There are 10 ways to get from Boston to Kankakee by plane, train, train (Amtrak), bus, or car
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Fly Boston Logan Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)BOS - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kankakee
6h 2m$118–420Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Boston to Providence
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)PVD - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kankakee
8h 22m$73–964Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union StationLake Shore Limited
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to KankakeeSaluki / ...
24h 33m$158–800Bus, train
- Take the bus from Boston to Newark Penn Station
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago
- Take the train from Homewood to Kankakee
28h 26m$146–290Drive 1,006.4 mi
- Drive from Boston to Kankakee1,006.4 mi
17h 6m$184–266Fly Boston Logan Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)BOS - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kankakee
5h 49m$97–543Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Boston to Boston Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MHT) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)MHT - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kankakee
7h 39m$125–689Fly Boston Logan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)BOS - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kankakee
7h 43m$295–836Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Boston to Boston Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MHT) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)MHT - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kankakee
8h 3m$105–549Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the train from Boston to Providence
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)PVD - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kankakee
8h 8m$93–1,064
Boston to Kankakee by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Kankakee is to bus and train which costs $140 - $290 and takes 28h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Kankakee is to fly and train which takes 5h 49m and costs $95 - $550.
No, there is no direct train from Boston to Kankakee. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Kankakee via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 33m.
The distance between Boston and Kankakee is 944 miles. The road distance is 1012.3 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Kankakee without a car is to train which takes 24h 33m and costs $150 - $800.
It takes approximately 6h 2m to get from Boston to Kankakee, including transfers.
Boston to Kankakee train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Boston station.
Kankakee is 1h behind Boston. It is currently 2:20 AM in Boston and 1:20 AM in Kankakee.
Boston to Kankakee train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Kankakee is 1012 miles. It takes approximately 17h 6m to drive from Boston to Kankakee.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Kankakee, IL, USA?
You can take a train from Boston to Kankakee via Chicago Union Station in around 24h 33m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Syracuse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–300
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–310
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
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
- $9–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- 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
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $6–210
- Business Class
- $45–240
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–14
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $5–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $10–450
- First Class
- $110–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Boston to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Boston to Boston Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $100–170
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