There are 8 ways to get from Chicago to Jonesborough by plane, bus, car, train, or taxi
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Fly to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI)plane ORD - TRI
4h 7m$118–485Fly to Asheville Regional Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)plane ORD - AVL
- Drive from S3 + N3 Bus Bay to Jonesboroughcar
6h 24m$64–322Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Chicago to Columbus - Mound Stbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Winston Salem(Trans Center)bus
- Take the bus from Winston Salem(Trans Center) to Asheville, NCbus
- Drive from Asheville, NC to Jonesboroughcar
23h 4m$115–228Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Park and Ride Lot at I-81 Exit 5bus
- Take the taxi from Park and Ride Lot at I-81 Exit 5 to Jonesboroughtaxi
26h 53m$242–440Drive 575.3 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Jonesboroughcar 575.3 mi
11h 2m$105–152Fly to Mcghee Tyson Airport, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane ORD - TYS
- Drive from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Jonesboroughcar
5h 23m$122–633Fly to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)plane ORD - GSP
- Drive from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Jonesboroughcar
6h 19m$274–430Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Carytrain
- Take the train from Cary to Greensborotrain
- Take the bus from Greensboro Bus Stop to Asheville, NCbus
- Drive from Asheville, NC to Jonesboroughcar
32h 21m$193–378
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Jonesborough is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 11h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Jonesborough is to fly which takes 4h 7m and costs $110 - $490.
The distance between Chicago and Jonesborough is 517 miles. The road distance is 578.6 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Jonesborough without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 26h 53m and costs $240 - $440.
It takes approximately 4h 7m to get from Chicago to Jonesborough, including transfers.
Jonesborough is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 6:43 PM in Chicago and 7:43 PM in Jonesborough.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Jonesborough is 579 miles. It takes approximately 11h 2m to drive from Chicago to Jonesborough.
There are 54+ hotels available in Jonesborough.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Jonesborough, TN, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Asheville Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Asheville Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Asheville Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Asheville Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cary to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Columbus - Mound St
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Columbus to Winston Salem(Trans Center)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Winston Salem(Trans Center) to Asheville, NC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Greensboro Bus Stop to Asheville, NC
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Washington Union Station to Park and Ride Lot at I-81 Exit 5
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- $90–110
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