There are 10 ways to get from Chicago to Valley Forge by plane, car, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), bus, train, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lancaster, drive
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lancaster (LNS)plane ORD - LNS
- Drive from Lancaster-Airport-LNS to Valley Forgecar
4h 56m$76–380Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2640 / ...
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to King of Prussia Park & Ridebus Greyhound US0421
20h 11m$134–216Train via Washington (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain Floridian
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain Acela
20h 56m$293–601Drive 737.4 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Valley Forgecar 737.4 mi
12h 7m$135–195Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, line 124 bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane MDW - PHL
- Take the bus from JFK Blvd & Schuylkill Av to Plaza at King of Prussiabus
6h 20m$162–384Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, line 124 bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane ORD - PHL
- Take the bus from JFK Blvd & Schuylkill Av to Plaza at King of Prussiabus
6h 40m$132–234Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane MDW - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
7h 47m$152–963Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane MDW - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
8h 8m$232–1,167Bus via Baltimore
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0164
- Take the bus from Baltimore to Philadelphiabus Washington
23h 49m$142–274Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain Cardinal
28h 5m$324–674
Chicago to Valley Forge by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Valley Forge is to bus which costs $130 - $220 and takes 20h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Valley Forge is to fly and drive which takes 4h 56m and costs $75 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Valley Forge. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Valley Forge Rd & Valley Park Rd - MBNS via Harrisburg Bus Station, South Gulph Rd & Bill Smith Blvd and Plaza at King of Prussia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Chicago station to Valley Forge station. However, there are services departing from Chicago Union Station and arriving at Paoli Amtrak Station via Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Washington Union Station and 30th Street Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 56m.
The distance between Chicago and Valley Forge is 694 miles. The road distance is 741.7 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Valley Forge without a car is to bus which takes 20h 11m and costs $130 - $220.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Chicago to Valley Forge, including transfers.
Chicago to Valley Forge bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago to Valley Forge train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Chicago Union Station.
The best way to get from Chicago to Valley Forge is to bus which takes 20h 11m and costs $130 - $220. Alternatively, you can train via Washington, which costs $290 - $600 and takes 20h 56m.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Valley Forge, Chester County, PA, USA?
You can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Valley Forge Rd & Valley Park Rd - MBNS via Harrisburg Bus Station, King of Prussia Park & Ride, South Gulph Rd & Bill Smith Blvd, and Plaza at King of Prussia in around 20h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chicago Union Station to Valley Forge via Rockville Amtrak, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Washington Union Station, 30th Street Station, and Paoli Amtrak Station in around 20h 56m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–480
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to King of Prussia Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 215-580-7800
- Website
- SEPTA
Bus from JFK Blvd & Schuylkill Av to Plaza at King of Prussia
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- SEPTA
- Schedules at
- SEPTA: World Cup 2026
Bus from JFK Blvd & Schuylkill Av to Plaza at King of Prussia
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- SEPTA
- Schedules at
- SEPTA: World Cup 2026
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Baltimore to Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- Peter Pan
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More Questions & Answers
Chicago to Valley Forge bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Harrisburg Bus Station.
Valley Forge is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 7:17 AM in Chicago and 8:17 AM in Valley Forge.
Chicago to Valley Forge train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Rockville Amtrak station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Valley Forge is 742 miles. It takes approximately 12h 7m to drive from Chicago to Valley Forge.
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