There are 12 ways to get from Chicago Loop to Baltimore by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, subway, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
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Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)MDW - BWI
4h 15m$70–377Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus StationGreyhound US0164
17h 40m$75–180Train via Washington
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville AmtrakFloridian
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn StationNortheast Regional
18h 2m$137–869Drive 692.6 mi
- Drive from Chicago Loop to Baltimore692.6 mi
11h 46m$127–183Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)ORD - BWI
4h 24m$84–267Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)ORD - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
4h 43m$118–1,262Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)MDW - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
4h 41m$138–1,362Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)ORD - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform
- Take the train from New Carrollton Amtrak Station to Baltimore Penn Station
6h 9m$186–966Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)ORD - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Baltimore Penn Station
5h 50m$116–925Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)MDW - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Baltimore Penn Station
5h 45m$90–1,025Bus via Harrisburg
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus StationFlixBus N2640
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus StationGreyhound US0430
18h 40m$143–337Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Baltimore Penn StationCardinal
24h 46m$130–340
Chicago Loop to Baltimore by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago Loop to Baltimore is to bus which costs $75 - $180 and takes 17h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago Loop to Baltimore is to fly which takes 4h 15m and costs $65 - $380.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Chicago Bus Station station and arriving at Baltimore Downtown Bus Station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 17h 40m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Chicago Union Station station and arriving at Baltimore Penn Station station. Services depart three times a week, and operate Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 24h 46m.
The distance between Chicago Loop and Baltimore is 634 miles. The road distance is 696.6 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago Loop to Baltimore without a car is to bus which takes 17h 40m and costs $75 - $180.
It takes approximately 4h 15m to get from Chicago Loop to Baltimore, including transfers.
Chicago Loop to Baltimore bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago Loop to Baltimore train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Chicago Union Station.
The best way to get from Chicago Loop to Baltimore is to fly which takes 4h 15m and costs $65 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $75 - $180 and takes 17h 40m, you could also train via Washington, which costs $130 - $900 and takes 18h 2m.
What companies run services between Chicago Loop, IL, USA and Baltimore, MD, USA?
Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) every 3 hours. Alternatively, Greyhound USA operates a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost $75–180 and the journey takes 17h 40m.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dayton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Carrollton Amtrak Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–340
- 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 Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $5–200
- Business Class
- $45–240
Train from New Carrollton Amtrak Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
Train from 30th Street Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $13–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
Train from 30th Street Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $21–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–10
Train from New Carrollton Amtrak Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–11
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $7–11
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 Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Chicago Loop to Baltimore bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Baltimore Downtown Bus Station.
Baltimore is 1h ahead of Chicago Loop. It is currently 2:59 AM in Chicago Loop and 3:59 AM in Baltimore.
Chicago Loop to Baltimore train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Rockville Amtrak station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago Loop to Baltimore is 697 miles. It takes approximately 11h 46m to drive from Chicago Loop to Baltimore.
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