There are 8 ways to get from Colorado Springs to Aurora by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
best- Fly from Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane COS - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Auroratrain
7h 3m$96–436Fly Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane COS - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Auroratrain
7h 33m$81–366Bus, train
- Take the bus from Colorado Springs Downtown Station to Union Stationbus South
- Take the train from Denver to Naperville Amtrak Stationtrain California Zephyr
21h 39m$335–721Bus, train via Chicago
- Take the bus from Colorado Springs Downtown Station to Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Naperville Amtrak Stationtrain
26h 53m$173–328Drive 983.9 mi
- Drive from Colorado Springs to Auroracar 983.9 mi
17h 3m$180–260Bus to Denver, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the bus from The Antlers; S. Cascade to Denver International Airportbus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane DEN - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Auroratrain
7h 48m$177–257Bus to Denver, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Take the bus from The Antlers; S. Cascade to Denver International Airportbus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane DEN - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Auroratrain
8h 4m$227–517Bus to Denver, fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Take the bus from The Antlers; S. Cascade to Denver International Airportbus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane DEN - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Auroratrain
9h 56m$284–886
Colorado Springs to Aurora by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colorado Springs to Aurora is to bus and train via Chicago which costs $170 - $330 and takes 26h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Colorado Springs to Aurora is to fly and train which takes 7h 3m and costs $95 - $440.
The distance between Colorado Springs and Aurora is 984 miles. The road distance is 989.6 miles.
The best way to get from Colorado Springs to Aurora without a car is to bus and train which takes 21h 39m and costs $330 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Colorado Springs to Aurora, including transfers.
Aurora is 1h ahead of Colorado Springs. It is currently 2:48 PM in Colorado Springs and 3:48 PM in Aurora.
Yes, the driving distance between Colorado Springs to Aurora is 990 miles. It takes approximately 17h 3m to drive from Colorado Springs to Aurora.
There are 122+ hotels available in Aurora.
What companies run services between Colorado Springs, CO, USA and Aurora, IL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Colorado Springs to Aurora. However, you can take the line 1 bus to Academy/Astrozon, take the line 37 bus to Airport/ Arrivals, walk to Colorado Springs Airport (COS) airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), walk to Midway, take the subway to LaSalle/Van Buren, walk to Chicago Union Station, then take the train to Aurora. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Colorado Springs Downtown Station to Aurora via Union Station, Denver, and Naperville in around 21h 39m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via Colorado Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Fort Dodge
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–370
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Aurora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from Chicago Union Station to Aurora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from Chicago Union Station to Aurora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from Chicago Union Station to Aurora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from Chicago Union Station to Aurora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5–7
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Denver to Naperville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Naperville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Colorado Springs Downtown Station to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Bus from Colorado Springs Downtown Station to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 719-687-3456
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from The Antlers; S. Cascade to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/colorado-springs/
Bus from The Antlers; S. Cascade to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/colorado-springs/
Bus from The Antlers; S. Cascade to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/colorado-springs/
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