There are 8 ways to get from Atlanta to Kankakee by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
best- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)ATL - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kankakee
6h 23m$100–292Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)ATL - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kankakee
6h 15m$74–382Bus, train via Champaign
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans CtrFlixBus N2521
- Take the train from Champaign-Urbana to KankakeeSaluki / ...
16h 47m$93–321Drive 641.4 mi
- Drive from Atlanta to Kankakee641.4 mi
11h 50m$118–170Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)ATL - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kankakee
8h 26m$148–752Fly to South Bend, train
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to South Bend (SBN)ATL - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Take the train from Homewood to Kankakee
8h 54m$98–456Bus, train
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to ChicagoFlixBus 2512 / ...
- Take the train from Homewood to KankakeeSaluki / ...
17h 31m$78–168Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train StationGreyhound US0100
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to KankakeeSaluki / ...
18h 6m$97–252
Atlanta to Kankakee by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atlanta to Kankakee is to bus and train which costs $75 - $170 and takes 17h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Atlanta to Kankakee is to fly and train which takes 6h 15m and costs $70 - $390.
The distance between Atlanta and Kankakee is 694 miles. The road distance is 645.2 miles.
The best way to get from Atlanta to Kankakee without a car is to bus and train via Champaign which takes 16h 47m and costs $90 - $330.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Atlanta to Kankakee, including transfers.
Kankakee is 1h behind Atlanta. It is currently 6:04 PM in Atlanta and 5:04 PM in Kankakee.
Yes, the driving distance between Atlanta to Kankakee is 645 miles. It takes approximately 11h 50m to drive from Atlanta to Kankakee.
There are 10+ hotels available in Kankakee.
What companies run services between Atlanta, GA, USA and Kankakee, IL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Atlanta to Kankakee. However, you can take the subway to Airport Station, walk to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), walk to O'Hare, take the subway to Clinton-Blue, walk to Chicago Union Station, then take the train to Kankakee. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Kankakee via Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr and Champaign-Urbana in around 16h 47m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to South Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to South Bend via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to South Bend via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
- 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
- $45–260
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to South Bend via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Jackson
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Kankakee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Champaign-Urbana to Kankakee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Homewood to Kankakee
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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
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 Chicago Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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