There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Mount Pleasant by plane, car, train (Amtrak), subway, or bus
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 Columbia, drive
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Columbia (CAE)plane ORD - CAE
- Drive from Columbia-Airport-CAE to Mount Pleasantcar
5h 48m$76–354Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain Floridian
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Charleston Amtrak Stationtrain Silver Meteor / ...
28h 43m$738–1,124Drive 875.2 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Mount Pleasantcar 875.2 mi
16h 3m$150–217Subway to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Charleston International Airport, line 41 bus
- Take the subway from Adams/Wabash to Midwaysubway
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane MDW - CHS
- Take the bus from Mary St / Meeting St to Coleman Blvd / Chuck Dawley Blvdbus
6h 36m$126–709Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Charleston International Airport, line 41 bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane ORD - CHS
- Take the bus from Mary St / Meeting St to Coleman Blvd / Chuck Dawley Blvdbus
6h 58m$506–859Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hilton Head Airport, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Hilton Head Airport (HHH)plane ORD - HHH
- Drive from Hilton Head Airport (HHH) to Mount Pleasantcar
6h 28m$80–362Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, drive
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane MDW - CLT
- Drive from Charlotte-Airport-CLT to Mount Pleasantcar
7h 10m$168–860
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Columbia (CAE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Mount Pleasant is to drive which costs $150 - $220 and takes 16h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Mount Pleasant is to fly and drive which takes 5h 48m and costs $75 - $360.
No, there is no direct train from Chicago station to Mount Pleasant station. However, there are services departing from Chicago Union Station and arriving at Charleston Amtrak Station via Petersburg Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 43m.
The distance between Chicago and Mount Pleasant is 803 miles. The road distance is 880.3 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Mount Pleasant without a car is to train which takes 28h 43m and costs $700 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 5h 48m to get from Chicago to Mount Pleasant, including transfers.
Chicago to Mount Pleasant train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Chicago Union Station.
Mount Pleasant is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 1:09 PM in Chicago and 2:09 PM in Mount Pleasant.
Chicago to Mount Pleasant train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Petersburg Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Mount Pleasant is 880 miles. It takes approximately 16h 3m to drive from Chicago to Mount Pleasant.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Mount Pleasant, SC, USA?
You can take a train from Chicago Union Station to Mount Pleasant via Petersburg Amtrak Station and Charleston Amtrak Station in around 28h 43m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Columbia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Columbia via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Charleston International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hilton Head Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hilton Head Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hilton Head Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Columbia via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hilton Head Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Columbia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Columbia via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Charleston International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hilton Head Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hilton Head Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Charleston International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Charleston International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $490–800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Charleston Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–310
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888-968-7282
- Website
- Chicago Transit Authority
Subway from Adams/Wabash to Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Schedules at
- Chicago Transit Authority Schedules & Routes
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1 843-724-7420
- Website
- CARTA
Bus from Mary St / Meeting St to Coleman Blvd / Chuck Dawley Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- CARTA
Bus from Mary St / Meeting St to Coleman Blvd / Chuck Dawley Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- CARTA
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