There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Cortez by plane, car, train, bus, or taxi
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 Durango–La Plata County Airport, drive
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO)plane ORD - DRO
- Drive from Durango-Airport-DRO to Cortezcar
8h 2m$102–461Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durangobus
- Take the taxi from Durango to Corteztaxi
32h$653–1,161Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Green Riverbus
- Take the bus from Green River to Blandingbus
- Take the bus from Blanding - Clark's Market to Aneth - Red Mesa Expressbus 16
- Take the taxi from Aneth - Red Mesa Express to Corteztaxi
35h 4m$478–776Drive 1,377.4 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Cortezcar 1,377.4 mi
23h 7m$252–364Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cortez
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cortez (CEZ)plane ORD - CEZ
7h 16m$132–500Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Cortez
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Cortez (CEZ)plane MDW - CEZ
7h 30m$172–710
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Cortez is to fly and drive which costs $100 - $470 and takes 8h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Cortez is to fly which takes 7h 16m and costs $130 - $500.
The distance between Chicago and Cortez is 1189 miles. The road distance is 1385.4 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Cortez without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 32h and costs $650 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Chicago to Cortez, including transfers.
Cortez is 1h behind Chicago. It is currently 7:10 AM in Chicago and 6:10 AM in Cortez.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Cortez is 1385 miles. It takes approximately 23h 7m to drive from Chicago to Cortez.
There are 44+ hotels available in Cortez.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Cortez, CO, USA?
United Airlines, Key Lime, and American Airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cortez (CEZ) 5 times a day.
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cortez via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cortez via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cortez via Cedar Rapids, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cortez via Kearney, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cortez via Des Moines, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cortez via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cortez via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cortez via St. Louis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cortez via Omaha, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cortez via Kansas City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cortez via Des Moines, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport via Fort Dodge, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $360–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Durango
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Green River
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Green River to Blanding
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 928-729-4002
- navajotransit@outlook.com
- Website
- navajotransit.navajo-nsn.gov
Bus from Blanding - Clark's Market to Aneth - Red Mesa Express
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://navajotransit.navajo-nsn.gov
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