There are 9 ways to get from Chicago to Lake Arthur by plane, taxi, bus, train, 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 Midway International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)plane MDW - LFT
- Take the taxi from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) to Lake Arthurtaxi
7h 17m$124–568Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH)plane ORD - LCH
- Take the taxi from Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) to Lake Arthurtaxi
7h 46m$88–398Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Lafayettebus
- Take the bus from Lafayette to Pilot Travel Center - Lake Charles/Iowabus
- Take the taxi from Pilot Travel Center - Lake Charles/Iowa to Lake Arthurtaxi
22h 57m$189–402Train, taxi
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Lake Arthurtaxi
25h 6m$170–278Drive 958.6 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Lake Arthurcar 958.6 mi
17h 41m$175–253Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)plane ORD - LFT
- Take the taxi from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) to Lake Arthurtaxi
7h 41m$94–408Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane MDW - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans International Airport to Lafayette Transit Systembus
- Take the taxi from Lafayette Transit System to Lake Arthurtaxi
9h 12m$126–523Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane ORD - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans International Airport to Lafayette Transit Systembus
- Take the taxi from Lafayette Transit System to Lake Arthurtaxi
9h 31m$122–403Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane MDW - HOU
- Take the bus from Houston to Pilot Travel Center - Lake Charles/Iowabus
- Take the taxi from Pilot Travel Center - Lake Charles/Iowa to Lake Arthurtaxi
9h 36m$252–1,172
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Lake Arthur is to train and taxi which costs $170 - $280 and takes 25h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Lake Arthur is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 17m and costs $120 - $600.
The distance between Chicago and Lake Arthur is 904 miles. The road distance is 964.2 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Lake Arthur without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 22h 57m and costs $180 - $410.
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from Chicago to Lake Arthur, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Lake Arthur is 964 miles. It takes approximately 17h 41m to drive from Chicago to Lake Arthur.
There are five+ hotels available in Lake Arthur.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Lake Arthur, LA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Lake Arthur. However, you can take the subway to Midway, walk to Chicago-Midway-Airport-MDW airport, fly to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), then take the taxi to Lake Arthur. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Memphis Bus Station, take the bus to Lafayette, take the bus to Pilot Travel Center - Lake Charles/Iowa, then take the taxi to Lake Arthur.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Springfield, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Columbia, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via St. Louis, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Paducah, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from New Orleans International Airport to Lafayette Transit System
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Lafayette
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Lafayette to Pilot Travel Center - Lake Charles/Iowa
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $35–130
Bus from Houston to Pilot Travel Center - Lake Charles/Iowa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $45–150
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $11–13
Power Electric Taxi
- Phone
- +1-337-534-0188
$10 Taxi Cab of Lake Charles
- Phone
- +1-337-990-5573
- Website
- 10taxicab.com
Power Electric Taxi
- Phone
- +1-337-534-0188
Power Electric Taxi
- Phone
- +1-337-534-0188
$10 Taxi Cab of Lake Charles
- Phone
- +1-337-990-5573
- Website
- 10taxicab.com
Power Electric Taxi
- Phone
- +1-337-534-0188
Power Electric Taxi
- Phone
- +1-337-534-0188
$10 Taxi Cab of Lake Charles
- Phone
- +1-337-990-5573
- Website
- 10taxicab.com
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