There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Fort Collins by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or car
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 Midway International Airport to Denver, bus
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Denver (DEN)plane MDW - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Centerbus
5h 59m$162–815Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Denver (DEN)plane ORD - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Centerbus
6h 20m$118–515Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Denvertrain California Zephyr
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Fort Collins Downtown Transit Centerbus North / ...
21h 16m$264–578Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Fort Collins Downtown Transit Centerbus
26h 45m$188–349Drive 979.6 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Fort Collinscar 979.6 mi
16h 25m$179–259Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Denver, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Denver (DEN)plane MKE - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Centerbus
7h 25m$213–1,020Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane ORD - COS
- Take the bus from Colorado Springs Airport to Denver International Airportbus
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Centerbus
9h 31m$182–725
Chicago to Fort Collins by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Fort Collins is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 16h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Fort Collins is to fly and bus which takes 5h 59m and costs $160 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Fort Collins. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center via St Louis Bus Station and Union Station Gate B4. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 45m.
The distance between Chicago and Fort Collins is 981 miles. The road distance is 985.4 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Fort Collins without a car is to train and bus which takes 21h 16m and costs $260 - $600.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Chicago to Fort Collins, including transfers.
Chicago to Fort Collins bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago to Fort Collins bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Fort Collins is 1h behind Chicago. It is currently 7:09 AM in Chicago and 6:09 AM in Fort Collins.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Fort Collins is 985 miles. It takes approximately 16h 25m to drive from Chicago to Fort Collins.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Fort Collins, CO, USA?
You can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center via St Louis Bus Station, Denver Union Station, and Union Station Gate B4 in around 26h 45m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (970) 226-5533
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/denver-airport/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/denver-airport/
Bus from Colorado Springs Airport to Denver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/colorado-springs/
- Phone
- +1 (888) 428-1149
- info@landline.com
- Website
- landline.com
Bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://landline.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- 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 St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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