There are 12 ways to get from Chicago to Cedar Key by plane, bus, car, train, or taxi
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Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville, bus, drive
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Jacksonville (JAX)MDW - JAX
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Drive from Gainesville to Cedar Key
9h 5m$150–744Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando, bus, drive
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Orlando (MCO)ORD - MCO
- Take the bus from Orlando RedCoach Station to Ocala
- Drive from Ocala to Cedar Key
8h 32m$82–311Train, bus, taxi via Nashville
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Carbondale
- Take the bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Tallahassee
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Chiefland
- Take the taxi from Chiefland to Cedar Key
24h 24m$255–505Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Tampa
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Chiefland
- Take the taxi from Chiefland to Cedar Key
45h 42m$345–627Drive 1,031.1 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Cedar Key1,031.1 mi
18h 48m$189–272Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando, bus, drive
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Orlando (MCO)MDW - MCO
- Take the bus from Orlando RedCoach Station to Ocala
- Drive from Ocala to Cedar Key
8h 13m$112–551Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jacksonville, bus, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Jacksonville (JAX)ORD - JAX
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Drive from Gainesville to Cedar Key
9h 31m$130–594Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa, bus, taxi
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Tampa (TPA)MDW - TPA
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Chiefland
- Take the taxi from Chiefland to Cedar Key
9h 45m$230–693Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa, bus, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tampa (TPA)ORD - TPA
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Chiefland
- Take the taxi from Chiefland to Cedar Key
10h 1m$234–473Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)MDW - SRQ
- Take the bus from St Petersburg to Chiefland
- Take the taxi from Chiefland to Cedar Key
12h 28m$268–903Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)ORD - SRQ
- Take the bus from St Petersburg to Chiefland
- Take the taxi from Chiefland to Cedar Key
12h 55m$238–753Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Tallahassee
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Chiefland
- Take the taxi from Chiefland to Cedar Key
24h 43m$247–451
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Jacksonville (JAX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Cedar Key is to fly and bus and drive which costs $80 - $320 and takes 8h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Cedar Key is to fly and bus and drive which takes 8h 13m and costs $110 - $550.
The distance between Chicago and Cedar Key is 1009 miles. The road distance is 1037.1 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Cedar Key without a car is to train and bus and taxi via Nashville which takes 24h 24m and costs $250 - $550.
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from Chicago to Cedar Key, including transfers.
Cedar Key is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 5:42 AM in Chicago and 6:42 AM in Cedar Key.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Cedar Key is 1037 miles. It takes approximately 18h 48m to drive from Chicago to Cedar Key.
There are 126+ hotels available in Cedar Key.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Cedar Key, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Cedar Key. However, you can take the subway to Midway, walk to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) airport, fly to Jacksonville (JAX), walk to Jia, take the line 1 bus to JRTC Bay J, walk to Jacksonville, take the bus to Gainesville, then drive to Cedar Key. Alternatively, you can take the train to Carbondale, walk to Carbondale Intermodal Station, take the bus to Nashville Bus Station, take the bus to Tallahassee, take the bus to Chiefland, then take the taxi to Cedar Key.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando via Louisville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Louisville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–230
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–440
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- 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 Nashville Bus Station to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Tallahassee to Chiefland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Chiefland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Petersburg to Chiefland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Orlando RedCoach Station to Ocala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–55
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $10–55
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $100–120
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