There are 8 ways to get from Chicago to Crystal River by plane, shuttle, unknown, bus, or train
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Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa, shuttle, travel
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Tampa (TPA)plane MDW - TPA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal to Brooksville Wawa
- Walk from Brooksville Wawa to Crystal Riverunknown
6h 52mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta - Civic Center MARTA Station to Gainesvillebus
- Take the bus from Gainesville - Commuter Lot Parking Garage @ Gale Lemerand to Ocalabus
- Walk from Ocala to Crystal Riverunknown
23h 52mTrain, bus, travel (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonvilletrain
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Wildwood Amtrak Stationbus
- Walk from Wildwood Amtrak Station to Crystal Riverunknown
40h 44mFly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa, shuttle, travel
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tampa (TPA)plane ORD - TPA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal to Brooksville Wawa
- Walk from Brooksville Wawa to Crystal Riverunknown
7h 17mFly Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando, shuttle, travel
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Orlando (MCO)plane MDW - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from Orlando Airport to Sleep Inn
- Walk from Sleep Inn to Crystal Riverunknown
7h 4mFly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando, shuttle, travel
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Orlando (MCO)plane ORD - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from Orlando Airport to Sleep Inn
- Walk from Sleep Inn to Crystal Riverunknown
7h 31mTrain to South Bend, fly to Orlando Sanford, travel
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Orlando Sanford (SFB)plane SBN - SFB
- Walk from Orlando-Sanford-Airport-SFB to Crystal Riverunknown
8h 4mBus, travel via Gainesville
- Take the bus from Chicago Train Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Gainesville Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Gainesville - Commuter Lot Parking Garage @ Gale Lemerand to Ocalabus
- Walk from Ocala to Crystal Riverunknown
28h 10m
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Tampa (TPA) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Chicago and Crystal River is 1102 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Crystal River without a car is to bus and travel which takes 23h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Chicago to Crystal River, including transfers.
Crystal River is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 9:03 PM in Chicago and 10:03 PM in Crystal River.
There are 221+ hotels available in Crystal River.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Crystal River, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Crystal River. However, you can take the subway to Midway, walk to Chicago-Midway-Airport-MDW airport, fly to Tampa (TPA), walk to Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal, take the shuttle to Brooksville Wawa, then travel to Crystal River. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Crystal River via Atlanta Bus Station, Garnett Station, Civic Center Station, Atlanta - Civic Center MARTA Station, Gainesville, Gainesville - Commuter Lot Parking Garage @ Gale Lemerand, and Ocala in around 23h 52m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Louisville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from South Bend to Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–310
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–310
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
- Phone
- +1 352 539 9664
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal to Brooksville Wawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/the-villages/?&sd_client_id=992f7c93-d719-43a2-9d9e-8c8cbbd08d74
- online discount
- $35–45
- call in
- $40–50
- 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
- $85–150
- 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 Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Train Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Gainesville Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Atlanta - Civic Center MARTA Station to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–140
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $26–140
Bus from Gainesville - Commuter Lot Parking Garage @ Gale Lemerand to Ocala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–140
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $21–140
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Wildwood Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 352-237-9900
Shuttle from Orlando Airport to Sleep Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $70
- Schedules at
- https://www.shuttlelinerofocala.com
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