There are 9 ways to get from Colfax to Chicago by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
best- Take the bus from Colfax Depot to J St & 8th Stbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane SMF - MDW
7h 53m$145–610Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Colfax Depot to J St & 8th Stbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SMF - ORD
8h 16m$125–400Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Colfax to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
45h 35m$323–635Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Colfax Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain California Zephyr
2d 1h$700–1,500Drive 1,991.4 mi
- Drive from Colfax to Chicagocar 1,991.4 mi
30h 32m$364–525Bus to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from Colfax to Reno Amtrakbus
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane RNO - MDW
8h 9m$147–634Bus to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Colfax to Reno Amtrakbus
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane RNO - ORD
8h 40m$137–424Bus, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from Colfax to Roseville Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Roseville Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane OAK - MDW
10h 4m$184–692Bus, train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from Colfax to Roseville Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Roseville Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane SJC - MDW
11h 10m$185–717
Colfax to Chicago by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colfax to Chicago is to bus and fly which costs $120 - $400 and takes 8h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Colfax to Chicago is to bus and fly which takes 7h 53m and costs $140 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Colfax to Chicago station. However, there are services departing from Colfax and arriving at Chicago Bus Station via Sparks Transit Center and Denver Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 35m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Colfax Amtrak Station station and arriving at Chicago Union Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Colfax and Chicago is 1872 miles. The road distance is 2003 miles.
The best way to get from Colfax to Chicago without a car is to bus which takes 45h 35m and costs $320 - $650.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Colfax to Chicago, including transfers.
Colfax to Chicago bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Colfax station.
Colfax to Chicago train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Colfax Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Colfax to Chicago is to bus which takes 45h 35m and costs $320 - $650. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $700 - $1,500 and takes 2 days 1h.
What companies run services between Colfax, CA, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
You can take a bus from Colfax to Chicago Bus Station via Sparks Transit Center and Denver Union Station in around 45h 35m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Colfax Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station once daily. Tickets cost $700–1,500 and the journey takes 2d 1h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–390
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Colfax Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Roseville Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Roseville Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 530-745-7570
- Website
- placercountytransit.com
Bus from Colfax Depot to J St & 8th St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://placercountytransit.com
Bus from Colfax Depot to J St & 8th St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://placercountytransit.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Colfax to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Colfax to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Colfax to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Colfax to Roseville Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Colfax to Roseville Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Colfax to Chicago bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Chicago is 2h ahead of Colfax. It is currently 2:48 AM in Colfax and 4:48 AM in Chicago.
Colfax to Chicago train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Colfax to Chicago is 2003 miles. It takes approximately 30h 32m to drive from Colfax to Chicago.
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