There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Cocoa Beach by plane, bus, taxi, train, car, or subway
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Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Melbourne International Airport (MLB)MDW - MLB
6h 52m$148–530Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando, line 8 bus, line 4 bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Orlando (MCO)ORD - MCO
- Take the bus from SR 520 / Townsend Rd NE Corner to Transit Center Cocoa East
- Take the bus from Transit Center Cocoa North to Shepard Park @ Pizza Hut
8h 40m$114–306Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Take the bus from Atlanta - Civic Center MARTA Station to Orlando RedCoach Station
- Take the taxi from Jeff Fuqua Blvd S And Quick Turnaround Rd to Cocoa Beach
24h 28m$254–488Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Winter Park Amtrak StationFloridian
- Drive from Winter Park Amtrak Station to Cocoa Beach
39h 15m$488–681Drive 1,141.4 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Cocoa Beach1,141.4 mi
21h 9m$209–301Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Melbourne International Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Melbourne International Airport (MLB)ORD - MLB
7h 1m$132–460Subway to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Orlando, line 8 bus, line 4 bus
- Take the subway from Roosevelt to Midway
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Orlando (MCO)MDW - MCO
- Take the bus from SR 520 / Townsend Rd NE Corner to Transit Center Cocoa East
- Take the bus from Transit Center Cocoa North to Shepard Park @ Pizza Hut
8h 18m$124–436
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Melbourne International Airport (MLB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Cocoa Beach is to fly and line 8 bus and line 4 bus which costs $110 - $310 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Cocoa Beach is to fly which takes 6h 52m and costs $140 - $550.
The distance between Chicago and Cocoa Beach is 1062 miles. The road distance is 1148 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Cocoa Beach without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 24h 28m and costs $250 - $490.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Chicago to Cocoa Beach, including transfers.
Cocoa Beach is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 11:04 AM in Chicago and 12:04 PM in Cocoa Beach.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Cocoa Beach is 1148 miles. It takes approximately 21h 9m to drive from Chicago to Cocoa Beach.
There are 510+ hotels available in Cocoa Beach.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Cocoa Beach, FL, USA?
Delta, Southwest Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Melbourne International Airport (MLB) 4 times a day.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando via Louisville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Melbourne International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Melbourne International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–340
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Winter Park Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $470–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-968-7282
- Website
- transitchicago.com
Subway from Roosevelt to Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.transitchicago.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.transitchicago.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- 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 Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Atlanta - Civic Center MARTA Station to Orlando RedCoach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $40–110
- Phone
- +1 321-633-1878
- Website
- 321transit.com
Bus from SR 520 / Townsend Rd NE Corner to Transit Center Cocoa East
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Space Coast Area Transit
Bus from Transit Center Cocoa North to Shepard Park @ Pizza Hut
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Space Coast Area Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- $130–170
Wheeler Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 321-662-9111
Rapid Transportation Service
- Phone
- +1 407-557-5143
24Seven Taxi
- Phone
- +1 407-502-5111
- Website
- 24seven-taxi.com
Orlando Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 407-575-7757
- Website
- myorlandocab.com
Diamond Cab Company
- Phone
- +1 407-523-3333
- Website
- diamondcabco.com
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