There are 11 ways to get from Des Plaines to Florida by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, subway, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jacksonville
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane ORD - JAX
5h 17m$81–423Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Orlando (MCO)plane ORD - MCO
5h 14m$74–405Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0100
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonvillebus FlixBus N2434 / ...
27h 12m$175–300Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonvilletrain Floridian
37h 25m$858–1,411Drive 993.7 mi
- Drive from Des Plaines to Jacksonvillecar 993.7 mi
18h 59m$182–262Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tampa (TPA)plane ORD - TPA
5h 3m$122–212Train, subway to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Jacksonville
- Take the train from Des Plaines to Chicago OTCtrain
- Take the subway from Clark/Lake to Midwaysubway
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane MDW - JAX
6h 30m$117–613Train, subway to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Tampa, line 30 bus
- Take the train from Des Plaines to Chicago OTCtrain
- Take the subway from Clark/Lake to Midwaysubway
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Tampa (TPA)plane MDW - TPA
- Take the bus from TPA Internat'l Airport Post Office to Kennedy Blvd @ Ashley Drbus
6h 15m$108–412Train, subway to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Orlando
- Take the train from Des Plaines to Chicago OTCtrain
- Take the subway from Clark/Lake to Midwaysubway
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Orlando (MCO)plane MDW - MCO
6h 33m$190–425Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ft. Myers
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ft. Myers (RSW)plane ORD - RSW
6h 30m$133–425Train, subway to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Ft. Myers, line 30 bus
- Take the train from Des Plaines to Chicago OTCtrain
- Take the subway from Clark/Lake to Midwaysubway
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Ft. Myers (RSW)plane MDW - RSW
- Take the bus from South Fort Myers Transfer/P&R to Cc Pwky @ Vincennes Blvdbus
7h 41m$159–765
Des Plaines to Florida by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Des Plaines to Florida is to train and subway and fly and line 30 bus which costs $100 - $420 and takes 6h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Des Plaines to Florida is to fly which takes 5h 3m and costs $120 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Des Plaines to Florida. However, there are services departing from Miner St & River Rd and arriving at Newnan St + Ashley St via Chicago, Chicago Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station and JRTC Bay J. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Des Plaines to Florida. However, there are services departing from Des Plaines and arriving at Jacksonville via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 25m.
The distance between Des Plaines and Florida is 891 miles. The road distance is 999.5 miles.
The best way to get from Des Plaines to Florida without a car is to bus which takes 27h 12m and costs $170 - $300.
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Des Plaines to Florida, including transfers.
Des Plaines to Florida bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Des Plaines to Florida train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Chicago Union Station.
The best way to get from Des Plaines to Florida is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs $80 - $430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $300 and takes 27h 12m, you could also train, which costs $850 - $1,500 and takes 37h 25m.
What companies run services between Des Plaines, IL, USA and Florida, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Jacksonville (JAX) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Miner St & River Rd to Newnan St + Ashley St via Cumberland CTA Station, Chicago, Chicago Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Jacksonville, and JRTC Bay J in around 27h 12m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ft. Myers via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ft. Myers via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ft. Myers via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–190
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–190
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–420
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- Metra
Train from Des Plaines to Chicago OTC
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $4–5
Train from Des Plaines to Chicago OTC
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $4–5
Train from Des Plaines to Chicago OTC
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $4–5
Train from Des Plaines to Chicago OTC
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $4–5
- Phone
- +1 888-968-7282
- Website
- Chicago Transit Authority
Subway from Clark/Lake to Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Schedules at
- Chicago Transit Authority Schedules & Routes
- Adult
- $2–5
Subway from Clark/Lake to Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Schedules at
- Chicago Transit Authority Schedules & Routes
- Adult
- $2–5
Subway from Clark/Lake to Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Schedules at
- Chicago Transit Authority Schedules & Routes
- Adult
- $2–5
Subway from Clark/Lake to Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Schedules at
- Chicago Transit Authority Schedules & Routes
- Adult
- $2–5
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 813-254-4278
- Website
- HART
Bus from TPA Internat'l Airport Post Office to Kennedy Blvd @ Ashley Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- HART
- Phone
- +1 239-533-2111
- Website
- Lee County Transit
Bus from South Fort Myers Transfer/P&R to Cc Pwky @ Vincennes Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Lee County Transit
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Booking & Getting There
Des Plaines to Florida bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Florida is 1h ahead of Des Plaines. It is currently 5:01 PM in Des Plaines and 6:01 PM in Florida.
Des Plaines to Florida train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Jacksonville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Des Plaines to Florida is 1000 miles. It takes approximately 18h 59m to drive from Des Plaines to Florida.
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