There are 12 ways to get from Chicago to Quetzaltenango (State) by plane, shuttle, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, train, bus, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)ORD - GUA
- Take a shuttle bus from Guatemala City to Quetzaltenango Xela
10h 8m$192–464Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to La Aurora International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)MDW - GUA
- Take a shuttle bus from Guatemala City to Quetzaltenango Xela
11h 58m$172–644Bus via Mexico City
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dallas to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Quetzaltenango
2d 21h$410–680Drive 4,088.8 km
- Drive from Chicago to Quetzaltenango4,088.8 km
47h 53m$494–713Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tapachula International Airport, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tapachula International Airport (TAP)ORD - TAP
- Drive from Tapachula International Airport (TAP) to Ciudad Tecún Umán
13h 35m$188–816Train to South Bend, fly to La Aurora International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)SBN - GUA
- Take a shuttle bus from Guatemala City to Quetzaltenango Xela
13h 47m$192–703Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to La Aurora International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)MKE - GUA
- Take a shuttle bus from Guatemala City to Quetzaltenango Xela
13h 48m$243–1,004Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ)ORD - TGZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Tuxtla Gutierrez Airport to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Quetzaltenango
15h 46m$282–754Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Take the bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Take the bus from Politécnico to Tapachula
- Drive from Tapachula to Quetzaltenango
2d 22h$356–655Train, bus via Mexico City
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Take the bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Quetzaltenango
3d 3h$407–753Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Longview
- Take the bus from Longview Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Take the bus from Houston to Guatemala City
- Take the bus from Guatemala to QuetzaltenangoGtm
4d 3h$356–999Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Memphis Bus Station
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Take the bus from St Joseph Pkwy @ Louisiana St to West Bellfort Park & Ride161
- Take the bus from Houston to Guatemala City
- Take the bus from Guatemala to QuetzaltenangoGtm
4d 5h$328–658
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Quetzaltenango (State) is to fly and shuttle which costs $190 - $470 and takes 10h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Quetzaltenango (State) is to fly and shuttle which takes 10h 8m and costs $190 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Quetzaltenango (State). However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Quetzaltenango via Memphis Bus Station, Commerce @ Austin - E - Ns, Dallas, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte and San Cristóbal de las Casas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Chicago and Quetzaltenango (State) is 3265 km. The road distance is 4088.8 km.
The best way to get from Chicago to Quetzaltenango (State) without a car is to bus via Mexico City which takes 2 days 21h and costs $410 - $700.
It takes approximately 10h 8m to get from Chicago to Quetzaltenango (State), including transfers.
Chicago to Quetzaltenango (State) bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago to Quetzaltenango (State) bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Memphis Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Quetzaltenango (State) is 4089 km. It takes approximately 47h 53m to drive from Chicago to Quetzaltenango (State).
There are 148+ hotels available in Quetzaltenango (State).
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Quetzaltenango (State), Guatemala?
You can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Quetzaltenango via Memphis Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Commerce @ Austin - E - Ns, Dallas, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, San Cristóbal de las Casas, and San Cristóbal de las Casas in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from South Bend to La Aurora International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from South Bend to La Aurora International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from South Bend to La Aurora International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from South Bend to La Aurora International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tapachula International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from South Bend to La Aurora International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tapachula International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tapachula International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Mexico City Santa Lucia Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tapachula International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from South Bend to La Aurora International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–430
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–440
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +502 7960 0089
- cataleyahostelantigua@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Guatemala City to Quetzaltenango Xela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $38
- Schedules at
- facebook.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 Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Longview Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Dallas to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–220
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +502 7762 2462
- eternaprimaverapana@hotmail.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Quetzaltenango
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $46
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/EternaPrimaveraPanajachel
- Phone
- +502 7762 1287
- tierratravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- tierramayas.com
Shuttle from Tuxtla Gutierrez Airport to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $103
- Schedules at
- tierramayas.com
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Politécnico to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $45–65
- First Class
- $45–55
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Houston to Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Guatemala to Quetzaltenango
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://transportesfuentedelnorte.com/en/
- Phone
- +1 713-635-4000
- Website
- ridemetro.org
Bus from St Joseph Pkwy @ Louisiana St to West Bellfort Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.ridemetro.org
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