There are 8 ways to get from Chicago to Orcas by plane, shuttle, ferry, train, bus, or taxi
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 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle, ferry
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane ORD - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Anacortes Ferry Dock
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
12h 10m$162–655Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orcas Island Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Orcas Island Airport (ESD)plane ORD - ESD
11h 50m$160–590Train, shuttle, ferry
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Seattletrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle, WA - Convention Center to Anacortes Ferry Dock
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
2d 3h$640–1,405Bus, taxi, ferry
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Bellingham Bus Stopbus
- Take the taxi from Bellingham Bus Stop to 10th St and Q Avetaxi
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
2d 8h$521–956Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane MDW - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Anacortes Ferry Dock
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
11h 52m$212–905Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Orcas Island Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Orcas Island Airport (ESD)plane MDW - ESD
12h 9m$210–840Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport, bus, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane ORD - YVR
- Take the bus from River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond to Bellingham Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham Airport to Burlington Airporter Office
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
16h 20m$266–879Train, taxi, ferry
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Vancouver Stationtrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to Bellingham Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Bellingham Amtrak Station to 10th St and Q Avetaxi
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
2d 8h$794–1,664
Chicago to Orcas by train, bus, shuttle, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Orcas is to fly which costs $160 - $600 and takes 11h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Orcas is to fly which takes 11h 50m and costs $160 - $600.
The distance between Chicago and Orcas is 1860 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Orcas without a car is to train and shuttle and ferry which takes 2 days 3h and costs $600 - $1,500.
It takes approximately 12h 10m to get from Chicago to Orcas, including transfers.
Orcas is 2h behind Chicago. It is currently 3:13 PM in Chicago and 1:13 PM in Orcas.
There are 411+ hotels available in Orcas.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Orcas, WA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., San Juan Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Orcas Island Airport (ESD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- sanjuanairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orcas Island Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Bellingham
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orcas Island Airport via Portland, Bellingham
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orcas Island Airport via Las Vegas, Bellingham
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orcas Island Airport via Las Vegas, Bellingham
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orcas Island Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Bellingham
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orcas Island Airport via Boise, Portland, Bellingham
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Vancouver Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver Station to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Anacortes Ferry Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://airporter.com
- Schedules at
- https://airporter.com/shuttle/schedules/
Shuttle from Seattle, WA - Convention Center to Anacortes Ferry Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://airporter.com
- Schedules at
- https://airporter.com/shuttle/schedules/
Shuttle from Bellingham Airport to Burlington Airporter Office
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–28
- Website
- https://airporter.com
- Schedules at
- https://airporter.com/shuttle/schedules/
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
- $170–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–440
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Bellingham Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Bellingham Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- rez@quickcoach.com
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond to Bellingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–30
- Website
- https://quickcoach.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://quickcoach.com/en/schedule
- Adult
- $27–30
- Phone
- +1 360 705 7000
- Website
- wsdot.wa.gov
Ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Schedules at
- wsdot.wa.gov
- Passenger
- $9–17
- Vehicle & Driver
- $27–35
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Red Cab
- Phone
- +1 360-332-1960
Bellingham Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 360-733-8294
- Website
- yellowcabinc.com
Bellingham Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 360-220-4990
- Website
- taxibellingham.com
Red Cab
- Phone
- +1 360-332-1960
Bellingham Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 360-733-8294
- Website
- yellowcabinc.com
Bellingham Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 360-220-4990
- Website
- taxibellingham.com
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