There are 9 ways to get from Chicago to Greenbrae by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, subway, ferry, or train
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Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MDW - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
7h 40m$174–637Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ORD - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
7h 58m$154–337Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Suisun City Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Suisun-Fairfield Amtrak Station to El Cerrito del Norte Stationbus R / ...
2d 4h$341–646Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain California Zephyr
2d 5h$793–1,556Drive 2,120.3 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Greenbraecar 2,120.3 mi
32h 49m$387–559Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MDW - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
8h 5m$250–1,017Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, ferry
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MDW - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Embarcaderosubway
- Take the ferry from San Francisco-Gate C to Larkspurferry
9h 30m$246–983Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MDW - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
10h 1m$266–1,020Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane ORD - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
10h 18m$206–820
Chicago to Greenbrae by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Greenbrae is to fly and bus which costs $150 - $340 and takes 7h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Greenbrae is to fly and bus which takes 7h 40m and costs $170 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Greenbrae. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Andersen Dr & Francisco Blvd W via Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, Suisun-Fairfield Amtrak Station and El Cerrito del Norte BART Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
No, there is no direct train from Chicago station to Greenbrae. However, there are services departing from Chicago Union Station and arriving at El Cerrito Del Norte via Richmond. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Chicago and Greenbrae is 1904 miles. The road distance is 2132.7 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Greenbrae without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $340 - $650.
It takes approximately 7h 40m to get from Chicago to Greenbrae, including transfers.
Chicago to Greenbrae bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago to Greenbrae train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Chicago Union Station.
The best way to get from Chicago to Greenbrae is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $340 - $650. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $750 - $1,600 and takes 2 days 5h.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Greenbrae, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Andersen Dr & Francisco Blvd W via Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, Suisun-Fairfield Amtrak Station, and El Cerrito del Norte BART Station in around 2d 4h. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond once daily. Tickets cost $750–1,600 and the journey takes 2d 4h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Suisun City Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 707-648-4666
- Website
- soltrans.org
Bus from Suisun-Fairfield Amtrak Station to El Cerrito del Norte Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soltrans.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- contact@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from San Francisco-Gate C to Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps/
- Adult
- $14
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from San Francisco-Gate C to Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $15
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More Questions & Answers
Chicago to Greenbrae bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Denver Union Station.
Greenbrae is 2h behind Chicago. It is currently 2:53 PM in Chicago and 12:53 PM in Greenbrae.
Chicago to Greenbrae train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Richmond station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Greenbrae is 2133 miles. It takes approximately 32h 49m to drive from Chicago to Greenbrae.
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