There are 11 ways to get from Groton to Chicago by train, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus), car, 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.
Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
best- Take the train from New London to Bostontrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BOS - MDW
6h 50m$138–556Train, train to Bradley International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from New London to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to Windsor Lockstrain
- Fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BDL - ORD
8h 12m$103–431Train via New York (Amtrak)
- Take the train from New London to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain Northeast Regional
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited / ...
23h 5m$304–807Bus
- Take the bus from Old Saybrook Trans Cntr to Asylum St @ Union Plbus 921
- Take the bus from Hartford Union Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
27h 39m$186–285Drive 906.2 mi
- Drive from Groton to Chicagocar 906.2 mi
15h 26m$166–239Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the train from New London to Providencetrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane PVD - MDW
6h 45m$119–534Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from New London to Providencetrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane PVD - ORD
7h 4m$104–444Train to Tweed-New Haven Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from New London to New Haventrain
- Fly from Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane HVN - ORD
6h 42m$135–446Train, train to Bradley International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the train from New London to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to Windsor Lockstrain
- Fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BDL - MDW
7h 41m$118–521Train
- Take the train from New London to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to Springfieldtrain
- Take the train from Springfield to Chicago Union Stationtrain
24h 21m$289–723Train, bus
- Take the train from New London to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to Grand Central Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
28h 11m$199–315
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Groton to Chicago is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 15h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Groton to Chicago is to train and fly which takes 6h 42m and costs $130 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Groton to Chicago station. However, there are services departing from Old Saybrook Trans Cntr and arriving at Chicago Bus Station via Hartford Union Station and New York Midtown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Groton to Chicago station. However, there are services departing from New London and arriving at Chicago Union Station via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 5m.
The distance between Groton and Chicago is 988 miles. The road distance is 911.4 miles.
The best way to get from Groton to Chicago without a car is to train via New York which takes 23h 5m and costs $300 - $850.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Groton to Chicago, including transfers.
Groton to Chicago bus services, operated by CT Transit, depart from Old Saybrook Trans Cntr station.
Groton to Chicago train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from New London station.
The best way to get from Groton to Chicago is to train via New York which takes 23h 5m and costs $300 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $180 - $290 and takes 27h 39m.
What companies run services between Groton, CT, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Groton to Chicago Union Station via New London and Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station in around 23h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Groton to Chicago Bus Station via New London, Old Saybrook Amtrak Station, Old Saybrook Trans Cntr, Asylum St @ Union Pl, Hartford Union Station, and New York Midtown in around 27h 39m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- aveloair.com
Flights from Tweed-New Haven Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New London to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New London to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New London to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New London to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New London to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New London to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Haven to Windsor Locks
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New London to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Haven to Windsor Locks
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New London to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Haven to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Springfield to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New London to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Website
- Amtrak
- Website
- shorelineeast.com
Train from New London to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- shorelineeast.com
Train from New London to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- shorelineeast.com
Train from New London to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- shorelineeast.com
Train from New London to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- shorelineeast.com
Train from New London to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- shorelineeast.com
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
Train from New Haven to Grand Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $19–22
- Peak
- $26–29
- Phone
- +1 860-525-9181
- Website
- CT Transit
Bus from Old Saybrook Trans Cntr to Asylum St @ Union Pl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Website
- CT Transit
- Book at
- CT Transit Bookings
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
- Two-Hour Pass express
- $5–6
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Hartford Union Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Greyhound
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Booking & Getting There
Groton to Chicago bus services, operated by CT Transit, arrive at Asylum St @ Union Pl station.
Chicago is 1h behind Groton. It is currently 10:17 AM in Groton and 9:17 AM in Chicago.
Groton to Chicago train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Groton to Chicago is 911 miles. It takes approximately 15h 26m to drive from Groton to Chicago.
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