There are 10 ways to get from Zion to Arches National Park by bus, plane, shuttle, train, car, or train (Amtrak)
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Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Grand Junction Regional Airport, shuttle
best- Take the bus from Metro Train Station - 13th Avenue and 54th Street to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane MKE - GJT
- Take a shuttle bus from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Moab
10h 26m$410–1,168Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Montrose Regional Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Zion to Clybourntrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)plane ORD - MTJ
- Drive from Montrose-Airport-MTJ to Arches National Parkcar
10h 15m$134–508Train, shuttle
- Take the train from Zion to Chicago OTCtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Junction Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Moab
33h 46m$650–1,262Train, bus
- Take the train from Waukegan to Chicago OTCtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Green Riverbus
- Take the bus from Green River to Moab, UTbus
35h 6m$336–593Drive 1,358.2 mi
- Drive from Zion to Arches National Park Visitor Centercar 1,358.2 mi
22h 10m$248–358Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Moab
- Take the bus from Metro Train Station - 13th Avenue and 54th Street to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Moab (CNY)plane MKE - CNY
10h 31m$280–908Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport, bus, shuttle
- Take the train from Zion to Clybourntrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE)plane ORD - ASE
- Take the bus from AABC Airport DV to West Glenwood Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Grand Junction Regional Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Moab
13h 4m$347–829Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Moab
- Take the train from Zion to Chicago OTCtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Moab (CNY)plane MDW - CNY
9h 13m$258–802Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Moab
- Take the train from Zion to Clybourntrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Moab (CNY)plane ORD - CNY
10h 33m$229–653Train
- Take the train from Zion to Chicago OTCtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Denvertrain
- Take the train from Denver Union Station to Moab, UTtrain
2d 12h
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zion to Arches National Park is to train and fly and drive which costs $130 - $550 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Zion to Arches National Park is to train and fly which takes 9h 13m and costs $250 - $800.
No, there is no direct train from Zion to Arches National Park. However, there are services departing from Zion and arriving at Moab, UT via Chicago Union Station and Denver Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Zion and Arches National Park is 1258 miles. The road distance is 1366.1 miles.
The best way to get from Zion to Arches National Park without a car is to train and shuttle which takes 33h 46m and costs $650 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 10h 26m to get from Zion to Arches National Park, including transfers.
Zion to Arches National Park train services, operated by Metra, depart from Zion station.
Arches National Park is 1h behind Zion. It is currently 1:56 AM in Zion and 12:56 AM in Arches National Park.
Zion to Arches National Park train services, operated by Metra, arrive at Chicago OTC station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zion to Arches National Park is 1366 miles. It takes approximately 22h 10m to drive from Zion to Arches National Park.
What companies run services between Zion, IL, USA and Arches National Park, UT, USA?
You can take a train from Zion to Moab, UT via Chicago OTC, Madison & Canal, Clinton & Jackson, Chicago Union Station, Denver Union Station, and Moab, UT in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Moab via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Moab via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Moab via Kansas City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Moab via Chicago Midway International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Moab via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Moab via St. Louis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Moab via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Moab via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Moab via Kansas City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Moab via Omaha, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Moab via St. Louis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Moab via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Moab via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Montrose Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- Metra
Train from Zion to Chicago OTC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $5–8
Train from Waukegan to Chicago OTC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from Zion to Clybourn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from Zion to Clybourn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from Zion to Chicago OTC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $5–8
Train from Zion to Clybourn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from Zion to Chicago OTC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $5–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Junction Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–700
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800 785 7507
- [email protected]
- Website
- Canyon Spirit
Train from Denver Union Station to Moab, UT
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Canyon Spirit
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rockland Coaches
Bus from Metro Train Station - 13th Avenue and 54th Street to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $6–14
Bus from Metro Train Station - 13th Avenue and 54th Street to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $6–14
- Phone
- +1 435-259-9402
- [email protected]
- Website
- Roadrunner Shuttle
Shuttle from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Moab
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Schedules at
- Roadrunner Shuttle
Shuttle from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Moab
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Schedules at
- Roadrunner Shuttle
Shuttle from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Moab
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Schedules at
- Roadrunner Shuttle
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Green River
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Green River to Moab, UT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
- Phone
- +1 970-925-8484
- [email protected]
- Website
- rfta.com
Bus from AABC Airport DV to West Glenwood Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- rfta.com
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- Bustang
Bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- Bustang
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