There are 10 ways to get from Chicago to Arcadia by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, tram, bus, or train
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Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)MDW - LAX
7h 58m$126–521Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)ORD - LAX
8h 17m$100–381Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los AngelesSouthwest Chief / ...
44h 14m$205–1,527Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus StationFlixBus N2521 / ...
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus StopGreyhound US1210
2d$169–406Drive 1,998.4 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Arcadia1,998.4 mi
31h 7m$365–527Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)MDW - ONT
8h 21m$180–816Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)MDW - BUR
8h 21m$170–764Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Long Beach Airport, tram
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)MDW - LGB
- Take the tram from Del Amo Station to Arcadia Station
8h 59m$148–661Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, line 43 bus, train, tram
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)ORD - SNA
- Take the bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2
- Take the train from Fullerton to L.A. Union Station
- Take the tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Arcadia Station
11h 9m$134–520Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)MDW - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angeles
10h 49m$236–945
Chicago to Arcadia by train and tram (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Arcadia is to fly which costs $100 - $390 and takes 8h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Arcadia is to fly which takes 7h 58m and costs $120 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Arcadia. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Huntington / Santa Anita via St Louis Bus Station and El Monte Station - Lower Level. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
No, there is no direct train from Chicago station to Arcadia station. However, there are services departing from Chicago Union Station and arriving at Arcadia Station via Union Station - Metro A-Line. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 14m.
The distance between Chicago and Arcadia is 1801 miles. The road distance is 2010.1 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Arcadia without a car is to train which takes 44h 14m and costs $200 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Chicago to Arcadia, including transfers.
Chicago to Arcadia bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago to Arcadia train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Chicago Union Station.
The best way to get from Chicago to Arcadia is to fly which takes 7h 58m and costs $120 - $550. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $200 - $1,600 and takes 44h 14m, you could also bus, which costs $160 - $410 and takes 2 days 0h.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Arcadia, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) every 3 hours. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles once daily. Tickets cost $200–1,600 and the journey takes 43h 32m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $32–38
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Del Amo Station to Arcadia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Arcadia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Fullerton to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $6–9
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- 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 St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
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More Questions & Answers
Chicago to Arcadia bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Arcadia is 2h behind Chicago. It is currently 8:50 PM in Chicago and 6:50 PM in Arcadia.
Chicago to Arcadia train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Arcadia is 2010 miles. It takes approximately 31h 7m to drive from Chicago to Arcadia.
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