There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Chicago by plane, taxi, bus, car, train, or shuttle
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Fly Melbourne International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne International Airport (MLB) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane MLB - MDW
6h 34m$94–446Fly Melbourne International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne International Airport (MLB) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MLB - ORD
6h 31m$84–386Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Melbourne to Sebastiantaxi
- Take the bus from Sebastian to Port St Luciebus
- Take the bus from Port St Lucie to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
30h 4m$292–485Drive, train (Amtrak)
- Drive from Melbourne to Kissimmee Amtrak Stationcar
- Take the train from Kissimmee Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Floridian
40h 41m$560–1,214Drive 1,169.6 mi
- Drive from Melbourne to Chicagocar 1,169.6 mi
20h 48m$214–309Shuttle to Orlando, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne, FL - Mobil Gas to Orlando Airport
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane MCO - MDW
7h 4m$258–562Shuttle to Orlando, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne, FL - Mobil Gas to Orlando Airport
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MCO - ORD
7h 27m$128–672Drive to Orlando Sanford, fly to South Bend, train
- Drive from Melbourne to Orlando-Sanford-Airport-SFBcar
- Fly from Orlando Sanford (SFB) to South Bend (SBN)plane SFB - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.train
7h 3m$156–684
Melbourne International Airport (MLB) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Chicago is to fly which costs $80 - $390 and takes 6h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Chicago is to fly which takes 6h 31m and costs $80 - $390.
The distance between Melbourne and Chicago is 1045 miles. The road distance is 1176.4 miles.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Chicago without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 30h 4m and costs $290 - $490.
It takes approximately 6h 34m to get from Melbourne to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 1h behind Melbourne. It is currently 11:10 AM in Melbourne and 10:10 AM in Chicago.
Yes, the driving distance between Melbourne to Chicago is 1176 miles. It takes approximately 20h 48m to drive from Melbourne to Chicago.
There are 1331+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Melbourne, FL, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
Delta, Allegiant Air, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne International Airport (MLB) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) 5 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Melbourne International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Melbourne International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Orlando to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Orlando to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Melbourne International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Orlando to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Orlando to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Orlando to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Orlando Sanford to South Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Orlando to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kissimmee Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sebastian to Port St Lucie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Port St Lucie to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 772-343-0217
- Website
- smartshuttleline.com
Shuttle from Melbourne, FL - Mobil Gas to Orlando Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Schedules at
- smartshuttleline.com
- one passenger
- $55–65
Shuttle from Melbourne, FL - Mobil Gas to Orlando Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Schedules at
- smartshuttleline.com
- one passenger
- $55–65
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