There are 11 ways to get from Chicago to Mexico by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to El Paso International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to El Paso International Airport (ELP)MDW - ELP
6h 36m$4,527–19,552Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)ORD - MEX
7h 36m$1,850–8,095Bus via Santiago de Querétaro
- Take the bus from Chicago to Santiago de QuerétaroChicago
- Take the bus from Queretaro to Ciudad de MexicoQuerétaro a Ciudad de México
45h 4m$9,340–21,540Train, bus via Nuevo Laredo
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Antonio Station
- Take the bus from San Antonio Station to Nuevo Laredo
- Take the bus from Nuevo Laredo to Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña
2d$6,635–20,463Drive 3,222.2 km
- Drive from Chicago to Mexico City3,222.2 km
35h 33m$6,543–9,451Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Paso International Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to El Paso International Airport (ELP)ORD - ELP
7h 7m$3,727–16,552Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)MDW - SAN
7h 16m$3,551–15,475Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)ORD - GDL
8h 28m$2,695–11,240Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO)ORD - QRO
9h 9m$2,485–7,675Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Morelia
- Take the bus from Morelia to Terminal Poniente - ObservatorioVía Toluca
2d 4h$5,211–6,086Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos AmtrakTexas Eagle
- Take the bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
2d 4h$6,237–18,938
Chicago to Mexico by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Mexico is to fly which costs $1800 - $8500 and takes 7h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Mexico is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs $4500 - $20000.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago to Mexico. However, there are services departing from State & Harrison/Ida B Wells Drive and arriving at Ciudad de Mexico via 35th/Archer Orange Line Station, Chicago, Gral. guadalupe victoria-benito juÁrez and Queretaro. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 4m.
The distance between Chicago and Mexico is 2057 km. The road distance is 3222.2 km.
The best way to get from Chicago to Mexico without a car is to bus via Santiago de Querétaro which takes 45h 4m and costs $9000 - $22000.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Chicago to Mexico, including transfers.
Chicago to Mexico bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, depart from Chicago station.
The best way to get from Chicago to Mexico is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs $4500 - $20000. Alternatively, you can bus via Santiago de Querétaro, which costs $9000 - $22000 and takes 45h 4m.
Chicago to Mexico bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, arrive at Santiago de Querétaro station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Mexico is 3222 km. It takes approximately 35h 33m to drive from Chicago to Mexico.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Mexico?
Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to El Paso International Airport (ELP) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from State & Harrison/Ida B Wells Drive to Ciudad de Mexico via 35th/Archer Orange Line Station, California & 35th Street, Chicago, Santiago de Querétaro, Gral. guadalupe victoria-benito juÁrez, Alameda, and Queretaro in around 45h 4m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to El Paso International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,100–19,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,300–20,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,700–21,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,600–21,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,900–22,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–23,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–17,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–17,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,400–15,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,400–15,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–15,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Paso International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–16,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–17,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,000–18,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Paso International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–16,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,500–16,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–5,500
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–9,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–9,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–8,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–8,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–7,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–9,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,100–16,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Chicago to Santiago de Querétaro
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4,900–8,500
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $4,900–8,500
- Phone
- +52 55 5652 9331
- eduardo@wayakbus.com
- Website
- wayak.mx
Bus from Queretaro to Ciudad de Mexico
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4,400–13,000
- Website
- https://www.wayak.mx/
- Sedan 3 Passengers
- $4,700–6,500
- Medium SUV 5 Passengers
- $4,400–8,500
- Van 9 Passengers
- $6,000–13,000
- Sprinter 12 Passengers
- $8,000–13,000
- Sprinter 18 Passengers
- $8,500–13,000
- Phone
- +1 479 750 3263
- Website
- transporteschayo.com
Bus from San Antonio Station to Nuevo Laredo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,050
- Schedules at
- transporteschayo.com
- Book at
- transporteschayo.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Nuevo Laredo to Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–4,300
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 81 2152 6736
- info@conexionestornado.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Chicago to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4,500
- Website
- https://tornadobus.com/en/home/
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- buzondeatencion@gho.mx
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Poniente - Observatorio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $500–750
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Poniente - Observatorio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,500–3,900
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
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