There are 9 ways to get from Chicago to McKinney by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or train
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Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Dallas, bus
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Dallas (DAL)plane MDW - DAL
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to McKinneybus
6h 27m$120–561Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)plane ORD - DFW
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to McKinneybus
7h 30m$92–358Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Tulsa Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tulsa Bus Station to McKinneybus
20h 35m$128–261Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Dallastrain Texas Eagle
23h 1m$154–281Drive 892.6 mi
- Drive from Chicago to McKinneycar 892.6 mi
14h 55m$163–236Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dallas, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dallas (DAL)plane ORD - DAL
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to McKinneybus
6h 54m$96–401Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Dallas, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Dallas (DAL)plane MKE - DAL
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to McKinneybus
8h 9m$171–822Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)plane MDW - DFW
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to McKinneybus
7h 31m$118–558Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)plane MKE - DFW
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to McKinneybus
8h 57m$168–819
Chicago to McKinney by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to McKinney is to bus which costs $120 - $270 and takes 20h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to McKinney is to fly and bus which takes 6h 27m and costs $120 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to McKinney. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at McKinney via St Louis Bus Station and Tulsa Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 35m.
The distance between Chicago and McKinney is 848 miles. The road distance is 897.9 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to McKinney without a car is to bus which takes 20h 35m and costs $120 - $270.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Chicago to McKinney, including transfers.
Chicago to McKinney bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
The best way to get from Chicago to McKinney is to bus which takes 20h 35m and costs $120 - $270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $150 - $290 and takes 23h 1m.
Chicago to McKinney bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to McKinney is 898 miles. It takes approximately 14h 55m to drive from Chicago to McKinney.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and McKinney, TX, USA?
You can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to McKinney via St Louis Bus Station and Tulsa Bus Station in around 20h 35m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Chicago Union Station to Dallas once daily. Tickets cost $120–240 and the journey takes 21h 48m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dallas via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dallas via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Dallas via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Dallas via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Dallas via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Dallas via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Dallas via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–270
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- 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 Dallas Bus Station to McKinney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Tulsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Tulsa Bus Station to McKinney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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