There are 11 ways to get from Chicago to Pasadena by plane, tram, train, bus or car
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Chicago to Pasadena by train and tram
The journey time between Chicago and Pasadena is around 2 days 18h and covers a distance of around 2739 miles. This includes an average layover time of around 7 min. Operated by Amtrak and Metro Los Angeles, the Chicago to Pasadena service departs from Chicago Union Station and arrives in Memorial Park Station. Typically three services run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Pasadena is to fly and train which costs $70 - $250 and takes 9h 20m.
The quickest way to get from Chicago to Pasadena is to fly which costs $80 - $550 and takes 7h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Chicago station to Pasadena station. However, there are services departing from Chicago Union Station and arriving at Memorial Park Station via Union Station - Metro A-Line. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
It is 1744 miles from Chicago to Pasadena. It is approximately 2018 miles to drive.
The best way to get from Chicago to Pasadena without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs $320 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Chicago to Pasadena, including transfers.
Chicago to Pasadena train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Chicago Union Station.
The best way to get from Chicago to Pasadena is to fly which takes 8h 1m and costs $60 - $300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $320 - $750 and takes 2 days 2h, you could also train, which costs $110 - $750 and takes 2 days 18h.
The quickest flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Los Angeles Airport is the direct flight which takes 4h 28m.
Pasadena is 2h behind Chicago. It is currently 3:22 AM in Chicago and 1:22 AM in Pasadena.
- Distance: 1744.5 miles
- Duration: 8h 1m
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Pasadena, CA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines and three other airlines fly from Chicago to Pasadena hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chicago to Pasadena via 35th/Archer Orange Line Station, California & 35th Street, Chicago, Dallas Jefferson, Jefferson @ Marsalis - E - Ns, Commerce @ Austin - E - Ns, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, and Union Station - Metro A-Line in around 2 days 2h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Los Angeles via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $210
Flights from Chicago Midway to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $390
Flights from Chicago Midway to Los Angeles via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $390
Flights from Chicago Midway to Los Angeles via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $390
Flights from Chicago Midway to Los Angeles via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $390
Flights from Chicago Midway to Los Angeles via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $390
Flights from Chicago Midway to Los Angeles via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $390
Flights from Chicago Midway to Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $480
Flights from Chicago Midway to Burbank via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $480
Flights from Chicago Midway to Burbank via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $480
Flights from Chicago Midway to Burbank via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $490
Flights from Chicago Midway to Burbank via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $480
Flights from Chicago Midway to Burbank via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $550
Flights from Chicago Midway to Burbank via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $550
Flights from Chicago Midway to Burbank via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $550
Flights from Chicago Midway to Burbank via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $490
Flights from Chicago Midway to Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $210
Flights from Chicago Midway to Long Beach via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $210
Flights from Chicago Midway to Long Beach via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $210
Flights from Chicago Midway to Long Beach via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $210
Flights from Chicago Midway to Long Beach via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $210
Flights from Chicago Midway to Long Beach via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $210
Flights from Chicago Midway to Long Beach via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $210
Flights from Chicago Midway to Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $480
Flights from Chicago Midway to Ontario/San Bernardino via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $490
Flights from Chicago Midway to Ontario/San Bernardino via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $480
Flights from Chicago Midway to Ontario/San Bernardino via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $480
Flights from Chicago Midway to Ontario/San Bernardino via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $550
Flights from Chicago Midway to Ontario/San Bernardino via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Santa Ana via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $239 - $240
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Santa Ana via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $239 - $240
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to San Diego via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to San Diego via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $460
Flights from Chicago Midway to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $550
Flights from Chicago Midway to San Diego via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $550
Flights from Chicago Midway to San Diego via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $550
Flights from Chicago Midway to San Diego via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $550
Flights from Chicago Midway to San Diego via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Los Angeles via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Santa Ana via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to San Diego via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $420
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95 - $420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Santa Ana via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to San Diego via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $450
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $280
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Santa Ana via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $350
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago Midway to Ontario/San Bernardino via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90 - $230
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Del Amo Station to Memorial Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
- persons with disabilities
- $1
- Senior Citizens
- $1
- K-12 students
- $1
- Adult
- $2
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga station to L. A. Union Station station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9 - $26
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- children 5 and under with a paid adult
- $0
- Senior / Disabled / Medicare
- $4 - $17
- Student / Youth 6-18
- $6 - $18
Train from Tustin station to L. A. Union Station station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9 - $25
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- children 5 and under with a paid adult
- $0
- Senior / Disabled / Medicare
- $4 - $16
- Student / Youth 6-18
- $6 - $17
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5 - $85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/routes.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $5 - $27
- Child Coach - short notice
- $17 - $27
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $15 - $50
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $17 - $55
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $21 - $35
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $30 - $100
- Business Seat - short notice
- $35 - $85
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $16 - $85
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110 - $750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/routes.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $110 - $320
- Child Coach - short notice
- $150 - $300
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $150 - $480
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $160 - $470
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $220 - $650
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $300 - $950
- Business Seat - short notice
- $310 - $1,100
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $290 - $750
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- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Chicago to Dallas Jefferson
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170 - $450
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Seniors 60+
- $150 - $420
- Children 3-10
- $150 - $400
- Adults 11-59
- $170 - $450
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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Chicago to Pasadena train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Pasadena is 2018 miles. It takes approximately 31h 9m to drive from Chicago to Pasadena.
Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, American Airlines and United Airlines offer flights from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Los Angeles Airport.
There are 1053+ hotels available in Pasadena. Prices start at $94 USD per night.
The best way to get from Chicago to Chicago O'Hare Airport is to subway which takes 46 min and costs $2 - $5.