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There are 6 ways to get from Manchester to Chicago by car, plane, taxi, bus, or train

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  1. Drive to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly

    best
    1. Drive from Manchester to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)car car
    2. Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane plane ALO - ORD
    3h 10m
    $47–249

  2. Drive 221.9 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Manchester to Chicagocar car 221.9 mi
    4h 7m
    $41–59

  3. Taxi, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Manchester to Center Pointtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Center Point to Chicagobus bus Btw 1210
    6h 24m

  4. Taxi to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly

    1. Take the taxi from Manchester to Center Pointtaxi taxi
    2. Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane plane CID - ORD
    4h 33m
    $196–608

  5. Drive to La Crosse, fly

    1. Drive from Manchester to La-Crosse-Airport-LSEcar car
    2. Fly from La Crosse (LSE) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane plane LSE - ORD
    4h 42m
    $53–266

  6. Taxi, bus, train

    1. Take the taxi from Manchester to Center Pointtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Center Point to Napervillebus bus
    3. Take the train from Naperville to Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    7h 8m

Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights

Calendar13Weekly Planes
Duration1h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket$35Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 303.9 mi
  • Duration: 3h 10m

What companies run services between Manchester, IA, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?

There is no direct connection from Manchester to Chicago. However, you can drive to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), walk to O'Hare, then take the subway to Jackson-Blue. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Center Point then take the bus to Chicago.

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