There are 10 ways to get from Chicago to Lamar by train (Amtrak), car, plane, bus, taxi, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train (Amtrak)
best- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lamar Amtraktrain Southwest Chief
16h 46m$270–600Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Denver (DEN)plane ORD - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Lamarbus
10h 42m$132–545Drive 972.4 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Lamarcar 972.4 mi
16h 47m$178–257Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Denver (DEN)plane MDW - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Lamarbus
10h 19m$172–735Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane MDW - COS
- Take the bus from Colorado Springs to Pueblo, CObus
- Take the bus from Pueblo Transit to Lamar Stationbus
10h 33m$182–690Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane ORD - COS
- Take the bus from Colorado Springs to Pueblo, CObus
- Take the bus from Pueblo Transit to Lamar Stationbus
11h 10m$146–510Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, taxi, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)plane ORD - ICT
- Take the taxi from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) to Newton Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Newton Station to Lamar Amtraktrain
10h 22m$242–655Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, taxi, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)plane MDW - ICT
- Take the taxi from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) to Newton Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Newton Station to Lamar Amtraktrain
9h 57m$268–805Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Pueblo Memorial Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB)plane MDW - PUB
- Take the bus from Pueblo Transit to Lamar Stationbus
9h 32m$168–636Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pueblo Memorial Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB)plane ORD - PUB
- Take the bus from Pueblo Transit to Lamar Stationbus
10h 3m$132–456
Chicago to Lamar by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Lamar is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 16h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Lamar is to fly and bus which takes 9h 32m and costs $160 - $650.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Chicago Union Station station and arriving at Lamar Amtrak. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16h 46m.
The distance between Chicago and Lamar is 942 miles. The road distance is 978 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Lamar without a car is to train which takes 16h 46m and costs $270 - $600.
The train from Chicago Union Station to Lamar Amtrak takes 16h 46m including transfers and departs once daily.
Chicago to Lamar train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Chicago Union Station.
Lamar is 1h behind Chicago. It is currently 10:18 AM in Chicago and 9:18 AM in Lamar.
Chicago to Lamar train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Lamar Amtrak station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Lamar is 978 miles. It takes approximately 16h 47m to drive from Chicago to Lamar.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Lamar, CO, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Chicago Union Station to Lamar Amtrak once daily. Tickets cost $270–600 and the journey takes 16h 46m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver via Fort Dodge
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Pueblo Memorial Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Pueblo Memorial Airport via Omaha, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Pueblo Memorial Airport via Kansas City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Pueblo Memorial Airport via St. Louis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Pueblo Memorial Airport via Milwaukee, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pueblo Memorial Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pueblo Memorial Airport via Cedar Rapids, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pueblo Memorial Airport via Des Moines, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pueblo Memorial Airport via Omaha, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pueblo Memorial Airport via Kansas City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pueblo Memorial Airport via Kearney, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lamar Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newton Station to Lamar Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- 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 Denver Union Station to Lamar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Colorado Springs to Pueblo, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Pueblo Transit to Lamar Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $90–110
Best Cabs Inc
- Phone
- +1 316-838-2233
- Website
- bestcabsinc.com
ABC Taxi Cab Company
- Phone
- +1 316-264-4222
- Website
- abctaxi-wichita.com
Best Cabs Inc
- Phone
- +1 316-838-2233
- Website
- bestcabsinc.com
ABC Taxi Cab Company
- Phone
- +1 316-264-4222
- Website
- abctaxi-wichita.com
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