There are 11 ways to get from Chicago, IL to Florida by subway, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Jacksonville
best- Take the subway from Quincy to Midwaysubway
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane MDW - JAX
5h 46m$124–708Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)plane MDW - FLL
5h 39m$90–438Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2512 / ...
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonvillebus FlixBus N2434 / ...
22h 19m$146–374Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonvilletrain Floridian
35h 44m$455–973Drive 977.9 mi
- Drive from Chicago, IL to Jacksonvillecar 977.9 mi
18h 33m$179–258Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jacksonville
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane ORD - JAX
6h 7m$164–448Subway to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Tampa, line 30 bus
- Take the subway from Quincy to Midwaysubway
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Tampa (TPA)plane MDW - TPA
- Take the bus from TPA Internat'l Airport Post Office to Kennedy Blvd @ Ashley Drbus
5h 48m$100–507Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tampa (TPA)plane ORD - TPA
6h$124–457Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Orlando (MCO)plane MDW - MCO
5h 54m$96–480Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Ft. Myers
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Ft. Myers (RSW)plane MDW - RSW
7h 6m$136–710Subway to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, line 203 bus
- Take the subway from Quincy to Midwaysubway
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)plane MDW - SRQ
- Take the bus from Downtown Station to 34Th St S Nb/1St Av Sbus
7h 26m$174–915
Chicago, IL to Florida by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago, IL to Florida is to fly which costs $120 - $460 and takes 6h.
The fastest way to get from Chicago, IL to Florida is to fly which takes 5h 39m and costs $85 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago, IL station to Florida. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Newnan St + Ashley St via Atlanta Bus Station and JRTC Bay J. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 19m.
The distance between Chicago, IL and Florida is 886 miles. The road distance is 983.6 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago, IL to Florida without a car is to bus which takes 22h 19m and costs $140 - $380.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Chicago, IL to Florida, including transfers.
Chicago, IL to Florida bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
The best way to get from Chicago, IL to Florida is to bus which takes 22h 19m and costs $140 - $380. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $450 - $1,000 and takes 35h 44m, you could also fly, which costs $160 - $450 and takes 6h 7m.
Chicago, IL to Florida bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Florida is 2h ahead of Chicago, IL. It is currently 2:13 AM in Chicago, IL and 4:13 AM in Florida.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Florida, USA?
You can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Newnan St + Ashley St via Atlanta Bus Station, Jacksonville, and JRTC Bay J in around 22h 19m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonville once daily. Tickets cost $450–1,000 and the journey takes 34h 45m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Louisville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando via Louisville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ft. Myers via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ft. Myers via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ft. Myers via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–350
- Phone
- +1 888-968-7282
- Website
- transitchicago.com
Subway from Quincy to Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.transitchicago.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.transitchicago.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $2–5
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $450–1,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 813-254-4278
- Website
- gohart.org
Bus from TPA Internat'l Airport Post Office to Kennedy Blvd @ Ashley Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- HART
- Phone
- +1 (941) 749-7116
- mcat@mymanatee.org
- Website
- mymanatee.org
Bus from Downtown Station to 34Th St S Nb/1St Av S
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- mymanatee.org
- Seniors 80+, Children under 5
- $0
- Free trolleys
- $0
- students, Disabled, Seniors 60-79
- $1–8
- Adults 18-59
- $1–8
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