There are 11 ways to get from Pasadena to Chicago by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, subway, train, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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Line 70 bus to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
best- Take the bus from RITCHIE HWY & HAMBURG ST nb to Cromwell Light Rail Station Bay 1bus
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BWI - MDW
4h 50m$128–315Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BWI - ORD
5h 18m$73–365Bus
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0164
21h 11m$124–234Train via Washington
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain Commuter Rail / ...
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Floridian / ...
21h 23m$256–1,159Drive 698.8 mi
- Drive from Pasadena to Chicagocar 698.8 mi
12h 2m$128–185Bus to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from Severna Park Park & Ride to INDEPENDENCE AVE & 4TH ST SW wbbus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane DCA - MDW
6h 15m$118–612Bus to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Severna Park Park & Ride to INDEPENDENCE AVE & 4TH ST SW wbbus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane DCA - ORD
6h 38m$128–862Bus, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Severna Park Park & Ride to INDEPENDENCE AVE & 12TH ST SW wbbus
- Take the subway from Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane IAD - ORD
7h 19m$188–912Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- 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
7h 17m$145–734Bus via Harrisburg
- Take the bus from Baltimore Greyhound Garage to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0430
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2640 / ...
24h 56m$148–264Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Cardinal
28h 17m$314–658
Pasadena to Chicago by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pasadena to Chicago is to bus which costs $120 - $240 and takes 21h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Pasadena to Chicago is to line 70 bus and fly which takes 4h 50m and costs $120 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Pasadena to Chicago station. However, there are services departing from RITCHIE HWY & HAMBURG ST nb and arriving at Chicago Bus Station via Patapsco Light Rail Station Bay 2 and Baltimore Downtown Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Pasadena to Chicago station. However, there are services departing from Glen Burnie and arriving at Chicago Union Station via Baltimore Penn Station and Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 23m.
The distance between Pasadena and Chicago is 637 miles. The road distance is 702.9 miles.
The best way to get from Pasadena to Chicago without a car is to bus which takes 21h 11m and costs $120 - $240.
It takes approximately 4h 50m to get from Pasadena to Chicago, including transfers.
Pasadena to Chicago bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, depart from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station.
Pasadena to Chicago train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Baltimore Penn Station.
The best way to get from Pasadena to Chicago is to bus which takes 21h 11m and costs $120 - $240. Alternatively, you can train via Washington, which costs $250 - $1,200 and takes 21h 23m, you could also fly, which costs $70 - $370 and takes 5h 18m.
What companies run services between Pasadena, MD, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
Greyhound-us operates a bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station twice daily, and the journey takes 18h 40m. Greyhound USA also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from RITCHIE HWY & HAMBURG ST nb to Chicago Union Station via Cromwell Light Rail Station Bay 1, Glen Burnie, Mt. Royal / MICA, Baltimore Penn Station, and Washington Union Station in around 21h 23m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
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 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
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
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 Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Clarksburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Johnstown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via South Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
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
- $65–350
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 47m
- 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
- $110–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- 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
- $100–390
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $310–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–10
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Smithsonian, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Bus from RITCHIE HWY & HAMBURG ST nb to Cromwell Light Rail Station Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
Bus from Severna Park Park & Ride to INDEPENDENCE AVE & 4TH ST SW wb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
Bus from Severna Park Park & Ride to INDEPENDENCE AVE & 4TH ST SW wb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
Bus from Severna Park Park & Ride to INDEPENDENCE AVE & 12TH ST SW wb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baltimore Greyhound Garage to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Pasadena to Chicago bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago is 1h behind Pasadena. It is currently 4:58 PM in Pasadena and 3:58 PM in Chicago.
Pasadena to Chicago train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pasadena to Chicago is 703 miles. It takes approximately 12h 2m to drive from Pasadena to Chicago.
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