There are 11 ways to get from Chicago to Americus by plane, taxi, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, bus, train, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Columbus Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Columbus Airport (CSG)plane MDW - CSG
- Take the taxi from Columbus Airport (CSG) to Americustaxi
7h 2m$222–625Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2512 / ...
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Americusbus Greyhound US0636s
18h 35m$110–252Drive 798.5 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Americuscar 798.5 mi
15h 2m$146–211Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Columbus Airport, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Columbus Airport (CSG)plane ORD - CSG
- Take the taxi from Columbus Airport (CSG) to Americustaxi
7h 59m$202–515Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Southwest Georgia Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY)plane MDW - ABY
- Take the bus from Albany to Americusbus
7h 45m$136–560Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Southwest Georgia Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY)plane ORD - ABY
- Take the bus from Albany to Americusbus
8h 42m$116–440Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane MDW - ATL
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Americusbus
7h 50m$110–478Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane ORD - ATL
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Americusbus
8h 17m$130–358Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)plane ORD - BHM
- Drive from Birmingham-Airport-BHM to Americuscar
7h 50m$138–660Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Carbondaletrain
- Take the bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Americusbus
18h 46m$124–316Bus via Chicago Train Station (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Chicago Train Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0100
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Americusbus Greyhound US0636s
20h 5m$110–263
Chicago to Americus by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Americus is to bus via Chicago Train Station which costs $110 - $270 and takes 20h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Americus is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 2m and costs $220 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Americus. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Americus via Atlanta Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 35m.
The distance between Chicago and Americus is 737 miles. The road distance is 803.2 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Americus without a car is to bus which takes 18h 35m and costs $110 - $260.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Chicago to Americus, including transfers.
Chicago to Americus bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago to Americus bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Americus is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:35 PM in Chicago and 1:35 PM in Americus.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Americus is 803 miles. It takes approximately 15h 2m to drive from Chicago to Americus.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Americus, GA, USA?
You can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Americus via Atlanta Bus Station in around 18h 35m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Columbus Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Columbus Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Southwest Georgia Regional Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Southwest Georgia Regional Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- 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
- $75–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $50–100
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 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Americus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Albany to Americus
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Train Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Estimated price
- $140–170
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