There are 8 ways to get from Chicago to Biosphere 2 by plane, taxi, train, bus, 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 Midway International Airport to Tucson, taxi
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Tucson (TUS)plane MDW - TUS
- Take the taxi from Dodge/River to Biosphere 2taxi
7h 24m$382–1,590Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tucson (TUS)plane ORD - TUS
- Take the taxi from Dodge/River to Biosphere 2taxi
7h 43m$282–1,090Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstafftrain Southwest Chief
- Take the bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Tucson Downtownbus FlixBus 2047
39h 27m$520–1,090Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Tucsonbus
- Take the taxi from Tucson to Biosphere 2taxi
41h 14m$394–683Drive 1,742 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Biosphere 2car 1,742 mi
29h 32m$318–460Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix, bus, taxi
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Phoenix (PHX)plane MDW - PHX
- Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Groome Transportation Twin Peaksbus
- Take the taxi from Groome Transportation Twin Peaks to Biosphere 2taxi
8h 36m$288–960Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix, bus, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Phoenix (PHX)plane ORD - PHX
- Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Groome Transportation Twin Peaksbus
- Take the taxi from Groome Transportation Twin Peaks to Biosphere 2taxi
8h 59m$368–860Train, taxi
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain Texas Eagle
- Take the taxi from Tucson Amtrak Station to Biosphere 2taxi
2d 9h$676–1,395
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Tucson (TUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Biosphere 2 is to drive which costs $310 - $460 and takes 29h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Biosphere 2 is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 24m and costs $380 - $1,600.
The distance between Chicago and Biosphere 2 is 1497 miles. The road distance is 1752.2 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Biosphere 2 without a car is to train and bus which takes 39h 27m and costs $500 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Chicago to Biosphere 2, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Biosphere 2 is 1752 miles. It takes approximately 29h 32m to drive from Chicago to Biosphere 2.
There are 1911+ hotels available in Biosphere 2.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Biosphere 2, AZ, USA?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Biosphere 2. However, you can take the subway to Midway, walk to Chicago-Midway-Airport-MDW airport, fly to Tucson (TUS), walk to Tucson Intl Airport, take the line 11 bus to Dodge/River, then take the taxi to Biosphere 2. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chicago Union Station to Biosphere 2 via Flagstaff, Flagstaff Train Station, 6th Av/Pennington, and Rancho Vistoso/Pusch Mountain View in around 39h 27m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tucson via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix via El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstaff
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $460–1,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Tucson Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- 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 Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $270–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 928-350-8466
- Website
- arizonashuttle.com
Bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Groome Transportation Twin Peaks
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $65–90
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 520-300-0000
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 520-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Royal Taxi Tucson
- Phone
- +1 520-934-0880
- Website
- tucson-taxi.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 520-300-0000
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 520-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Royal Taxi Tucson
- Phone
- +1 520-934-0880
- Website
- tucson-taxi.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 520-300-0000
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 520-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Royal Taxi Tucson
- Phone
- +1 520-934-0880
- Website
- tucson-taxi.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 520-300-0000
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 520-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Royal Taxi Tucson
- Phone
- +1 520-934-0880
- Website
- tucson-taxi.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 520-300-0000
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 520-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Royal Taxi Tucson
- Phone
- +1 520-934-0880
- Website
- tucson-taxi.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 520-300-0000
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 520-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Royal Taxi Tucson
- Phone
- +1 520-934-0880
- Website
- tucson-taxi.com
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