There are 10 ways to get from Niagara Falls to Skokie by bus, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, train, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Take the bus from Niagara Falls USA to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BUF - ORD
4h 40m$180–315Drive 530.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Niagara Falls to Skokiecar 530.9 mi
9h 4m$91–132Train
- Take the train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain Maple Leaf / ...
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
13h 27m$301–598Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0171 / ...
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0164
15h 17m$103–159Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from Niagara Falls USA to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BUF - MDW
5h 20m$189–327Train to Rochester, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochestertrain
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane ROC - ORD
5h 45m$119–605Train to Rochester, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochestertrain
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane ROC - MDW
6h 30m$143–797Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Bus Terminal to Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floorbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane YYZ - ORD
7h 31m$386–973Bus to Toronto Island Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Bus Terminal to Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floorbus
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane YTZ - ORD
7h 25m$217–1,437Bus via Detroit
- Take the bus from Bus Terminal to Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floorbus
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicagobus
19h 13m$100–163
Niagara Falls to Skokie by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Niagara Falls to Skokie is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 9h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Niagara Falls to Skokie is to bus and fly which takes 4h 40m and costs $180 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Niagara Falls to Skokie. However, there are services departing from Pine Avenue & Main Street and arriving at Oakton & Crawford via Buffalo, Cleveland Bus Station, Jefferson & Harrison, Washington & Wabash and Paulina & Howard Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Niagara Falls station to Skokie. However, there are services departing from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station and arriving at Oakton-Skokie via Buffalo Depew Station, LaSalle/Van Buren and Howard. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 27m.
The distance between Niagara Falls and Skokie is 517 miles. The road distance is 534 miles.
The best way to get from Niagara Falls to Skokie without a car is to train which takes 13h 27m and costs $300 - $600.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Niagara Falls to Skokie, including transfers.
Niagara Falls to Skokie bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Buffalo station.
Niagara Falls to Skokie train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Niagara Falls to Skokie is to train which takes 13h 27m and costs $300 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $160 and takes 15h 17m.
What companies run services between Niagara Falls, NY, USA and Skokie, IL, USA?
You can take a train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Oakton-Skokie via Buffalo Depew Station, Chicago Union Station, LaSalle/Van Buren, and Howard in around 13h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pine Avenue & Main Street to Oakton & Crawford via Ellicott Street & MTC Static, Buffalo, Cleveland Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station, Jefferson & Harrison, Washington & State, Washington & Wabash, and Paulina & Howard Terminal in around 15h 17m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Rochester to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Rochester to Chicago Midway International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Rochester to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–450
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–150
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $9–50
- Business
- $40–140
- Business Plus
- $50–150
- Economy
- $10–55
- Economy Plus
- $11–65
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $25–80
- Business
- $55–160
- Business Plus
- $65–170
- Economy
- $28–85
- Economy Plus
- $30–95
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $25–80
- Business
- $55–160
- Business Plus
- $65–170
- Economy
- $28–85
- Economy Plus
- $30–95
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Niagara Falls USA to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Niagara Falls USA to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- [email protected]
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from Bus Terminal to Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from Bus Terminal to Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from Bus Terminal to Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- Megabus
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Booking & Getting There
Niagara Falls to Skokie bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Cleveland Bus Station.
Skokie is 1h behind Niagara Falls. It is currently 5:38 AM in Niagara Falls and 4:38 AM in Skokie.
Niagara Falls to Skokie train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Buffalo Depew Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Niagara Falls to Skokie is 534 miles. It takes approximately 9h 4m to drive from Niagara Falls to Skokie.
There are 1262+ hotels available in Skokie.















