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 42m$80–449Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from East Lansing to St. Ignacebus
- Drive from St. Ignace to Sault Ste Mariecar
- Take the bus from Sault Ste Marie to Thunder Baybus
- Take the bus from Thunder Bay to Fort Francesbus
28h 20m$310–598Drive 1,014.5 km
- Drive from Chicago to Fort Francescar 1,014.5 km
10h 54m$203–293Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to International Falls
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to International Falls (INL)plane MDW - INL
5h 50m$115–659Train 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 41m$190–823Fly 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 38m$114–482Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from East Lansing to St. Ignacebus
- Drive from St. Ignace to Sault Ste Mariecar
- Take the bus from Sault Ste Marie to Thunder Baybus
- Take the bus from Thunder Bay to Fort Francesbus
28h 25m
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to International Falls (INL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Fort Frances is to drive which costs $200 - $300 and takes 10h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Fort Frances is to fly which takes 5h 42m and costs $75 - $450.
The distance between Chicago and Fort Frances is 883 km. The road distance is 1014.5 km.
It takes approximately 5h 42m 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 54m to drive from Chicago to Fort Frances.
There are 19+ hotels available in Fort Frances.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Fort Frances, ON, Canada?
Delta and United Airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to International Falls (INL) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to International Falls via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to International Falls via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to International Falls via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Duluth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–250
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from East Lansing to St. Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from East Lansing to St. Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Phone
- +1 800 363 7512
- info@ontarionorthland.ca
- Website
- Ontario Northland
Bus from Sault Ste Marie to Thunder Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- Ontario Northland
- Children
- $45–70
- Senior
- $80–120
- Adult
- $95–140
Bus from Thunder Bay to Fort Frances
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–75
- Website
- Ontario Northland
- Children
- $26–40
- Senior
- $40–65
- Adult
- $50–75
Bus from Sault Ste Marie to Thunder Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- Ontario Northland
- Children
- $45–70
- Senior
- $80–120
- Adult
- $95–140
Bus from Thunder Bay to Fort Frances
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–75
- Website
- Ontario Northland
- Children
- $26–40
- Senior
- $40–65
- Adult
- $50–75
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Amtrak
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