There are 9 ways to get from Atlanta to Chicago Heights by plane, train, bus, car, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
best- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane ATL - MDW
- Take the train from Museum Campus/11th St. to 211th St.train
5h 57m$70–386Bus, train
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Stationbus FlixBus N2521
- Take the train from Carbondale to Homewoodtrain City of New Orleans / ...
15h 5m$92–173Drive 650.2 mi
- Drive from Atlanta to Chicago Heightscar 650.2 mi
12h 1m$119–172Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane ATL - ORD
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to 211th St.train
6h 21m$94–296Fly to South Bend, train, line 358 bus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to South Bend (SBN)plane ATL - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Hegewischtrain
- Take the bus from Hegewisch South Shore Station to Pace Chicago Heights Terminal 4bus
7h 30m$90–460Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane ATL - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to 211th St.train
8h 35m$134–634Fly to Indianapolis, bus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Indianapolis (IND)plane ATL - IND
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Chicagobus
9h 18m$118–438Bus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicagobus FlixBus 2512 / ...
15h 18m$72–155Bus via Gary (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Gary Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0100
18h 35m$76–159
Atlanta to Chicago Heights by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atlanta to Chicago Heights is to bus via Gary which costs $75 - $160 and takes 18h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Atlanta to Chicago Heights is to fly and train which takes 5h 57m and costs $65 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Atlanta station to Chicago Heights. However, there are services departing from Atlanta Bus Station and arriving at Halsted St & Lincoln Hwy via 95th/Dan Ryan CTA Station Bay J. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 18m.
The distance between Atlanta and Chicago Heights is 644 miles. The road distance is 654 miles.
The best way to get from Atlanta to Chicago Heights without a car is to bus and train which takes 15h 5m and costs $90 - $180.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Atlanta to Chicago Heights, including transfers.
Atlanta to Chicago Heights bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Atlanta Bus Station.
Atlanta to Chicago Heights bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Chicago station.
Chicago Heights is 1h behind Atlanta. It is currently 3:01 PM in Atlanta and 2:01 PM in Chicago Heights.
Yes, the driving distance between Atlanta to Chicago Heights is 654 miles. It takes approximately 12h 1m to drive from Atlanta to Chicago Heights.
What companies run services between Atlanta, GA, USA and Chicago Heights, IL, USA?
Flixbus USA operates a bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago 3 times a day. Tickets cost $80–140 and the journey takes 14h 5m. Greyhound USA also services this route once daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to South Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to South Bend via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Indianapolis via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–360
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to South Bend via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to South Bend via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–230
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Jackson
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–280
- Phone
- +1 312-322-6777
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Museum Campus/11th St. to 211th St.
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $4–6
Train from Van Buren St. to 211th St.
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $4–6
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Carbondale to Homewood
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from South Bend Airport to Hegewisch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $11–13
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $50–100
Bus from Indianapolis to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $22–90
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $80–140
- Phone
- +1(847) 364-7223
- Passenger.Services@PaceBus.com
- Website
- pacebus.com
Bus from Hegewisch South Shore Station to Pace Chicago Heights Terminal 4
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- pacebus.com
- Adult
- $2–4
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Want to know more about travelling around United States
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Why you should take the train in the US
Read the travel guide
Need to know: Greyhound
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
There are 99+ hotels available in Chicago Heights.








