There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Solvang by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound, Amtrak), or car
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane ORD - SBA
- Take the bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stopbus
8h 15m$124–577Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stopbus
2d$648–1,394Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stopbus
2d 2h$396–763Drive 2,117.4 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Solvangcar 2,117.4 mi
33h 50m$387–559Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane MDW - SBA
- Take the bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stopbus
9h 40m$174–777Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MDW - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Buellton, CAbus
11h 13m$202–700Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ORD - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Buellton, CAbus
11h 31m$182–530
Chicago to Solvang by train and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Solvang is to fly and bus which costs $120 - $600 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Solvang is to fly and bus which takes 8h 15m and costs $120 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Solvang. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Solvang Amtrak Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and Santa Barbara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Chicago and Solvang is 1862 miles. The road distance is 2129.7 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Solvang without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs $650 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Chicago to Solvang, including transfers.
Chicago to Solvang bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago to Solvang bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Solvang is 2h behind Chicago. It is currently 12:27 PM in Chicago and 10:27 AM in Solvang.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Solvang is 2130 miles. It takes approximately 33h 50m to drive from Chicago to Solvang.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Solvang, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Santa Barbara Bus Stop, and Santa Barbara in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Santa Barbara to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- 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
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- 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 Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $330–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Buellton, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–95
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $85–95
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $80–90
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