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There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Calgary by plane, train, bus, or car

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  1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport

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    1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)planeORD - YYC
    7h 7m
    $167–947

  2. Train, bus, drive

    1. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
    2. Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus
    3. Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridgecar
    4. Take the bus from Lethbridge to Calgarybus
    35h 4m
    $256–565

  3. Drive 2,560.2 km

    1. Drive from Chicago to Calgarycar2,560.2 km
    27h 22m
    $504–728

  4. Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport

    1. Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)planeMDW - YYC
    9h 5m
    $327–1,247

  5. Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
    2. Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)planeMKE - YYC
    10h 43m
    $238–1,156

  6. Train to South Bend, fly

    1. Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
    2. Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)planeSBN - YYC
    10h 32m
    $193–860

  7. Bus, train, drive

    1. Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depotbus
    2. Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
    3. Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus
    4. Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridgecar
    5. Take the bus from Lethbridge to Calgarybus
    35h 55m
    $358–544

Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights

Calendar47Weekly Planes
Duration5h 47mAverage Duration
Ticket$115Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Calgary, AB, Canada?

WestJet, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) every 4 hours.

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