There are 8 ways to get from Chicago to Oak Ridge by plane, taxi, train, bus, bus (Flixbus), car, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane ORD - TYS
- Take the taxi from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Oak Ridgetaxi
4h$198–705Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA)plane ORD - CHA
- Drive from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) to Oak Ridgecar
5h 22m$70–341Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited / ...
- Take the bus from New York to Knoxvillebus Nyc
33h 49m$295–638Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York City Chinatownbus FlixBus N2640
- Take the bus from New York to Knoxvillebus Nyc
33h 55m$273–490Drive 521.5 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Oak Ridgecar 521.5 mi
9h 11m$96–138Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI)plane ORD - TRI
- Drive from Tri-Cities-Regional-Airport-TRI to Oak Ridgecar
5h 40m$94–460Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Nashville, drive
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Nashville (BNA)plane MDW - BNA
- Drive from Nashville-Airport-BNA to Oak Ridgecar
5h 38m$90–440Bus via Baltimore
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from New York City to Knoxvillebus Ny
35h 26m$261–429
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Oak Ridge is to drive which costs $95 - $140 and takes 9h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Oak Ridge is to fly and taxi which takes 4h and costs $190 - $750.
The distance between Chicago and Oak Ridge is 523 miles. The road distance is 524.6 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Oak Ridge without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 49m and costs $290 - $650.
It takes approximately 4h to get from Chicago to Oak Ridge, including transfers.
Oak Ridge is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 3:50 AM in Chicago and 4:50 AM in Oak Ridge.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Oak Ridge is 525 miles. It takes approximately 9h 11m to drive from Chicago to Oak Ridge.
There are 45+ hotels available in Oak Ridge.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Oak Ridge, TN, USA?
You can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Oak Ridge via New York City Chinatown, New York, and Knoxville in around 33h 55m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nashville via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nashville via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–420
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from New York to Knoxville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York City Chinatown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–250
- 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 Chicago Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $30–65
- Phone
- +1 615-939-8887
- jpan12692@gmail.com
- Website
- nytnbus.com
Bus from New York City to Knoxville
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–100
- Schedules at
- nytnbus.com
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