There are 9 ways to get from Chicago to Bend by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or car
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 Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM)plane ORD - RDM
9h 30m$264–1,214Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Portland International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane ORD - PDX
- Take the bus from Portland International Airport to Hawthorne Station, Bendbus
11h 3m$230–817Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Portlandtrain Empire Builder
- Take the bus from Portland Union Station to Bend Hawthorne Stationbus Bend to Portland Express
2d 3h$673–1,449Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Pasco Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Pasco Bus Stop to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Portland Union Station to Bend Hawthorne Stationbus
2d 7h$388–787Drive 1,989.2 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Bendcar 1,989.2 mi
33h 2m$363–525Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG)plane ORD - EUG
- Take the bus from University of Oregon - Jaqua Academic Center to Bend Hawthorne Stationbus
10h 25m$260–995Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Portland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane MDW - PDX
- Take the bus from Portland International Airport to Hawthorne Station, Bendbus
10h 44m$300–1,167Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG)plane MDW - EUG
- Take the bus from University of Oregon - Jaqua Academic Center to Bend Hawthorne Stationbus
11h 50m$370–1,495Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM)plane MDW - RDM
10h 19m$384–1,614
Chicago to Bend by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Bend is to drive which costs $360 - $550 and takes 33h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Bend is to fly which takes 9h 30m and costs $260 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Bend station. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Bend Hawthorne Station via Denver Union Station, Pasco Bus Stop and Portland Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Chicago and Bend is 1718 miles. The road distance is 2000.8 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Bend without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 3h and costs $650 - $1,500.
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Chicago to Bend, including transfers.
Chicago to Bend bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
The best way to get from Chicago to Bend is to fly which takes 9h 30m and costs $260 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $380 - $800 and takes 2 days 7h.
Chicago to Bend bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Denver Union Station.
Bend is 2h behind Chicago. It is currently 8:38 PM in Chicago and 6:38 PM in Bend.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Bend, OR, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Bend Hawthorne Station via Denver Union Station, Pasco Bus Stop, Portland Curbside Bus Stop, and Portland Union Station in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Portland International Airport via Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Portland International Airport via Bozeman
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Portland International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Portland International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- info@pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Website
- pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Portland Union Station to Bend Hawthorne Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–65
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from University of Oregon - Jaqua Academic Center to Bend Hawthorne Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Phone
- (541) 389-7469
- info@cobreeze.com
- Website
- cobreeze.com
Bus from Portland Union Station to Bend Hawthorne Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $59–63
- Website
- https://cobreeze.com/
- Schedules at
- https://cobreeze.com/schedule/
Bus from Portland International Airport to Hawthorne Station, Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $58–62
- Website
- https://cobreeze.com/
- Schedules at
- https://cobreeze.com/schedule/
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 Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Pasco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–360
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Pasco Bus Stop to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from University of Oregon - Jaqua Academic Center to Bend Hawthorne Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $22–45
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