There are 6 ways to get from Canandaigua to Chicago by bus, plane, taxi, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, bus to Rochester, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Take the bus from West Ave Hub, Shelter 1-Canandaigua to Geneva Exchange Lot-Genevabus
- Take the bus from Geneva, NY to Rochester, NYbus
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane ROC - ORD
7h 18m$153–546Bus, bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from West Ave Hub, Shelter 1-Canandaigua to Geneva Exchange Lot-Genevabus
- Take the bus from Geneva, NY to Buffalo, NYbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BUF - ORD
8h 2m$98–531Taxi, train (Amtrak)
- Take the taxi from Canandaigua to Rochestertaxi
- Take the train from Rochester to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
12h 17m$159–311Drive 608.5 mi
- Drive from Canandaigua to Chicagocar 608.5 mi
10h 45m$111–161Bus, bus to Rochester, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from West Ave Hub, Shelter 1-Canandaigua to Geneva Exchange Lot-Genevabus
- Take the bus from Geneva, NY to Rochester, NYbus
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane ROC - MDW
7h 6m$113–606Bus, bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from West Ave Hub, Shelter 1-Canandaigua to Geneva Exchange Lot-Genevabus
- Take the bus from Geneva, NY to Buffalo, NYbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BUF - MDW
7h 51m$133–771
Rochester (ROC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canandaigua to Chicago is to drive which costs $110 - $160 and takes 10h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Canandaigua to Chicago is to bus and fly which takes 7h 6m and costs $110 - $650.
The distance between Canandaigua and Chicago is 623 miles. The road distance is 612 miles.
The best way to get from Canandaigua to Chicago without a car is to taxi and train which takes 12h 17m and costs $150 - $320.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Canandaigua to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 1h behind Canandaigua. It is currently 4:10 PM in Canandaigua and 3:10 PM in Chicago.
Yes, the driving distance between Canandaigua to Chicago is 612 miles. It takes approximately 10h 45m to drive from Canandaigua to Chicago.
There are 1068+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Canandaigua, NY, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Canandaigua to Chicago. However, you can take the bus to Geneva Exchange Lot-Geneva, take the bus to Rochester, NY, walk to Rochester (ROC) airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), walk to O'Hare, then take the subway to Jackson-Blue. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Rochester then take the train to Chicago Union Station.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Rochester to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rochester to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Rochester to Chicago Midway International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Rochester to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 585-288-1700
- Website
- myrts.com
Bus from West Ave Hub, Shelter 1-Canandaigua to Geneva Exchange Lot-Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- myrts.com
- Phone
- +1-844-800-6828
- pr@ourbus.com
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from Geneva, NY to Rochester, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
Bus from Geneva, NY to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Geneva, NY to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $22–65
- Flexible
- $45–65
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Estimated price
- $90–120
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