There are 7 ways to get from Kankakee to Akron by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Toledo
best- Take the train from Kankakee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Toledotrain
- Take the bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
10h 8m$174–282Train, train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Akron
cheapest- Take the train from Kankakee to Homewoodtrain
- Take the train from Homewood to Van Buren St.train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Akron (CAK)plane ORD - CAK
6h 56m$64–318Train, bus
- Take the train from Kankakee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago to Clevelandbus
- Take the bus from Southgate Transit Center to S. High St & E. Bowery Stbus 31 / ...
13h 8m$69–135Drive 368.2 mi
- Drive from Kankakee to Akroncar 368.2 mi
7h 10m$68–98Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kankakee to Homewoodtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane MDW - CLE
- Take the bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to RKP Transit Centerbus
7h 30m$112–596Train, train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kankakee to Homewoodtrain
- Take the train from Homewood to Van Buren St.train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane ORD - CLE
- Take the bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to RKP Transit Centerbus
7h 58m$392–846Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kankakee to Homewoodtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)plane MDW - CMH
- Take the bus from John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airport to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
9h 22m$116–605
Kankakee to Akron by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kankakee to Akron is to drive which costs $65 - $100 and takes 7h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Kankakee to Akron is to train and fly which takes 6h 56m and costs $60 - $320.
The distance between Kankakee and Akron is 438 miles. The road distance is 370.4 miles.
The best way to get from Kankakee to Akron without a car is to train and bus via Toledo which takes 10h 8m and costs $170 - $290.
It takes approximately 10h 8m to get from Kankakee to Akron, including transfers.
Akron is 1h ahead of Kankakee. It is currently 11:08 PM in Kankakee and 12:08 AM in Akron.
Yes, the driving distance between Kankakee to Akron is 370 miles. It takes approximately 7h 10m to drive from Kankakee to Akron.
There are 151+ hotels available in Akron.
What companies run services between Kankakee, IL, USA and Akron, OH, USA?
There is no direct connection from Kankakee to Akron. However, you can take the train to Chicago Union Station, take the train to Toledo, walk to Toledo Bus Stop, then take the bus to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kankakee to S. High St & E. Bowery St via Chicago Union Station, Chicago, Cleveland, Superior Av & E 13Th St, Stokes-Windermere Station Bus Stop #6, Stokes-Windermere Station Bus Stop #3, and Southgate Transit Center in around 13h 8m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kankakee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kankakee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kankakee to Homewood
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kankakee to Homewood
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kankakee to Homewood
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kankakee to Homewood
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- Metra
Train from Homewood to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $4–6
Train from Homewood to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $4–6
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Chicago to Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Website
- yourmetrobus.org
Bus from Southgate Transit Center to S. High St & E. Bowery St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- yourmetrobus.org
Bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to RKP Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- yourmetrobus.org
Bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to RKP Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- yourmetrobus.org
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go bus
Bus from John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airport to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- Go bus
- Book at
- Go bus booking
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