There are 10 ways to get from Chicago to St. Thomas by train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, plane, shuttle, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain Wolverine
- Take the train from Windsor to Londontrain VIA Rail
8h 55m$162–400Drive 637.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Chicago to St. Thomascar 637.8 km
6h 55m$126–182Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0160
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Londonbus FlixBus 2701
11h 16m$127–252Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Detroit, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Detroit (DTW)plane MDW - DTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Detroit Airport to Days Inn by Wyndham London
7h 6m$183–667Train, shuttle
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Dearborntrain Wolverine
- Take a shuttle bus from Detroit Airport to Days Inn by Wyndham LondonDetroit Airport
10h 11m$177–387Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain Wolverine
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Londonbus FlixBus 2701
11h 5m$155–331Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Detroit, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Detroit (DTW)plane ORD - DTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Detroit Airport to Days Inn by Wyndham London
7h 35m$273–667Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane ORD - YYZ
- Take the bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to London, ON - Wellington and Exeterbus
7h 23m$315–802Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bishop International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bishop International Airport (FNT)plane ORD - FNT
- Take the train from Flint Amtrak Station to Port Huron Stationtrain
- Take the train from Sarnia to Londontrain
8h 31m$203–751Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Erie International Airport, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Erie International Airport (ERI)plane ORD - ERI
- Drive from Erie-Airport-ERI to St. Thomascar
8h 11m$143–557
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Detroit (DTW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to St. Thomas is to drive which costs $120 - $190 and takes 6h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to St. Thomas is to drive which takes 6h 55m and costs $120 - $190.
The distance between Chicago and St. Thomas is 663 km. The road distance is 637.8 km.
The best way to get from Chicago to St. Thomas without a car is to bus which takes 11h 16m and costs $120 - $260.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Chicago to St. Thomas, including transfers.
The best way to get from Chicago to St. Thomas is to train which takes 8h 55m and costs $160 - $400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $260 and takes 11h 16m.
St. Thomas is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 4:56 AM in Chicago and 5:56 AM in St. Thomas.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to St. Thomas is 638 km. It takes approximately 6h 55m to drive from Chicago to St. Thomas.
There are 69+ hotels available in St. Thomas.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and St. Thomas, ON, Canada?
You can take a train from Chicago Union Station to St. Thomas via Detroit, Windsor, and London in around 8h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to St. Thomas via Detroit Bus Station, London, University Dr at Sunset EB - #1820, and White Oaks Mall Stop 2 - #2061 in around 11h 16m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bishop International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Erie International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bishop International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Erie International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–470
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Flint Amtrak Station to Port Huron Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Windsor to London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $35–120
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $35–90
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $30–50
Train from Sarnia to London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–110
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $23–110
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $23–85
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $22–40
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 Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to London
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- (519) 679-2707
- courier@robertq.com
- Website
- robertq.com
Shuttle from Detroit Airport to Days Inn by Wyndham London
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $64–128
- Website
- https://robertq.com/
- Schedules at
- https://reservation.robertq.com/airbus/
- Senior/ Student
- $113
- Adult
- $128
- Child
- $64
- Senior/Student
- $122
- Phone
- +16474775500
- support@onexbus.ca
- Website
- onexbus.com
Bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to London, ON - Wellington and Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://www.onexbus.com/
- Standard Fare
- $27–40
- Phone
- +1-844-800-6828
- pr@ourbus.com
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to London, ON - Wellington and Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–85
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
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