There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Petawawa by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or bus (Amtrak, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane ORD - YOW
- Take the bus from Ottawa - Via Rail to Petawawabus
9h 25m$404–1,757Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Kanatabus
- Take the bus from Kanata to Petawawabus
23h 2m$189–319Train, bus via Detroit
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawatrain
- Take the bus from Ottawa - Via Rail to Petawawabus
20h 16m$415–1,004Drive 1,186.4 km
- Drive from Chicago to Petawawacar 1,186.4 km
13h 44m$216–311Fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Ottawa - Via Rail to Petawawabus
11h 23m$308–1,896Bus via Detroit
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroitbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Kanatabus
- Take the bus from Kanata to Petawawabus
23h 2mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawatrain
- Take the bus from Ottawa - Via Rail to Petawawabus
25h 19m$566–1,235
Chicago to Petawawa by train, car, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Petawawa is to bus which costs $180 - $320 and takes 23h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Petawawa is to fly and bus which takes 9h 25m and costs $400 - $1,800.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Petawawa. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Petawawa via Detroit Bus Station and Kanata. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 2m.
The distance between Chicago and Petawawa is 1270 km. The road distance is 1186.4 km.
The best way to get from Chicago to Petawawa without a car is to bus which takes 23h 2m and costs $180 - $320.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Chicago to Petawawa, including transfers.
Chicago to Petawawa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago to Petawawa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
Petawawa is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 6:20 PM in Chicago and 7:20 PM in Petawawa.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Petawawa is 1186 km. It takes approximately 13h 44m to drive from Chicago to Petawawa.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Petawawa, ON, Canada?
You can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Petawawa via Detroit Bus Station and Kanata in around 23h 2m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $210–340
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $410–650
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $80–210
- Business
- $130–280
- Business Plus
- $140–300
- Economy
- $90–220
- Economy Plus
- $100–230
Train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $100–250
- Business
- $150–310
- Business Plus
- $160–320
- Economy
- $110–260
- Economy Plus
- $120–270
Train from Dorval to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $35–120
- Business
- $85–220
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $40–130
- Economy Plus
- $45–140
Train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $40–130
- Business
- $85–230
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $45–140
- Economy Plus
- $50–150
Train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $100–250
- Business
- $150–310
- Business Plus
- $160–320
- Economy
- $110–260
- Economy Plus
- $120–270
- Phone
- +1 800 363 7512
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ontario Northland
Bus from Ottawa - Via Rail to Petawawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–45
- Website
- Ontario Northland
- Children
- $15–22
- Senior
- $26–40
- Adult
- $30–45
Bus from Ottawa - Via Rail to Petawawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–45
- Website
- Ontario Northland
- Children
- $15–22
- Senior
- $26–40
- Adult
- $30–45
Bus from Kanata to Petawawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–40
- Website
- Ontario Northland
- Children
- $13–20
- Senior
- $23–35
- Adult
- $27–40
Bus from Ottawa - Via Rail to Petawawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–45
- Website
- Ontario Northland
- Children
- $15–22
- Senior
- $26–40
- Adult
- $30–45
Bus from Kanata to Petawawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–40
- Website
- Ontario Northland
- Children
- $13–20
- Senior
- $23–35
- Adult
- $27–40
Bus from Ottawa - Via Rail to Petawawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–45
- Website
- Ontario Northland
- Children
- $15–22
- Senior
- $26–40
- Adult
- $30–45
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Kanata
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Kanata
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Amtrak
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