There are 10 ways to get from Chicago to Dulles by plane, train, subway, bus (Greyhound), rideshare, or car
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)ORD - IAD
3h 42m$152–755Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, subway
cheapest- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)MDW - BWI
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
5h 41m$76–608Train, subway
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville AmtrakFloridian
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center PlatformS
18h 1m$139–279Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union StationGreyhound US0164
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Dulles - Kiss & FlyWashington
18h 15mAirport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from Chicago to Washington Dulles-IAD672 mi
11h 48mDrive 672 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Dulles672 mi
11h 48m$123–178Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, subway
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)ORD - DCA
- Take the subway from Rosslyn, Blue/Orange/Silver Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
4h 42m$116–666Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, subway
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)MDW - DCA
- Take the subway from Rosslyn, Blue/Orange/Silver Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
4h 24m$146–816Train to South Bend, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)SBN - IAD
4h 35m$113–614Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, subway
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)ORD - BWI
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
6h 9m$86–528
Chicago to Dulles by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Dulles is to fly and subway which costs $85 - $550 and takes 6h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Dulles is to fly which takes 3h 42m and costs $150 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Dulles. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Dulles - Kiss & Fly via Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Chicago station to Dulles. However, there are services departing from Chicago Union Station and arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform via Rockville, Red Line Center Platform and Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 1m.
The distance between Chicago and Dulles is 609 miles. The road distance is 676 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Dulles without a car is to train and subway which takes 18h 1m and costs $130 - $280.
It takes approximately 3h 42m to get from Chicago to Dulles, including transfers.
Chicago to Dulles bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago to Dulles train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Chicago Union Station.
The best way to get from Chicago to Dulles is to fly which takes 3h 42m and costs $150 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 18h 15m.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Dulles, VA, USA?
United Airlines flies from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Dulles - Kiss & Fly via Washington Union Station in around 18h 15m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dayton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from South Bend to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from South Bend to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
Subway from Rosslyn, Blue/Orange/Silver Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–11
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $7–11
- 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 Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- questions@us.megabus.com
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Dulles - Kiss & Fly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Website
- mozio.com
Rideshare from Chicago to Washington Dulles-IAD
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
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More Questions & Answers
Chicago to Dulles bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Chicago to Dulles train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Rockville Amtrak station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Dulles is 676 miles. It takes approximately 11h 48m to drive from Chicago to Dulles.
There are 282+ hotels available in Dulles.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Chicago and Dulles. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.












