There are 10 ways to get from Chicago to Allison by plane, taxi, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane ORD - ALO
- Take the taxi from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Allisontaxi
3h 45m$108–340Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane ORD - CID
- Drive from Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CID to Allisoncar
4h 49m$50–261Bus, drive, taxi
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Drive from GTC Bay 9 to Central Transfercar
- Take the taxi from UNI Multimodal Transportation Center to Allisontaxi
10h 13mDrive 304.2 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Allisoncar 304.2 mi
5h 38m$56–81Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mason City, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mason City (MCW)plane ORD - MCW
- Take the taxi from Mason-City-Airport-MCW to Allisontaxi
4h 26m$168–415Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rochester, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Rochester (RST)plane ORD - RST
- Drive from Rochester-Airport-RST to Allisoncar
5h 17m$54–280Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)plane ORD - FOD
- Drive from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Allisoncar
5h 16m$52–277Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Crosse, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to La Crosse (LSE)plane ORD - LSE
- Drive from La-Crosse-Airport-LSE to Allisoncar
6h 2m$58–285Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Des Moines, shuttle, drive
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Des Moines (DSM)plane MDW - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport to Story City, IA
- Drive from Story City, IA to Allisoncar
6h 7m$156–605Bus, shuttle, drive
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport to Story City, IA
- Drive from Story City, IA to Allisoncar
11h 53m$185–374
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Allison is to drive which costs $55 - $80 and takes 5h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Allison is to fly and taxi which takes 3h 45m and costs $100 - $340.
The distance between Chicago and Allison is 285 miles. The road distance is 305.9 miles.
It takes approximately 3h 45m to get from Chicago to Allison, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Allison is 306 miles. It takes approximately 5h 38m to drive from Chicago to Allison.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Allison, IA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Allison. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO), then take the taxi to Allison. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Iowa City, take the bus to GTC Bay 9, drive to Central Transfer, take the line 7 bus to UNI Multimodal Transportation Center, then take the taxi to Allison.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mason City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Crosse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Crosse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–360
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 Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- executiveexpress.biz
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport to Story City, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $75–160
First Call Taxi
- Phone
- +1 319-233-8294
Dolly's Taxi
- Phone
- +1 319-242-2011
- Website
- dollystaxi.com
First Call Taxi
- Phone
- +1 319-233-8294
Dolly's Taxi
- Phone
- +1 319-242-2011
- Website
- dollystaxi.com
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