There are 5 ways to get from Covington to Chicago by taxi, plane, train (Amtrak), bus, or car
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Taxi, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Covington to New-Orleans-Airport-MSYtaxi
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane MSY - MDW
3h 47m$218–632Drive 884.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Covington to Chicagocar 884.2 mi
14h 54m$162–234Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Hammond Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain City of New Orleans
18h 48m$349–682Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Covington to Slidelltaxi
- Take the bus from Slidell to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
21h 35m$224–383Taxi, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the taxi from Covington to New-Orleans-Airport-MSYtaxi
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MSY - ORD
4h 18m$448–842
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Covington to Chicago is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 14h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Covington to Chicago is to taxi and fly which takes 3h 47m and costs $210 - $650.
No, there is no direct train from Covington station to Chicago station. However, there are services departing from Hammond Station and arriving at Chicago Union Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 48m.
The distance between Covington and Chicago is 886 miles. The road distance is 889.4 miles.
The best way to get from Covington to Chicago without a car is to train which takes 18h 48m and costs $340 - $700.
It takes approximately 3h 47m to get from Covington to Chicago, including transfers.
Covington to Chicago train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Hammond Station.
Covington to Chicago train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Covington to Chicago is 889 miles. It takes approximately 14h 54m to drive from Covington to Chicago.
There are 1199+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Covington, LA, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Hammond Station to Chicago Union Station once daily. Tickets cost $280–600 and the journey takes 18h 21m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Hammond Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Slidell to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Slidell to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $70–140
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