There are 10 ways to get from Chicago to Rio Grande City by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, or car
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mcallen Miller International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mcallen Miller International Airport (MFE)plane ORD - MFE
- Take the bus from Pecan Campus to Rio Grande Bus Stationbus
9h 15m$164–720Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL)plane ORD - HRL
- Take the bus from Harlingen Bus Station to Rio Grande Citybus
11h 12m$134–519Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Laredobus Chicago
- Take the bus from Laredo Bus Station to Rio Grande Citybus Greyhound US1169s
30h 57m$228–417Train, bus via Nuevo Laredo
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos, TX - Restaurant Mazatlan to Laredo, TX - Tornado Bus Cobus
- Take the bus from Laredo Bus Station to Rio Grande Citybus
37h 44m$485–1,014Drive 1,430.9 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Rio Grande Citycar 1,430.9 mi
24h 24m$262–378Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Laredo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Laredo International Airport (LRD)plane ORD - LRD
- Take the bus from Laredo Bus Station to Rio Grande Citybus
10h 26m$146–549Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL)plane MDW - HRL
- Take the bus from Harlingen Bus Station to Rio Grande Citybus
10h 28m$164–689Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Mcallen Miller International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Mcallen Miller International Airport (MFE)plane MDW - MFE
- Take the bus from Pecan Campus to Rio Grande Bus Stationbus
9h 45m$244–820Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Monterrey International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Monterrey International Airport (MTY)plane ORD - MTY
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Camargobus
12h 31m$196–345Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to McAllen Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from La Placita Mission to Rio Grande Bus Stationbus
43h 14m$466–914
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mcallen Miller International Airport (MFE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Rio Grande City is to fly and bus which costs $190 - $350 and takes 12h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Rio Grande City is to fly and bus which takes 9h 15m and costs $160 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Rio Grande City. However, there are services departing from 35th/Archer Orange Line Station and arriving at Rio Grande City via Chicago and Laredo Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 57m.
The distance between Chicago and Rio Grande City is 1308 miles. The road distance is 1439.3 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Rio Grande City without a car is to bus which takes 30h 57m and costs $220 - $420.
It takes approximately 9h 15m to get from Chicago to Rio Grande City, including transfers.
Chicago to Rio Grande City bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, depart from Chicago station.
Chicago to Rio Grande City bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, arrive at Laredo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Rio Grande City is 1439 miles. It takes approximately 24h 24m to drive from Chicago to Rio Grande City.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Rio Grande City, TX, USA?
You can take a subway from Roosevelt to Rio Grande City via 35th/Archer, 35th/Archer Orange Line Station, California & 35th Street, Chicago, Laredo, Laredo Bus Station, and Rio Grande City in around 30h 57m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mcallen Miller International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mcallen Miller International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Laredo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Laredo International Airport via Springfield, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Laredo International Airport via St. Louis, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Laredo International Airport via Fayetteville, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Mcallen Miller International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Mcallen Miller International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Monterrey International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–410
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mcallen Miller International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Laredo International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Monterrey International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Monterrey International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–410
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via St. Louis, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Mcallen Miller International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Mcallen Miller International Airport via Dallas, Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Mcallen Miller International Airport via Kansas City, Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Monterrey International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Monterrey International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–300
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Monterrey International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 956-682-3481
- [email protected]
- Website
- lrgvdc.org
Bus from Pecan Campus to Rio Grande Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.lrgvdc.org/valleymetro.html
Bus from Pecan Campus to Rio Grande Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.lrgvdc.org/valleymetro.html
Bus from La Placita Mission to Rio Grande Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.lrgvdc.org/valleymetro.html
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Chicago to Laredo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–370
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $200–370
Bus from San Marcos, TX - Restaurant Mazatlan to Laredo, TX - Tornado Bus Co
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $55–160
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Laredo Bus Station to Rio Grande City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Laredo Bus Station to Rio Grande City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Laredo Bus Station to Rio Grande City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Harlingen Bus Station to Rio Grande City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Harlingen Bus Station to Rio Grande City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Laredo Bus Station to Rio Grande City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Laredo Bus Station to Rio Grande City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Laredo Bus Station to Rio Grande City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Harlingen Bus Station to Rio Grande City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Harlingen Bus Station to Rio Grande City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- Website
- noreste.com.mx
Bus from Monterrey to Camargo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- noreste.com.mx
- Book at
- noreste.com.mx
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Marcos to McAllen Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Marcos to McAllen Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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