There are 9 ways to get from Chicago to Palenque by plane, bus, car, shuttle, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA)ORD - VSA
- Take the bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenque
12h 36m$2,845–11,550Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport, bus, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport (CME)ORD - CME
- Take the bus from Ciudad Del Carmen to Villahermosa
- Take a shuttle bus from Villahermosa to Palenque
15h 40m$2,755–11,790Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Tornado Bus Co - Dallas I-30
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Dallas I-30 to Reynosa
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Villahermosa
- Take the bus from Villahermosa to Palenque
2d 12h$6,810–10,990Drive 3,797.5 km
- Drive from Chicago to Palenque3,797.5 km
42h 26m$7,710–11,136Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palenque International Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Palenque International Airport (PQM)ORD - PQM
15h 22m$3,695–13,150Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA)MDW - VSA
- Take the bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenque
14h 21m$3,245–13,550Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ)ORD - TGZ
- Take the bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Villahermosa
- Take a shuttle bus from Villahermosa to Palenque
17h 38m$3,275–13,080Bus via St. Louis
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to McAllen Central Station
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Villahermosa
- Take the bus from Villahermosa to Palenque
2d 19h$5,684–10,129Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Take the bus from San Marcos to McAllen Central Station
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Villahermosa
- Take the bus from Villahermosa to Palenque
2d 20h$6,980–20,531
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Palenque is to fly and bus and shuttle which costs $2700 - $12000 and takes 15h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Palenque is to fly and bus which takes 12h 36m and costs $2800 - $12000.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago to Palenque. However, there are services departing from State & Harrison/Ida B Wells Drive and arriving at Palenque via 35th/Archer Orange Line Station, Chicago, Tornado Bus Co - Dallas I-30, Reynosa and Villahermosa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Chicago and Palenque is 2867 km. The road distance is 3797.5 km.
The best way to get from Chicago to Palenque without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs $6500 - $11000.
It takes approximately 12h 36m to get from Chicago to Palenque, including transfers.
Chicago to Palenque bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, depart from Chicago station.
The best way to get from Chicago to Palenque is to bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs $6500 - $11000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $3600 - $14000 and takes 15h 22m.
Chicago to Palenque bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, arrive at Tornado Bus Co - Dallas I-30 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Palenque is 3797 km. It takes approximately 42h 26m to drive from Chicago to Palenque.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico?
You can take a bus from State & Harrison/Ida B Wells Drive to Palenque via 35th/Archer Orange Line Station, California & 35th Street, Chicago, Tornado Bus Co - Dallas I-30, Reynosa, and Villahermosa in around 2d 12h. Alternatively, Viva Aerobus, Mexicana, and Volaris fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Palenque International Airport (PQM) once daily.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–13,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–13,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–20,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Nashville, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Austin, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–14,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via San Antonio, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–14,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–14,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,400–16,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–14,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–14,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–12,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,000–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–16,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,700–17,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,000–15,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palenque International Airport via Monterrey, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–13,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palenque International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,000–14,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $300–460
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Reynosa to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–3,100
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $310–480
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Del Carmen to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $360–550
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $460–800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Chicago to Tornado Bus Co - Dallas I-30
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,600–5,500
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $2,600–5,500
- Phone
- +52 81 2152 6736
- info@conexionestornado.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Dallas I-30 to Reynosa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,870
- Website
- https://tornadobus.com/en/home/
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $200–390
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Del Carmen to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–480
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $340–700
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 981 811 9910
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ahorrobus.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Del Carmen to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $160–370
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 981 816 3445
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Del Carmen to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $250–310
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 993 131 3048
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Villahermosa to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- $650–1,400
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to McAllen Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,000
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $1,200–2,000
Bus from San Marcos to McAllen Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $700–1,700
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 Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,000
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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