There are 9 ways to get from Chicago to Fort Defiance by plane, train, taxi, bus, car, or shuttle
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 Albuquerque International Airport, train, taxi
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane MDW - ABQ
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Gallup Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Gallup Amtrak Station to Fort Defiancetaxi
10h 7m$282–1,036Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gallup, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Gallup (GUP)plane ORD - GUP
- Take the bus from Gallup - Walmart to Ft.Defiance - Workforce/Fieldhousebus
10h 11m$118–503Train, taxi (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Gallup Amtrak Stationtrain Southwest Chief
- Take the taxi from Gallup Amtrak Station to Fort Defiancetaxi
29h 29m$432–895Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Gallupbus
- Take the taxi from Gallup to Fort Defiancetaxi
32h 9m$303–519Drive 1,452.6 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Fort Defiancecar 1,452.6 mi
25h 31m$266–383Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane ORD - ABQ
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Gallup Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Gallup Amtrak Station to Fort Defiancetaxi
10h 36m$222–736Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport, shuttle, train, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)plane ORD - SAF
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Gallup Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Gallup Amtrak Station to Fort Defiancetaxi
12h 2m$262–651Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Four Corners Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Four Corners Regional Airport (FMN)plane MDW - FMN
- Drive from Farmington-Airport-FMN to Fort Defiancecar
9h 14m$142–684Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Gallup, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Gallup (GUP)plane MDW - GUP
- Take the bus from Gallup - Walmart to Ft.Defiance - Workforce/Fieldhousebus
10h$178–773
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Fort Defiance is to fly and bus which costs $110 - $550 and takes 10h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Fort Defiance is to fly and drive which takes 9h 14m and costs $140 - $700.
The distance between Chicago and Fort Defiance is 1334 miles. The road distance is 1461.1 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Fort Defiance without a car is to train and taxi which takes 29h 29m and costs $430 - $900.
It takes approximately 10h 7m to get from Chicago to Fort Defiance, including transfers.
Fort Defiance is 1h behind Chicago. It is currently 4:45 PM in Chicago and 3:45 PM in Fort Defiance.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Fort Defiance is 1461 miles. It takes approximately 25h 31m to drive from Chicago to Fort Defiance.
There are two+ hotels available in Fort Defiance.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Fort Defiance, AZ, USA?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Fort Defiance. However, you can take the subway to Midway, walk to Chicago-Midway-Airport-MDW airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ), walk to Sunport @ Arrivals Level, take the line 50 bus to A.T.C. , walk to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center, take the train to Gallup Amtrak Station, then take the taxi to Fort Defiance. Alternatively, you can take the train to Gallup Amtrak Station then take the taxi to Fort Defiance.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Four Corners Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Four Corners Regional Airport via Kansas City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Four Corners Regional Airport via St. Louis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Four Corners Regional Airport via Omaha, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Four Corners Regional Airport via Colorado Springs, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gallup via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gallup via Omaha, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gallup via Kansas City, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gallup via Des Moines, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gallup via Milwaukee, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gallup via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Gallup Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Gallup Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $350–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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 Gallup
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–370
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-575-613-3256
- taosrides@gmail.com
- Website
- taosrides.com
Shuttle from Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- https://taosrides.com
- Schedules at
- https://taosrides.com/rates-schedules
- Phone
- +1 928-729-4002
- navajotransit@outlook.com
- Website
- navajotransit.navajo-nsn.gov
Bus from Gallup - Walmart to Ft.Defiance - Workforce/Fieldhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://navajotransit.navajo-nsn.gov
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- $65–95
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