There are 9 ways to get from Los Angeles to Chicago by plane, train, bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Cheapest option
Fly Los Angeles to Chicago O'Hare • 6h 21m
7 alternative options
Fly Burbank to Chicago Midway • 6h 10m
Fly Long Beach to Chicago Midway • 7h 34m
Bus • 47h 39m
Train • 2 days 13h
Drive • 31h 17m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Chicago is to fly which costs $75 - $350 and takes 6h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Chicago is to fly which takes 6h and costs $95 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Angeles station to Chicago station. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at Chicago Bus Station via Las Vegas S Strip Transit Terminal and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 39m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Los Angeles and arriving at Chicago Union Station station. Services depart three times a week, and operate Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Los Angeles and Chicago is 1786 miles. The road distance is 2027.3 miles.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Chicago without a car is to bus which takes 47h 39m and costs $230 - $480.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Los Angeles to Chicago, including transfers.
Los Angeles to Chicago bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
Los Angeles to Chicago train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Chicago is to fly which takes 6h and costs $95 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $230 - $480 and takes 47h 39m, you could also train, which costs $110 - $750 and takes 2 days 13h.
- Distance: 1786.3 miles
- Duration: 6h
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
Southwest Airlines flies from Los Angeles to Chicago hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Los Angeles to Chicago via Las Vegas S Strip Transit Terminal and St Louis Bus Station in around 47h 39m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $460
Flights from Los Angeles to Chicago Midway via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $460
Flights from Los Angeles to Chicago Midway via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $460
Flights from Los Angeles to Chicago Midway via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $460
Flights from Los Angeles to Chicago Midway via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $460
Flights from Los Angeles to Chicago O'Hare via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $470
Flights from Burbank to Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $550
Flights from Burbank to Chicago Midway via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $550
Flights from Burbank to Chicago Midway via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $550
Flights from Burbank to Chicago Midway via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $550
Flights from Burbank to Chicago Midway via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $550
Flights from Ontario/San Bernardino to Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $750
Flights from Ontario/San Bernardino to Chicago Midway via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $750
Flights from Ontario/San Bernardino to Chicago Midway via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $750
Flights from Ontario/San Bernardino to Chicago Midway via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $750
Flights from Ontario/San Bernardino to Chicago Midway via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250 - $800
Flights from Long Beach to Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
Flights from Long Beach to Chicago Midway via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
Flights from Long Beach to Chicago Midway via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
Flights from Long Beach to Chicago Midway via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
Flights from Long Beach to Chicago Midway via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
Flights from Santa Ana to Chicago O'Hare via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $239 - $240
Flights from Santa Ana to Chicago O'Hare via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $239 - $240
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $420
Flights from Los Angeles to Chicago O'Hare via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $420
Flights from Santa Ana to Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $400
Flights from Santa Ana to Chicago O'Hare via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $450
Flights from Santa Ana to Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $470
Flights from Santa Ana to Chicago O'Hare via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $470
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $330
Flights from Santa Ana to Chicago O'Hare via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $350
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Ontario/San Bernardino to Chicago Midway via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $900
Flights from Ontario/San Bernardino to Chicago Midway via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $900
Flights from Santa Ana to Chicago O'Hare via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $310
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L. A. Union Station station to Rancho Cucamonga station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9 - $26
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- children 5 and under with a paid adult
- $0
- Senior / Disabled / Medicare
- $4 - $17
- Student / Youth 6-18
- $6 - $18
Train from L. A. Union Station station to Tustin station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9 - $25
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- children 5 and under with a paid adult
- $0
- Senior / Disabled / Medicare
- $4 - $16
- Student / Youth 6-18
- $6 - $17
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110 - $750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $110 - $320
- Child Coach - short notice
- $150 - $300
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $150 - $480
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $160 - $470
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $220 - $650
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $300 - $950
- Business Seat - short notice
- $310 - $1,100
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $290 - $750
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Las Vegas S Strip Transit Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas S Strip Transit Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170 - $320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35 - $85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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Los Angeles to Chicago bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago is 2h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 12:09 PM in Los Angeles and 2:09 PM in Chicago.
Los Angeles to Chicago train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Angeles to Chicago is 2027 miles. It takes approximately 31h 17m to drive from Los Angeles to Chicago.
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