There are 8 ways to get from Chicago to Rifle by plane, car, train, taxi, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or bus
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yampa Valley Airport, drive
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Yampa Valley Airport (HDN)plane ORD - HDN
- Drive from Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) to Riflecar
7h 5m$92–404Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE)plane ORD - ASE
- Take the bus from AABC Airport DV to 27th St Stationbus
- Take the bus from 27th St Station to Railroad Ave + 5th Stbus
7h 48m$80–385Train, taxi
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Glenwood Springs Stationtrain California Zephyr
- Take the taxi from Glenwood Springs Station to Rifletaxi
26h 3m$408–805Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Riflebus
29h 50m$207–376Drive 1,180.2 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Riflecar 1,180.2 mi
18h 50m$216–312Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE)plane ORD - EGE
- Take the bus from Eagle County Airport to Avon Stationbus
- Take the bus from Avon Station to Riflebus
9h 8m$88–396Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Denver (DEN)plane MDW - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport to Vail Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Vail Transportation Center to Riflebus
9h 53m$246–864Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Denver (DEN)plane ORD - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport to Vail Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Vail Transportation Center to Riflebus
10h 15m$210–614
Chicago to Rifle by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Rifle is to fly and bus which costs $75 - $390 and takes 7h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Rifle is to fly and drive which takes 7h 5m and costs $90 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Rifle. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Rifle via St Louis Bus Station and Union Station Gate B19. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 50m.
The distance between Chicago and Rifle is 1140 miles. The road distance is 1187.1 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Rifle without a car is to train and taxi which takes 26h 3m and costs $400 - $850.
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Chicago to Rifle, including transfers.
Chicago to Rifle bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago to Rifle bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Rifle is 1h behind Chicago. It is currently 6:07 AM in Chicago and 5:07 AM in Rifle.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Rifle is 1187 miles. It takes approximately 18h 50m to drive from Chicago to Rifle.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Rifle, CO, USA?
You can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Rifle via St Louis Bus Station, Denver Union Station, and Union Station Gate B19 in around 29h 50m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yampa Valley Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yampa Valley Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yampa Valley Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yampa Valley Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yampa Valley Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Glenwood Springs Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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 Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Rifle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Bus from Avon Station to Rifle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Bus from Vail Transportation Center to Rifle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- +1 970-925-8484
- Website
- rfta.com
Bus from AABC Airport DV to 27th St Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- rfta.com
Bus from 27th St Station to Railroad Ave + 5th St
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- rfta.com
- Phone
- +1 970-328-3520
- info@coretransit.org
- Website
- evta.colorado.gov
Bus from Eagle County Airport to Avon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://evta.colorado.gov
- Schedules at
- https://evta.colorado.gov/schedule
- Phone
- +1 970-754-7433
- Website
- epicmountainexpress.com
Bus from Denver International Airport to Vail Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://www.epicmountainexpress.com/
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