There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Slave Lake by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edmonton International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane ORD - YEG
- Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Slave Lake - Highway 88bus
12h 16m$398–1,247Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane ORD - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to Red Deer, AB - Tim Hortonsbus
- Take the bus from Red Deer - 67 St to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NWbus
- Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Slave Lake - Highway 88bus
15h 38m$279–1,304Drive 2,852.5 km
- Drive from Chicago to Slave Lakecar 2,852.5 km
30h 33m$559–807Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Edmonton International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane MDW - YEG
- Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Slave Lake - Highway 88bus
14h 50m$308–1,047Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Edmonton International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane MKE - YEG
- Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Slave Lake - Highway 88bus
15h 39m$429–1,603Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Grande Prairie Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Grande Prairie Airport (YQU)plane ORD - YQU
- Take the bus from Grande Prairie, AB to Grimshaw, ABbus
- Take the bus from Grimshaw, AB to Slave Lake, ABbus
17h 37m$388–1,227
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Slave Lake is to fly and bus which costs $270 - $1,300 and takes 15h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Slave Lake is to fly and bus which takes 12h 16m and costs $390 - $1,300.
The distance between Chicago and Slave Lake is 2592 km. The road distance is 2852.5 km.
It takes approximately 12h 16m to get from Chicago to Slave Lake, including transfers.
Slave Lake is 1h behind Chicago. It is currently 7:23 AM in Chicago and 6:23 AM in Slave Lake.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Slave Lake is 2852 km. It takes approximately 30h 33m to drive from Chicago to Slave Lake.
There are five+ hotels available in Slave Lake.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Slave Lake, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Slave Lake. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Edmonton International Airport (YEG), walk to Edmonton Intl Airport, take the bus to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW, then take the bus to Slave Lake - Highway 88. Alternatively, you can drive from Chicago to Slave Lake in around 30h 33m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–2,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–2,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Grande Prairie Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Grande Prairie Airport via Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Grande Prairie Airport via Minneapolis, Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–2,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–2,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Grande Prairie Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Grande Prairie Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Grande Prairie Airport via Denver, Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Grande Prairie Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Grande Prairie Airport via Denver, Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
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
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 587-557-7719
- support@coldshot.ca
- Website
- coldshot.ca
Bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Slave Lake - Highway 88
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Website
- https://www.coldshot.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.coldshot.ca/routes
- Adult
- $70–90
Bus from Red Deer - 67 St to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://www.coldshot.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.coldshot.ca/routes
- Adult
- $55–75
- Phone
- 780-983-8225
- Website
- northernexpress.ca
Bus from Grande Prairie, AB to Grimshaw, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- http://northernexpress.ca/
- Schedules at
- http://northernexpress.ca/
- Adult
- $60–80
Bus from Grimshaw, AB to Slave Lake, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Website
- http://northernexpress.ca/
- Schedules at
- http://northernexpress.ca/
- Adult
- $75–100
- Phone
- +14036689600
- reservation@thecanadabus.com
- Website
- thecanadabus.com
Bus from Calgary Airport to Red Deer, AB - Tim Hortons
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31–32
- Website
- https://thecanadabus.com/
- Book at
- https://thecanadabus.betterez.com/cart/61117df83dadc111b0a7d369/reservation/61117df83dadc111b0a7d36a
- Standard
- $31–32
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