There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Fort Frances by plane, train, bus, 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 O'Hare International Airport to International Falls
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to International Falls (INL)plane ORD - INL
5h 59m$84–449Train, bus, drive via Lansing
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to St. Ignace, MIbus
- Drive from St. Ignace, MI to Sault Ste Mariecar
- Take the bus from Sault Ste Marie to Thunder Baybus
- Take the bus from Thunder Bay to Fort Francesbus
28h 31m$290–589Drive 1,014.8 km
- Drive from Chicago to Fort Francescar 1,014.8 km
10h 49m$199–287Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to International Falls
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to International Falls (INL)plane MDW - INL
6h 37m$104–609Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to International Falls
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to International Falls (INL)plane MKE - INL
6h 55m$165–965Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Duluth International Airport, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Duluth International Airport (DLH)plane ORD - DLH
- Drive from Duluth-Airport-DLH to Fort Francescar
6h 37m$118–482Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids, MI to St. Ignace, MIbus
- Drive from St. Ignace, MI to Sault Ste Mariecar
- Take the bus from Sault Ste Marie to Thunder Baybus
- Take the bus from Thunder Bay to Fort Francesbus
29h 45m$297–545
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to International Falls (INL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Fort Frances is to drive which costs $190 - $290 and takes 10h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Fort Frances is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs $80 - $450.
The distance between Chicago and Fort Frances is 883 km. The road distance is 1014.8 km.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Chicago to Fort Frances, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Fort Frances is 1015 km. It takes approximately 10h 49m to drive from Chicago to Fort Frances.
There are 18+ hotels available in Fort Frances.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Fort Frances, ON, Canada?
Delta, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to International Falls (INL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to International Falls via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to International Falls via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to International Falls via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Duluth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from East Lansing, MI to St. Ignace, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids, MI to St. Ignace, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- 1.800.461.8558
- info@ontarionorthland.ca
- Website
- ontarionorthland.ca
Bus from Sault Ste Marie to Thunder Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- https://www.ontarionorthland.ca/en
- Adult
- $110–180
Bus from Thunder Bay to Fort Frances
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://www.ontarionorthland.ca/en
- Adult
- $60–90
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