There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Fort Kent by plane, taxi, train, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Presque Isle (PQI)ORD - PQI
- Take the taxi from Presque Isle (PQI) to Fort Kent
9h 8m$222–585Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Montréal
- Take the train from Montréal to Rivière-du-Loup
- Drive from Rivière-du-Loup to Fort Kent
26h 4m$196–493Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Boston
- Take the bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Bangor Transportation Center
- Take the bus from Bangor, ME to Caribou, Maine
- Take the taxi from Caribou, Maine to Fort Kent
36h 23m$300–570Drive 1,165.7 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Fort Kent1,165.7 mi
20h 43m$213–308Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Presque Isle (PQI)MKE - PQI
- Take the taxi from Presque Isle (PQI) to Fort Kent
9h 11m$314–1,029Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Take the bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Bangor Transportation Center
- Take the bus from Bangor, ME to Caribou, Maine
- Take the taxi from Caribou, Maine to Fort Kent
32h 58m$271–794
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Presque Isle (PQI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Fort Kent is to drive which costs $210 - $310 and takes 20h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Fort Kent is to fly and taxi which takes 9h 8m and costs $220 - $600.
The distance between Chicago and Fort Kent is 1112 miles. The road distance is 1172.5 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Fort Kent without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 36h 23m and costs $300 - $600.
It takes approximately 9h 8m to get from Chicago to Fort Kent, including transfers.
Fort Kent is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 8:14 AM in Chicago and 9:14 AM in Fort Kent.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Fort Kent is 1172 miles. It takes approximately 20h 43m to drive from Chicago to Fort Kent.
There are 18+ hotels available in Fort Kent.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Fort Kent, ME, USA?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Fort Kent. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Presque Isle (PQI), then take the taxi to Fort Kent. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chicago Union Station to Fort Kent via Detroit, Windsor, Toronto Union Station, Montréal, and Rivière-du-Loup in around 26h 4m.
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Presque Isle via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Presque Isle via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $40–100
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $40–80
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $35–55
Train from Toronto Union Station to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $60–110
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $60–95
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $50–65
Train from Montréal to Rivière-du-Loup
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $50–110
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $50–85
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $40–60
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- info@concordcoachlines.com
- Website
- concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Bangor Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Bangor Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $43–48
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $43–48
- Phone
- +1 207-942-3354
- Website
- johntcyrandsons.com
Bus from Bangor, ME to Caribou, Maine
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–35
- Website
- http://johntcyrandsons.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Estimated price
- $100–160
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