There are 10 ways to get from Massachusetts to DeKalb by plane, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), 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.
Fly Bradley International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
best- Fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BDL - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to Elburntrain
8h 32m$85–413Fly Bradley International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BDL - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to Elburntrain
9h 1m$75–353Bus
- Take the bus from Boston to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Dekalbbus
24h 50m$173–303Train
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to Elburntrain Up-W
26h 10m$346–680Drive 1,036.9 mi
- Drive from Boston to DeKalbcar 1,036.9 mi
18h 2m$190–274Fly Boston Logan Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BOS - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to Elburntrain
8h 28m$91–423Fly Boston Logan Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BOS - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to Elburntrain
8h 49m$76–363Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Boston to Boston Manchester Airportbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MHT) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane MHT - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to Elburntrain
8h 54m$107–496Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane PVD - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to Elburntrain
9h 36m$94–407Fly Boston Logan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane BOS - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to Elburntrain
10h 58m$692–3,390
Massachusetts to DeKalb by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Massachusetts to DeKalb is to fly and train which costs $75 - $360 and takes 9h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Massachusetts to DeKalb is to fly and train which takes 8h 28m and costs $90 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Massachusetts to DeKalb. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Dekalb via New York Midtown and Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Massachusetts to DeKalb. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Elburn via Chicago OTC. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 10m.
The distance between Massachusetts and DeKalb is 872 miles. The road distance is 1043 miles.
The best way to get from Massachusetts to DeKalb without a car is to bus which takes 24h 50m and costs $170 - $310.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Massachusetts to DeKalb, including transfers.
Massachusetts to DeKalb bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Boston station.
Massachusetts to DeKalb train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Boston station.
The best way to get from Massachusetts to DeKalb is to bus which takes 24h 50m and costs $170 - $310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $340 - $700 and takes 26h 10m.
What companies run services between Massachusetts, USA and DeKalb, IL, USA?
You can take a bus from Boston to Dekalb via New York Midtown and Chicago Bus Station in around 24h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Boston to Locust St at 6th St - WB Stop #572 via Chicago Union Station, Clinton & Quincy, Washington & Canal, Chicago OTC, Elburn, and Railroad Ave at Elburn Metra station - WB Stop #662 in around 26h 10m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Chicago OTC to Elburn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $6–8
Train from Chicago OTC to Elburn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $6–8
Train from Chicago OTC to Elburn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $6–8
Train from Chicago OTC to Elburn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $6–8
Train from Chicago OTC to Elburn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $6–8
Train from Chicago OTC to Elburn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $6–8
Train from Chicago OTC to Elburn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $6–8
Train from Chicago OTC to Elburn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $6–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from South Station to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com/guides/world-cup-guide
- Adult
- $9–16
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Dekalb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Boston to Boston Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Massachusetts to DeKalb bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at New York Midtown station.
DeKalb is 1h behind Massachusetts. It is currently 8:17 AM in Massachusetts and 7:17 AM in DeKalb.
Massachusetts to DeKalb train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Massachusetts to DeKalb is 1043 miles. It takes approximately 18h 2m to drive from Massachusetts to DeKalb.
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