There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Detroit River by subway, plane, unknown, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly, travel
best- Take the subway from Roosevelt to Midwaysubway
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Detroit (DTW)plane MDW - DTW
- Walk from Detroit-Airport-DTW to Detroit Riverunknown
3h 6mTrain, travel (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Dearborntrain Wolverine
- Walk from Dearborn to Detroit Riverunknown
5h 23mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0160
- Walk from West & Jefferson to Detroit Riverunknown
8h 10mFly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport, travel
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Detroit (DTW)plane ORD - DTW
- Walk from Detroit-Airport-DTW to Detroit Riverunknown
3h 36mTrain to South Bend, fly, travel
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Detroit (DTW)plane SBN - DTW
- Walk from Detroit-Airport-DTW to Detroit Riverunknown
4h 38mTrain to General Mitchell International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Detroit (DTW)plane MKE - DTW
- Walk from Detroit-Airport-DTW to Detroit Riverunknown
4h 42mBus, travel via Chicago (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Chicago to Detroit Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2552
- Walk from West & Jefferson to Detroit Riverunknown
10h 59m
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Detroit (DTW) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Chicago and Detroit River is 254 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Detroit River without a car is to train and travel which takes 5h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 6m to get from Chicago to Detroit River, including transfers.
Detroit River is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 2:38 AM in Chicago and 3:38 AM in Detroit River.
There are 389+ hotels available in Detroit River.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Detroit River, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Detroit River. However, you can take the subway to Midway, walk to Chicago-Midway-Airport-MDW airport, fly to Detroit (DTW), then travel to Detroit River. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit River via Dearborn in around 5h 23m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
Flights from South Bend to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–440
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–470
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–370
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- 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
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
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 Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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