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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)plane plane ORD - YYC
    7h 7m
    $127–1,047

  2. Train, bus, drive

    1. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus bus
    3. Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridgecar car
    4. Take the bus from Lethbridge to Calgarybus bus
    35h 5m
    $442–752

  3. Drive 2,560.2 km

    1. Drive from Chicago to Calgarycar car 2,560.2 km
    27h 34m
    $506–730

  4. Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport

    1. Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane plane MDW - YYC
    8h 28m
    $327–1,247

  5. Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain train
    2. Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane plane MKE - YYC
    10h 27m
    $238–1,152

  6. Train to South Bend, fly

    1. Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane plane SBN - YYC
    10h 32m
    $223–1,010

  7. Bus, train, drive

    1. Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depotbus bus
    2. Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus bus
    4. Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridgecar car
    5. Take the bus from Lethbridge to Calgarybus bus
    35h 55m
    $287–657

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

Calendar45Weekly Planes
Duration5h 42mAverage Duration
Ticket$113Cheapest 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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