There are 11 ways to get from Preston to Chicago by bus, plane, train, bus (Greyhound), car, subway, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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Bus to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
best- Take the bus from Easton, MD to BWI-Thurgood Marshall Airportbus
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BWI - MDW
4h 57m$234–445Drive 752.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Preston to Chicagocar 752.4 mi
13h 17m$138–199Bus, train via Washington
- Take the bus from Easton, 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
21h 18m$305–1,130Bus
- Take the bus from Easton, MD to Baltimore, MD - Greyhound Bus Terminal Downtownbus Ocean City / ...
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0164
21h 30m$237–370Bus to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Easton, MD to BWI-Thurgood Marshall Airportbus
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BWI - ORD
5h 25m$179–495Bus, train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from Easton, 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
6h 18m$179–1,239Bus, train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Easton, 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
6h 41m$189–1,489Bus, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Easton, MD to BWI Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center 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 35m$247–993Bus to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Easton, 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
7h 24m$251–864Bus via Harrisburg
- Take the bus from Easton, 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
22h 5m$249–374Bus, train
- Take the bus from Easton, MD to BWI Amtrak Stationbus Ocean City
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Cardinal
28h 55m$373–1,277
Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Chicago is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 13h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Chicago is to bus and fly which takes 4h 57m and costs $230 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston to Chicago station. However, there are services departing from Easton, MD and arriving at Chicago Bus Station via Baltimore Downtown Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 30m.
The distance between Preston and Chicago is 689 miles. The road distance is 756.8 miles.
The best way to get from Preston to Chicago without a car is to bus and train via Washington which takes 21h 18m and costs $300 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Preston to Chicago, including transfers.
Preston to Chicago bus services, operated by BayRunner Shuttle, depart from Easton, MD station.
Preston to Chicago bus services, operated by BayRunner Shuttle, arrive at Baltimore, MD - Greyhound Bus Terminal Downtown station.
Chicago is 1h behind Preston. It is currently 5:25 PM in Preston and 4:25 PM in Chicago.
Yes, the driving distance between Preston to Chicago is 757 miles. It takes approximately 13h 17m to drive from Preston to Chicago.
What companies run services between Preston, MD, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Preston to Chicago Bus Station via Easton, MD, Baltimore, MD - Greyhound Bus Terminal Downtown, and Baltimore Downtown Bus Station in around 21h 30m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
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 BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- 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
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1 410-912-6000
- [email protected]
- Website
- bayrunnershuttle.com
Bus from Easton, MD to BWI-Thurgood Marshall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- bayrunnershuttle.com
Bus from Easton, MD to BWI Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- bayrunnershuttle.com
Bus from Easton, MD to Baltimore, MD - Greyhound Bus Terminal Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–90
- Schedules at
- bayrunnershuttle.com
Bus from Easton, MD to BWI-Thurgood Marshall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- bayrunnershuttle.com
Bus from Easton, MD to BWI Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- bayrunnershuttle.com
Bus from Easton, MD to BWI Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- bayrunnershuttle.com
Bus from Easton, MD to BWI Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- bayrunnershuttle.com
Bus from Easton, MD to BWI-Thurgood Marshall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- bayrunnershuttle.com
Bus from Easton, MD to Baltimore, MD - Greyhound Bus Terminal Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–90
- Schedules at
- bayrunnershuttle.com
Bus from Easton, MD to BWI Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- bayrunnershuttle.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Easton, MD to BWI Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Easton, MD to BWI Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Easton, MD to BWI Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Easton, MD to BWI Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Easton, MD to BWI Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once 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 Downtown Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- 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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