There are 9 ways to get from Chicago to Fort Defiance by plane, train, taxi, bus, car, or shuttle
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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 14m$264–1,001Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Four Corners Regional Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Four Corners Regional Airport (FMN)plane MDW - FMN
- Drive from Farmington-Airport-FMN to Fort Defiancecar
10h 49m$132–584Train, 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$204–506Bus, 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$197–385Drive 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 42m$224–801Fly 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 4m$250–636Fly 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
9h 58m$168–723Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gallup, bus
- 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 14m$138–573
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 bus and taxi which costs $190 - $390 and takes 32h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Fort Defiance is to fly and bus which takes 9h 58m and costs $160 - $750.
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 $200 - $550.
It takes approximately 10h 14m to get from Chicago to Fort Defiance, including transfers.
Fort Defiance is 1h behind Chicago. It is currently 9:30 PM in Chicago and 8:30 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
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gallup via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gallup via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gallup via Kansas City, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gallup via Omaha, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gallup via Albuquerque International Airport, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gallup via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gallup via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gallup via Omaha, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gallup via Des Moines, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Four Corners Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Four Corners Regional Airport via St. Louis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Four Corners Regional Airport via Kansas City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Four Corners Regional Airport via Omaha, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
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
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Four Corners Regional Airport via Milwaukee, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Four Corners Regional Airport via Des Moines, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
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
- $17–50
- 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
- $120–420
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $120–360
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $190–420
- Business - advance purchase
- $260–1,100
- Business Class
- $360–900
- 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
- $35–70
- 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
- $95–230
- 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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