There are 8 ways to get from Chicago to Milpitas by plane, train, subway, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or car
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Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MDW - SJC
6h 48m$296–1,408Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ORD - SFO
- Take the subway from Daly City to Milpitassubway
8h 29m$104–418Train, BART
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain California Zephyr
- Take the subway from Richmond to Milpitassubway Orange-S
2d 6h$659–1,414Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwichbus
2d 6h$413–761Drive 2,147.5 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Milpitascar 2,147.5 mi
33h 17m$392–567Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ORD - SJC
7h 24m$206–958Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MDW - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
7h 6m$258–1,216Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MDW - SFO
- Take the subway from Daly City to Milpitassubway
7h 58m$138–628
Chicago to Milpitas by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Milpitas is to fly and BART which costs $100 - $420 and takes 8h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Milpitas is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs $290 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Milpitas. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Milpitas BART via St Louis Bus Station, Indio Bus Station, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station and King & Tully. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
No, there is no direct train from Chicago station to Milpitas. However, there are services departing from Chicago Union Station and arriving at Milpitas via Richmond. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Chicago and Milpitas is 1863 miles. The road distance is 2160.1 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Milpitas without a car is to train and BART which takes 2 days 6h and costs $650 - $1,500.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Chicago to Milpitas, including transfers.
Chicago to Milpitas bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago to Milpitas train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Chicago Union Station.
The best way to get from Chicago to Milpitas is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs $290 - $1,500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $410 - $800 and takes 2 days 6h.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Milpitas, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milpitas BART via St Louis Bus Station, Indio Bus Station, Los Angeles Downtown, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station, San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich, and King & Tully in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Daly City to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- 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
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indio Bus Station to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
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More Questions & Answers
Chicago to Milpitas bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Milpitas is 2h behind Chicago. It is currently 1:42 AM in Chicago and 11:42 PM in Milpitas.
Chicago to Milpitas train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Richmond station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Milpitas is 2160 miles. It takes approximately 33h 17m to drive from Chicago to Milpitas.
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