There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Prince Rupert by plane, car, train (Amtrak), train, or bus
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 Northwest Regional Airport, drive
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Northwest Regional Airport (YXT)plane ORD - YXT
- Drive from Terrace-Airport-YXT to Prince Rupertcar
13h 16m$290–1,147Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Smithers Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Smithers Airport (YYD)plane ORD - YYD
- Take the train from Smithers to Prince Ruperttrain
20h 51m$280–1,069Train
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Everett Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Everett Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver to Jaspertrain
- Take the train from Jasper to Prince Ruperttrain
4d 8h$2,210–3,752Drive 4,078.3 km
- Drive from Chicago to Prince Rupertcar 4,078.3 km
45h 50m$728–1,052Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Northwest Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Northwest Regional Airport (YXT)plane MDW - YXT
- Drive from Terrace-Airport-YXT to Prince Rupertcar
15h 35m$470–1,847Bus, train
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Jaspertrain
- Take the train from Jasper to Prince Ruperttrain
4d 23h$1,179–2,495
Chicago to Prince Rupert by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Prince Rupert is to fly and train which costs $280 - $1,100 and takes 20h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Prince Rupert is to fly and drive which takes 13h 16m and costs $290 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct train from Chicago station to Prince Rupert. However, there are services departing from Chicago Union Station and arriving at Prince Rupert via Everett Amtrak Station, Vancouver and Jasper. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 8h.
The distance between Chicago and Prince Rupert is 3444 km. The road distance is 4078.3 km.
The best way to get from Chicago to Prince Rupert without a car is to train which takes 4 days 8h and costs $2,200 - $3,800.
It takes approximately 13h 16m to get from Chicago to Prince Rupert, including transfers.
Chicago to Prince Rupert train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Chicago Union Station.
Prince Rupert is 1h behind Chicago. It is currently 11:27 AM in Chicago and 10:27 AM in Prince Rupert.
Chicago to Prince Rupert train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Everett Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Prince Rupert is 4078 km. It takes approximately 45h 50m to drive from Chicago to Prince Rupert.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Prince Rupert, BC, Canada?
You can take a train from Chicago Union Station to Prince Rupert via Everett Amtrak Station, Vancouver, and Jasper in around 4d 8h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Northwest Regional Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Northwest Regional Airport via Denver, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Smithers Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Smithers Airport via Calgary, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Smithers Airport via Denver, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Smithers Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Northwest Regional Airport via Denver, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Northwest Regional Airport via Portland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Northwest Regional Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Northwest Regional Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Northwest Regional Airport via Denver, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Northwest Regional Airport via Denver, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Northwest Regional Airport via Portland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Northwest Regional Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Everett Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Vancouver to Jasper
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $190–440
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $190–420
- Business
- $250–420
- Business Plus
- $260–440
- Economy
- $220–430
- Economy Plus
- $240–440
Train from Jasper to Prince Rupert
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $260–600
- Business
- $320–550
- Business Plus
- $340–550
- Economy
- $290–600
- Economy Plus
- $330–600
Train from Smithers to Prince Rupert
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $80–200
- Business
- $130–280
- Business Plus
- $140–290
- Economy
- $90–210
- Economy Plus
- $100–220
Train from Toronto Union Station to Jasper
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 21h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $800–1,700
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $800–1,700
- Business
- $900–1,400
- Business Plus
- $950–1,400
- Economy
- $900–1,700
- Economy Plus
- $1,000–1,700
Train from Jasper to Prince Rupert
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $260–600
- Business
- $320–550
- Business Plus
- $340–550
- Economy
- $290–600
- Economy Plus
- $330–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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