There are 9 ways to get from Chicago to Michoacán by plane, bus, train, 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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport to General Francisco Mujica International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM)plane ORD - MLM
7h 5m$4,543–10,885Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane ORD - MEX
- Take the bus from Terminal Poniente - Observatorio to Zitácuarobus
10h 14m$2,714–9,220Bus via Santiago de Querétaro
- Take the bus from Chicago to Santiago de Querétarobus Chicago
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1 to Moreliabus
44h 49m$5,236–8,928Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Antonio Stationtrain
- Take the bus from San Antonio Station to Nuevo Laredobus
- Take the bus from Nuevo Laredo to Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 2bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1 to Moreliabus
2d$11,319–20,142Drive 3,217.6 km
- Drive from Chicago to Moreliacar 3,217.6 km
34h 7m$6,212–8,972Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to General Francisco Mujica International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM)plane MDW - MLM
6h 59m$6,143–18,885Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane ORD - GDL
- Take the bus from Tren Ligero to Sahuayo de Morelosbus
10h 40m$3,824–8,046Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane MDW - GDL
- Take the bus from Tren Ligero to Sahuayo de Morelosbus
10h 32m$2,924–11,546Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Moreliabus
47h 9m$4,986–5,078
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Michoacán is to fly and bus which costs $2700 - $9500 and takes 10h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Michoacán is to fly which takes 6h 59m and costs $6000 - $19000.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Michoacán. However, there are services departing from 35th/Archer Orange Line Station and arriving at Morelia via Chicago, Gral. guadalupe victoria-benito juÁrez, Av luis pasteur-alamaeda and Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 49m.
The distance between Chicago and Michoacán is 2809 km. The road distance is 3217.6 km.
The best way to get from Chicago to Michoacán without a car is to bus via Santiago de Querétaro which takes 44h 49m and costs $5000 - $9000.
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Chicago to Michoacán, including transfers.
Chicago to Michoacán bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, depart from Chicago station.
The best way to get from Chicago to Michoacán is to fly which takes 7h 5m and costs $4500 - $11000. Alternatively, you can bus via Santiago de Querétaro, which costs $5000 - $9000 and takes 44h 49m.
Chicago to Michoacán bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, arrive at Santiago de Querétaro station.
Michoacán is 1h behind Chicago. It is currently 12:00 AM in Chicago and 11:00 PM in Michoacán.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Michoacán, Mexico?
Volaris, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Roosevelt to Morelia via 35th/Archer, 35th/Archer Orange Line Station, California & 35th Street, Chicago, Santiago de Querétaro, Gral. guadalupe victoria-benito juÁrez, Alameda, Av luis pasteur-alamaeda, Prol. bernardo quintana-centro de conciliaciÓn laboral del estado de querÉtaro, and Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1 in around 44h 49m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to General Francisco Mujica International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,100–13,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to General Francisco Mujica International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,900–9,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to General Francisco Mujica International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–18,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to General Francisco Mujica International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–18,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–6,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,600–6,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–10,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to General Francisco Mujica International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,900–9,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to General Francisco Mujica International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–18,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to General Francisco Mujica International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–18,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–6,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,600–6,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–10,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to General Francisco Mujica International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,100–13,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to General Francisco Mujica International Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–14,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to General Francisco Mujica International Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–14,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–7,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–7,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–9,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–9,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Chicago to Santiago de Querétaro
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4,600–8,000
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $4,600–8,000
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1 to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–800
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1 to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–800
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +1 479 750 3263
- Website
- transporteschayo.com
Bus from San Antonio Station to Nuevo Laredo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $900–1,000
- Schedules at
- transporteschayo.com
- Book at
- transporteschayo.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Nuevo Laredo to Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 2
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–3,700
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 009 4622
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobuseszinacantepec.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Poniente - Observatorio to Zitácuaro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $260–370
- Schedules at
- autobuseszinacantepec.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseszinacantepec.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Poniente - Observatorio to Zitácuaro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $280–600
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- surdejalisco.com.mx
Bus from Tren Ligero to Sahuayo de Morelos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $270–450
- Schedules at
- surdejalisco.com.mx
- Book at
- surdejalisco.com.mx
Bus from Tren Ligero to Sahuayo de Morelos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $270–450
- Schedules at
- surdejalisco.com.mx
- Book at
- surdejalisco.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 81 2152 6736
- [email protected]
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Chicago to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4,700
- Website
- https://tornadobus.com/en/home/
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