There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Ashtabula by plane, taxi, train, bus, bus (Greyhound), car, subway, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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 O'Hare International Airport to Erie International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Erie International Airport (ERI)plane ORD - ERI
- Take the taxi from Erie-Airport-ERI to Ashtabulataxi
4h 1m$152–445Drive 401.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Chicago to Ashtabulacar 401.1 mi
6h 46m$74–106Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Cleveland Amtraktrain Floridian / ...
- Take the bus from Rockwell Ave. & W. Mall Dr. to Madison Park-N-Ridebus 11
8h 29m$113–224Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0164
- Take the bus from Chester Ave. -Greyhound Station to Madison Park-N-Ridebus 11
9h 31m$85–149Subway to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus, taxi
- Take the subway from Roosevelt to Midwaysubway
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane MDW - CLE
- Take the bus from Rockwell Ave. & W. Mall Dr. to Madison Park-N-Ridebus
- Take the taxi from Madison Park-N-Ride to Ashtabulataxi
5h 33m$132–627Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane ORD - CLE
- Take the bus from Rockwell Ave. & W. Mall Dr. to Madison Park-N-Ridebus
- Take the taxi from Madison Park-N-Ride to Ashtabulataxi
6h 1m$176–557Bus via Detroit
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chester Ave. -Greyhound Station to Madison Park-N-Ridebus 11
12h 26m$114–208
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Erie International Airport (ERI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Ashtabula is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 6h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Ashtabula is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 1m and costs $150 - $450.
The distance between Chicago and Ashtabula is 453 miles. The road distance is 403.4 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Ashtabula without a car is to train and bus which takes 8h 29m and costs $110 - $230.
It takes approximately 4h 1m to get from Chicago to Ashtabula, including transfers.
Ashtabula is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 4:01 PM in Chicago and 5:01 PM in Ashtabula.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Ashtabula is 403 miles. It takes approximately 6h 46m to drive from Chicago to Ashtabula.
There are 61+ hotels available in Ashtabula.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Ashtabula, OH, USA?
You can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Ashtabula via Cleveland Bus Station, Chester Ave. -Greyhound Station, and Madison Park-N-Ride in around 9h 31m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Erie International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–380
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Erie International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–380
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–380
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-968-7282
- Website
- transitchicago.com
Subway from Roosevelt to Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.transitchicago.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.transitchicago.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1 888-525-3872
- laketran@laketran.com
- Website
- laketran.com
Bus from Rockwell Ave. & W. Mall Dr. to Madison Park-N-Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://laketran.com/
Bus from Chester Ave. -Greyhound Station to Madison Park-N-Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://laketran.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 Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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