There are 9 ways to get from Dauphin Island to Chicago by taxi, plane, car ferry, car, bus, 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.
Taxi to Mobile Regional Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Dauphin Island to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB)taxi
- Fly from Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane MOB - MDW
6h 47m$187–549Car ferry, drive, bus to Pensacola International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Take the carferry from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgancarferry
- Drive from Fort Morgan to Mobile Bus Stationcar
- Take the bus from Mobile Bus Station to Pensacola Airportbus
- Fly from Pensacola International Airport (PNS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane PNS - ORD
8h 47m$79–351Car ferry, drive, bus
- Take the carferry from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgancarferry
- Drive from Fort Morgan to Mobile Bus Stationcar
- Take the bus from Mobile Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Centerbus
- Take the bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
25h 22m$176–295Car ferry, drive, train
- Take the carferry from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgancarferry
- Drive from Fort Morgan to Pascagoula, MScar
- Take the train from Pascagoula, MS to New Orleans, LA - Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Stationtrain
26h 57m$575–934Drive 888.1 mi
- Drive from Dauphin Island to Chicagocar 888.1 mi
16h 22m$163–235Car ferry, drive, bus to Pensacola International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the carferry from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgancarferry
- Drive from Fort Morgan to Mobile Bus Stationcar
- Take the bus from Mobile Bus Station to Pensacola Airportbus
- Fly from Pensacola International Airport (PNS) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane PNS - MDW
8h 19m$94–421Taxi to Mobile Regional Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the taxi from Dauphin Island to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB)taxi
- Fly from Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MOB - ORD
6h 32m$172–469Car ferry, drive, train to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the carferry from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgancarferry
- Drive from Fort Morgan to Pascagoula, MScar
- Take the train from Pascagoula, MS to New Orleans, LA - Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane MSY - MDW
11h 46m$174–693Car ferry, drive, train to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the carferry from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgancarferry
- Drive from Fort Morgan to Pascagoula, MScar
- Take the train from Pascagoula, MS to New Orleans, LA - Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MSY - ORD
12h 18m$409–843
Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dauphin Island to Chicago is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 16h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Dauphin Island to Chicago is to taxi and fly which takes 6h 32m and costs $170 - $470.
The distance between Dauphin Island and Chicago is 820 miles. The road distance is 893.3 miles.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Dauphin Island to Chicago, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Dauphin Island to Chicago is 893 miles. It takes approximately 16h 22m to drive from Dauphin Island to Chicago.
There are 1309+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Dauphin Island, AL, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Dauphin Island to Chicago. However, you can take the taxi to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), walk to Midway, then take the subway to Harold Washington Library. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dauphin Island to Chicago Union Station via Dauphin Island, Fort Morgan, Mobile Bus Station, Montgomery Intermodal Center, and Indianapolis Union Station in around 25h 22m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Fayetteville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Pascagoula, MS to New Orleans, LA - Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Pascagoula, MS to New Orleans, LA - Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Pascagoula, MS to New Orleans, LA - Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Mobile Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Mobile Bus Station to Pensacola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Mobile Bus Station to Pensacola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $35–50
- Phone
- 251-861-3000
- Website
- mobilebayferry.com
Car ferry from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgan
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- mobilebayferry.com
- Vehicles under 22 feet
- $15
- Vehicles over 22 feet
- $20
- Motorcycles
- $7
- Passenger/Driver
- $6
Car ferry from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgan
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- mobilebayferry.com
- Vehicles under 22 feet
- $15
- Vehicles over 22 feet
- $20
- Motorcycles
- $7
- Passenger/Driver
- $6
Car ferry from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgan
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- mobilebayferry.com
- Vehicles under 22 feet
- $15
- Vehicles over 22 feet
- $20
- Motorcycles
- $7
- Passenger/Driver
- $6
Car ferry from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgan
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- mobilebayferry.com
- Vehicles under 22 feet
- $15
- Vehicles over 22 feet
- $20
- Motorcycles
- $7
- Passenger/Driver
- $6
Car ferry from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgan
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- mobilebayferry.com
- Vehicles under 22 feet
- $15
- Vehicles over 22 feet
- $20
- Motorcycles
- $7
- Passenger/Driver
- $6
Car ferry from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgan
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- mobilebayferry.com
- Vehicles under 22 feet
- $15
- Vehicles over 22 feet
- $20
- Motorcycles
- $7
- Passenger/Driver
- $6
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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