian by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane ORD - BOI
6h 54m$384–559Train to South Bend, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane SBN - BOI
10h 46m$117–500Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Spokanetrain Empire Builder
- Take the bus from Spokane to Boisebus Nwl 730
2d 2h$1,095–1,741Drive 1,684 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Meridiancar 1,684 mi
26h 27m$308–444Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane MDW - BOI
8h 35m$124–609Train 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 47m$181–740
Chicago to Meridian by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Meridian is to train and fly which costs $110 - $500 and takes 10h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Meridian is to fly which takes 6h 54m and costs $380 - $600.
The distance between Chicago and Meridian is 1477 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 $1,100 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Chicago to Meridian, including transfers.
Meridian is 1h behind Chicago. It is currently 8:29 AM in Chicago and 7:29 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 442+ hotels available in Meridian.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Meridian, ID, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Boise Airport (BOI) every 3 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Boise Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Boise Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Boise Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Boise Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boise Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boise Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boise Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from South Bend to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boise Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Boise Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from South Bend to Boise Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from South Bend to Boise Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boise Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boise Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from South Bend to Boise Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from South Bend to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boise Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boise Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- $14–17
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $14–17
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–16
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northwestern Stages
Bus from Spokane to Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- Northwestern Stages
- Adults
- $130–160
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Spokane to Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
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