There are 11 ways to get from Ocean City to Chicago by bus, plane, train, bus (Greyhound), car, or bus (Greyhound, 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 Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
best- Take the bus from Ocean City, MD to BWI-Thurgood Marshall Airportbus
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BWI - MDW
6h 56m$208–427Bus, bus to Norfolk International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Ocean City Transfer Point to Calvert Streetbus
- Take the bus from Salisbury, MD to Norfolk bus
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane ORF - MDW
8h 35m$143–481Bus, train via Washington
- Take the bus from Ocean City, MD to BWI Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
23h 17m$290–1,118Bus
- Take the bus from Ocean City, MD to Baltimore, MD - Greyhound Bus Terminal Downtownbus Ocean City
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0164
23h 30m$196–349Drive 808.8 mi
- Drive from Ocean City to Chicagocar 808.8 mi
14h 28m$148–214Bus to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Ocean City, MD to BWI-Thurgood Marshall Airportbus
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BWI - ORD
7h 24m$154–487Bus, train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from Ocean City, MD to BWI Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane DCA - MDW
8h 17m$164–1,227Bus, train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Ocean City, MD to BWI Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane DCA - ORD
8h 40m$174–1,477Bus to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ocean City, MD to BWI-Thurgood Marshall Airportbus
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane BWI - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
9h 25m$226–846Bus via Harrisburg
- Take the bus from Ocean City, MD to Baltimore, MD - Greyhound Bus Terminal Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
24h 5m$218–362Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ocean City, MD to BWI Amtrak Stationbus Ocean City
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Cardinal
30h 54m$348–1,265
Ocean City to Chicago by bus, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ocean City to Chicago is to drive which costs $140 - $220 and takes 14h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Ocean City to Chicago is to bus and fly which takes 6h 56m and costs $200 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Ocean City to Chicago station. However, there are services departing from Ocean City, MD and arriving at Chicago Bus Station via Baltimore Downtown Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 30m.
The distance between Ocean City and Chicago is 759 miles. The road distance is 813.5 miles.
The best way to get from Ocean City to Chicago without a car is to bus and train via Washington which takes 23h 17m and costs $290 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Ocean City to Chicago, including transfers.
Ocean City to Chicago bus services, operated by BayRunner Shuttle, depart from Ocean City, MD station.
Ocean City to Chicago bus services, operated by BayRunner Shuttle, arrive at Baltimore, MD - Greyhound Bus Terminal Downtown station.
Chicago is 1h behind Ocean City. It is currently 10:07 PM in Ocean City and 9:07 PM in Chicago.
Yes, the driving distance between Ocean City to Chicago is 814 miles. It takes approximately 14h 28m to drive from Ocean City to Chicago.
What companies run services between Ocean City, MD, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
You can take a bus from Ocean City, MD to Chicago Bus Station via Baltimore, MD - Greyhound Bus Terminal Downtown and Baltimore Downtown Bus Station in around 23h 30m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Phone
- +1 410-912-6000
- [email protected]
- Website
- BayRunner Shuttle
Bus from Ocean City, MD to BWI-Thurgood Marshall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- BayRunner Shuttle
Bus from Ocean City, MD to BWI Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- BayRunner Shuttle
Bus from Ocean City, MD to Baltimore, MD - Greyhound Bus Terminal Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- BayRunner Shuttle
Bus from Ocean City, MD to BWI-Thurgood Marshall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- BayRunner Shuttle
Bus from Ocean City, MD to BWI Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- BayRunner Shuttle
Bus from Ocean City, MD to BWI Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- BayRunner Shuttle
Bus from Ocean City, MD to BWI-Thurgood Marshall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- BayRunner Shuttle
Bus from Ocean City, MD to Baltimore, MD - Greyhound Bus Terminal Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- BayRunner Shuttle
Bus from Ocean City, MD to BWI Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- BayRunner Shuttle
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Ocean City, MD to BWI Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Ocean City, MD to BWI Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Ocean City, MD to BWI Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Ocean City, MD to BWI Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 443-260-2300
- Website
- Shore Transit
Bus from Ocean City Transfer Point to Calvert Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Shore Transit
- Phone
- +1 212 625 8882
- [email protected]
- Website
- hibusny.com
Bus from Salisbury, MD to Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–33
- Schedules at
- hibusny.com
- Adult
- $30–33
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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