There are 11 ways to get from Montreal to Lake Michigan by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane YUL - ORD
5h 44m$195–1,108Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Traverse City
cheapest- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Traverse City (TVC)plane YUL - TVC
6h 52m$78–373Train via Toronto
- Take the train from Montréal to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
17h 14m$244–652Bus
- Take the bus from Montréal to Ottawabus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
24h 14m$160–277Drive 842.1 mi
- Drive from Montreal to Chicagocar 842.1 mi
14h 24m$193–279Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane YUL - MKE
6h 41m$503–1,403Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane YUL - MDW
6h 58m$275–758Bus to Burlington International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Montreal to Burlington Downtown Transit Ctrbus
- Fly from Burlington International Airport (BTV) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BTV - ORD
8h 2m$98–454Train to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Montréal to Ottawatrain
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane YOW - ORD
7h 46m$336–1,379Bus, train
- Take the bus from Montreal to Albany - Rensselaerbus Adt A297 / ...
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
23h 9m$299–686Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Montreal Central Station to Schenectadytrain Adirondack
- Take the train from Schenectady to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
24h 17m$336–699
Montreal to Lake Michigan by train, car, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montreal to Lake Michigan is to bus which costs $160 - $280 and takes 24h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Montreal to Lake Michigan is to fly which takes 5h 44m and costs $190 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Montreal to Lake Michigan. However, there are services departing from Montréal and arriving at Jackson & Wabash via Ottawa, Detroit Bus Station and Jackson & Clinton. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Montreal to Lake Michigan station. However, there are services departing from Montréal and arriving at Chicago Union Station via Toronto Union Station and Detroit. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 14m.
The distance between Montreal and Lake Michigan is 778 miles. The road distance is 847.1 miles.
The best way to get from Montreal to Lake Michigan without a car is to bus which takes 24h 14m and costs $160 - $280.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Montreal to Lake Michigan, including transfers.
Montreal to Lake Michigan bus services, operated by Orléans Express, depart from Montréal station.
Montreal to Lake Michigan train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Montréal station.
The best way to get from Montreal to Lake Michigan is to fly which takes 5h 44m and costs $190 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can train via Toronto, which costs $240 - $650 and takes 17h 14m, you could also bus, which costs $160 - $280 and takes 24h 14m.
What companies run services between Montreal, QC, Canada and Lake Michigan, MI, USA?
American Airlines, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Montréal to Jackson & Wabash via Toronto Union Station, Windsor, Detroit, Chicago Union Station, and Jackson & Clinton in around 17h 14m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–370
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–370
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Traverse City via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Montréal to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $90–210
- Business
- $120–240
- Business Plus
- $130–250
- Economy
- $100–210
- Economy Plus
- $110–220
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $60–150
- Business
- $95–200
- Business Plus
- $100–210
- Economy
- $65–160
- Economy Plus
- $70–160
Train from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $30–90
- Business
- $60–170
- Business Plus
- $70–180
- Economy
- $30–100
- Economy Plus
- $35–110
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Montreal Central Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Schenectady to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 833 449 6444
- [email protected]
- Website
- orleansexpress.com
Bus from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://orleansexpress.com/en/
- Adult
- $30–45
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Montreal to Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- 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 Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Montreal to Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Montreal to Albany - Rensselaer
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $35–130
- Flexible
- $65–140
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More Questions & Answers
Montreal to Lake Michigan bus services, operated by Orléans Express, arrive at Ottawa station.
Montreal to Lake Michigan train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Toronto Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Montreal to Lake Michigan is 847 miles. It takes approximately 14h 24m to drive from Montreal to Lake Michigan.

















