There are 8 ways to get from Chicago to Mountain View by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, subway, 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
7h 1m$260–1,114Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ORD - SFO
7h 32m$126–513Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Redwood City Stationbus
2d 4h$377–713Train, BART
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain California Zephyr
- Take the subway from Richmond to Millbraesubway Red-S
2d 7h$678–1,444Drive 2,157.5 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Mountain Viewcar 2,157.5 mi
33h 26m$394–569Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MDW - SFO
7h 10m$176–723Fly 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 28m$180–764Fly 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
8h 4m$252–1,119
Chicago to Mountain View by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Mountain View is to fly which costs $120 - $550 and takes 7h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Mountain View is to fly which takes 7h 1m and costs $260 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct train from Chicago station to Mountain View. However, there are services departing from Chicago Union Station and arriving at Mountain View Caltrain Southbound via Richmond and Millbrae Caltrain Southbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Chicago and Mountain View is 1868 miles. The road distance is 2170.1 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Mountain View without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $370 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Chicago to Mountain View, including transfers.
Chicago to Mountain View train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Chicago Union Station.
The best way to get from Chicago to Mountain View is to fly which takes 7h 1m and costs $260 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $370 - $750 and takes 2 days 4h.
Mountain View is 2h behind Chicago. It is currently 5:12 AM in Chicago and 3:12 AM in Mountain View.
Chicago to Mountain View train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Richmond station.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Mountain View Caltrain Southbound via Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, Oakland, Redwood City Station, and Redwood City Caltrain Southbound in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
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
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
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
- $650–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- 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
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 Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to Redwood City Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Mountain View is 2170 miles. It takes approximately 33h 26m to drive from Chicago to Mountain View.
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