There are 10 ways to get from Chicago to Clarksville by plane, car, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), taxi, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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 Barkley Regional Airport, drive
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Barkley Regional Airport (PAH)plane ORD - PAH
- Drive from Barkley Regional Airport (PAH) to Clarksvillecar
5h 2m$200–1,632Drive 390.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Chicago to Clarksvillecar 390.5 mi
7h 56m$72–103Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Carbondaletrain
- Take the bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Clarksville Park & Ridebus
12h$108–234Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Train Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0100
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Clarksville Park & Ridebus Greyhound US0185
12h 9m$97–163Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Nashville, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Nashville (BNA)plane MDW - BNA
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Clarksville Park & Ridebus
5h 44m$110–494Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nashville, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nashville (BNA)plane ORD - BNA
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Clarksville Park & Ridebus
6h 4m$146–454Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Evansville, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Evansville (EVV)plane ORD - EVV
- Take the bus from Evansville Bus Station to Clarksville Park & Ridebus
6h 46m$118–395Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Nashville, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Nashville (BNA)plane MKE - BNA
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Clarksville Park & Ridebus
7h 21m$207–655Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Owensboro–Daviess County Regional Airport, taxi, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Owensboro–Daviess County Regional Airport (OWB)plane ORD - OWB
- Take the taxi from Owensboro–Daviess County Regional Airport (OWB) to Evansville, INtaxi
- Take the bus from Evansville Bus Station to Clarksville Park & Ridebus
7h 31m$198–390Bus via Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0100
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Clarksville Park & Ridebus Greyhound US0185
12h 19m$103–170
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Barkley Regional Airport (PAH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Clarksville is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Clarksville is to fly and drive which takes 5h 2m and costs $200 - $1,700.
The distance between Chicago and Clarksville is 464 miles. The road distance is 392.7 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Clarksville without a car is to train and bus which takes 12h and costs $100 - $240.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Chicago to Clarksville, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Clarksville is 393 miles. It takes approximately 7h 56m to drive from Chicago to Clarksville.
There are 221+ hotels available in Clarksville.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Clarksville, TN, USA?
You can take a bus from Chicago Train Station to Clarksville via Nashville Bus Station and Clarksville Park & Ride in around 12h 9m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nashville via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–430
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nashville via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nashville via General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nashville via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nashville via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nashville via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Evansville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Barkley Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nashville via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Owensboro–Daviess County Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–170
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
- $35–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- 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 Clarksville Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Train Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Evansville Bus Station to Clarksville Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- 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
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Train Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $55–85
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