There are 9 ways to get from Chicago to The Villages by plane, shuttle, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), train, taxi, car, 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 Midway International Airport to Orlando, shuttle
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Orlando (MCO)plane MDW - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from MCO Airport - Terminal A to Lake Sumter Depot
6h 8m$238–550Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Orlando (MCO)plane ORD - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from MCO Airport - Terminal A to Lake Sumter Depot
6h 34m$108–660Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stopbus
28h 56m$216–403Train, taxi
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Delandtrain Floridian
- Take the taxi from Deland to The Villagestaxi
38h 20m$647–1,225Drive 1,053.2 mi
- Drive from Chicago to The Villagescar 1,053.2 mi
18h 57m$193–278Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Tampa (TPA)plane MDW - TPA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal to Lake Sumter Depot
7h 25m$212–675Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tampa (TPA)plane ORD - TPA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal to Lake Sumter Depot
7h 54m$212–625Train to South Bend, fly to Orlando Sanford, taxi
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Orlando Sanford (SFB)plane SBN - SFB
- Take the taxi from Orlando-Sanford-Airport-SFB to The Villagestaxi
6h 48m$243–714Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane MDW - JAX
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stopbus
10h 38m$154–676
Chicago to The Villages by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to The Villages is to drive which costs $190 - $280 and takes 18h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to The Villages is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 8m and costs $230 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to The Villages. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop via Atlanta Bus Station, JRTC Bay H and Jacksonville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 56m.
The distance between Chicago and The Villages is 1077 miles. The road distance is 1059.4 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to The Villages without a car is to bus which takes 28h 56m and costs $210 - $410.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Chicago to The Villages, including transfers.
Chicago to The Villages bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago to The Villages bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
The Villages is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 1:52 PM in Chicago and 2:52 PM in The Villages.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to The Villages is 1059 miles. It takes approximately 18h 57m to drive from Chicago to The Villages.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and The Villages, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop via Atlanta Bus Station, Jacksonville, JRTC Bay H, Amtrak Station, and Jacksonville in around 28h 56m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–270
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–210
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from South Bend to Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Deland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
- Phone
- +1 352 539 9664
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from MCO Airport - Terminal A to Lake Sumter Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/the-villages/?&sd_client_id=992f7c93-d719-43a2-9d9e-8c8cbbd08d74
- online discount
- $35–50
- call in
- $40–55
Shuttle from MCO Airport - Terminal A to Lake Sumter Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/the-villages/?&sd_client_id=992f7c93-d719-43a2-9d9e-8c8cbbd08d74
- online discount
- $35–50
- call in
- $40–55
Shuttle from Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal to Lake Sumter Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/the-villages/?&sd_client_id=992f7c93-d719-43a2-9d9e-8c8cbbd08d74
- online discount
- $50–65
- call in
- $55–70
Shuttle from Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal to Lake Sumter Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/the-villages/?&sd_client_id=992f7c93-d719-43a2-9d9e-8c8cbbd08d74
- online discount
- $50–65
- call in
- $55–70
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Jacksonville to The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Jacksonville to The Villages-Lady Lake Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Estimated price
- $100–150
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- Phone
- +1-386-337-5375
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- Phone
- +1-386-337-5375
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