There are 9 ways to get from Chicago to Spring by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, subway, or train (Amtrak)
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 George Bush Intercontinental Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane ORD - IAH
5h 8m$108–335Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Marshall Stationtrain Texas Eagle
- Take the bus from Marshall Station to Houstonbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
24h 24mBus via New South Memphis
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0125
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus FlixBus N2211
25h 36m$149–302Drive 1,054.3 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Springcar 1,054.3 mi
18h 11m$193–278Subway to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport, line 204 bus
- Take the subway from Roosevelt to Midwaysubway
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane MDW - HOU
- Take the bus from Travis St @ Lamar St to Spring Park & Ridebus
6h 49m$174–883Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane MKE - IAH
6h 34m$259–678Train, bus via Longview
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Longviewtrain
- Take the bus from Longview to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Franklin St @ Mentor to Greenspoint Transit Centerbus 085
26h 57mBus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Tornado Bus Co - Austinbus Chicago
- Take the bus from Austin to Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Drbus El Paso
27h 40m$237–510Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain City of New Orleans
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houstontrain Sunset Limited
31h 25m$199–2,004
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Spring is to fly which costs $100 - $340 and takes 5h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Spring is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs $100 - $340.
The distance between Chicago and Spring is 963 miles. The road distance is 1060.4 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Spring without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 24m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Chicago to Spring, including transfers.
The best way to get from Chicago to Spring is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs $100 - $340. Alternatively, you can bus via New South Memphis, which costs $140 - $310 and takes 25h 36m, you could also train, which costs $190 - $2,000 and takes 31h 25m.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Spring is 1060 miles. It takes approximately 18h 11m to drive from Chicago to Spring.
There are 138+ hotels available in Spring.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Spring, TX, USA?
Spirit Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Spring via Memphis Bus Station, Downtown Houston, Jefferson St @ Smith St, and Spring Park & Ride in around 25h 36m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Paducah
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Little Rock
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–270
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Marshall Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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 Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-968-7282
- Website
- transitchicago.com
Subway from Roosevelt to Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.transitchicago.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.transitchicago.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $2–5
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Marshall Station to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Longview to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- $70–170
- 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 Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 713-635-4000
- Website
- ridemetro.org
Bus from Travis St @ Lamar St to Spring Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.ridemetro.org
Bus from Franklin St @ Mentor to Greenspoint Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://www.ridemetro.org
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Chicago to Tornado Bus Co - Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $170–330
Bus from Austin to Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $45–150
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