There are 10 ways to get from Lewes to Chicago by shuttle, plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), or car
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Shuttle to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Lewes Transit Center to Philadelphia Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane PHL - MDW
6h 58m$214–447Bus, train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Lewes Transit Center to Wilmington Tcbus
- Take the train from Wilmington to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BWI - ORD
8h 55m$92–974Bus, train via Washington
- Take the bus from Lewes Transit Center to Wilmington Tcbus 305
- Take the train from Wilmington to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
23h 52m$282–1,209Bus
- Take the bus from Lewes Transit Center to Wilmington Tcbus 305
- Take the bus from Wilmington Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
25h 8m$127–250Drive 789.9 mi
- Drive from Lewes to Chicagocar 789.9 mi
14h 7m$145–209Shuttle to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Lewes Transit Center to Philadelphia Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane PHL - ORD
7h 27m$194–297Bus, train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from Lewes Transit Center to Wilmington Tcbus
- Take the train from Wilmington to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BWI - MDW
8h 28m$147–914Bus, train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from Lewes Transit Center to Wilmington Tcbus
- Take the train from Wilmington to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane DCA - MDW
9h 9m$148–1,271Bus, train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Lewes Transit Center to Wilmington Tcbus
- Take the train from Wilmington to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane DCA - ORD
9h 32m$158–1,521Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lewes Transit Center to Wilmington Tcbus 305
- Take the train from Wilmington to Chicago Union Stationtrain Cardinal
30h 53m$337–709
Lewes to Chicago by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lewes to Chicago is to bus which costs $120 - $250 and takes 25h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Lewes to Chicago is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 58m and costs $210 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Lewes to Chicago station. However, there are services departing from Market St @ 2Nd St and arriving at Chicago Bus Station via Lewes Transit Center, Wilmington Bus Station and Baltimore Downtown Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 8m.
The distance between Lewes and Chicago is 789 miles. The road distance is 794.5 miles.
The best way to get from Lewes to Chicago without a car is to bus and train via Washington which takes 23h 52m and costs $280 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Lewes to Chicago, including transfers.
Lewes to Chicago bus services, operated by DART First State, depart from Lewes Transit Center station.
Lewes to Chicago bus services, operated by DART First State, arrive at Wilmington Tc station.
Chicago is 1h behind Lewes. It is currently 1:02 AM in Lewes and 12:02 AM in Chicago.
Yes, the driving distance between Lewes to Chicago is 794 miles. It takes approximately 14h 7m to drive from Lewes to Chicago.
What companies run services between Lewes, DE, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
You can take a bus from Market St @ 2Nd St to Chicago Bus Station via Lewes Transit Center, Wilmington Tc, Wilmington Bus Station, and Baltimore Downtown Bus Station in around 25h 8m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–220
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Wilmington to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Wilmington to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Wilmington to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Wilmington to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Wilmington to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Wilmington to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $330–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Wilmington to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $25–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from Wilmington to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $18–450
- First Class
- $120–600
Train from Wilmington to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $18–450
- First Class
- $120–600
Train from Wilmington to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $25–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from Wilmington to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $25–460
- First Class
- $140–650
- Phone
- +1 302-470-6784
- [email protected]
- Website
- lewesbus.com
Shuttle from Lewes Transit Center to Philadelphia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70
- Schedules at
- lewesbus.com
Shuttle from Lewes Transit Center to Philadelphia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70
- Schedules at
- lewesbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-652-3278
- Website
- dartfirststate.com
Bus from Lewes Transit Center to Wilmington Tc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.dartfirststate.com/
Bus from Lewes Transit Center to Wilmington Tc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.dartfirststate.com/
Bus from Lewes Transit Center to Wilmington Tc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.dartfirststate.com/
Bus from Lewes Transit Center to Wilmington Tc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.dartfirststate.com/
Bus from Lewes Transit Center to Wilmington Tc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.dartfirststate.com/
Bus from Lewes Transit Center to Wilmington Tc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.dartfirststate.com/
Bus from Lewes Transit Center to Wilmington Tc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.dartfirststate.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Wilmington Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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