There are 9 ways to get from Chicago to Wenatchee by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, or train
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 Wenatchee
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Wenatchee (EAT)plane ORD - EAT
8h 52m$112–555Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Dickinsonbus
- Take the bus from Dickinson to Billingsbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Spokanebus
- Take the bus from Spokane to Columbia Stationbus
39h 40m$207–727Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Wenatchee Amtraktrain Empire Builder
41h 30m$550–1,200Drive 1,905.2 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Wenatcheecar 1,905.2 mi
30h 38m$348–503Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Spokane International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Spokane International Airport (GEG)plane MDW - GEG
- Take the train from Spokane to Wenatchee Amtraktrain
10h 31m$402–1,810Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Spokane International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Spokane International Airport (GEG)plane ORD - GEG
- Take the train from Spokane to Wenatchee Amtraktrain
11h 2m$282–1,310Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane ORD - SEA
- Take the train from Seattle to Wenatchee Amtraktrain
12h 18m$168–651Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane MDW - SEA
- Take the train from Seattle to Wenatchee Amtraktrain
11h 55m$218–901Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Wenatchee
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Wenatchee (EAT)plane MDW - EAT
11h 54m$162–755
Chicago to Wenatchee by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Wenatchee is to fly which costs $110 - $600 and takes 8h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Wenatchee is to fly which takes 8h 52m and costs $110 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Wenatchee station. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Columbia Station via Minneapolis, Dickinson, Billings and Spokane. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 40m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Chicago Union Station station and arriving at Wenatchee Amtrak. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 41h 30m.
The distance between Chicago and Wenatchee is 1653 miles. The road distance is 1916.3 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Wenatchee without a car is to bus which takes 39h 40m and costs $200 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Chicago to Wenatchee, including transfers.
Chicago to Wenatchee bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago to Wenatchee train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Chicago Union Station.
The best way to get from Chicago to Wenatchee is to fly which takes 8h 52m and costs $110 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $200 - $750 and takes 39h 40m, you could also train, which costs $550 - $1,200 and takes 41h 30m.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Wenatchee, WA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and United Airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Wenatchee (EAT) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Columbia Station via Minneapolis, Dickinson, Billings, and Spokane in around 39h 40m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wenatchee via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Spokane International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Wenatchee via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Wenatchee via Boise, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Wenatchee via Minneapolis, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Wenatchee via Spokane International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Wenatchee via Omaha, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Wenatchee via Bozeman, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Wenatchee via Milwaukee, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Wenatchee via Portland, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Spokane International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Wenatchee via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Wenatchee via Omaha, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Wenatchee via Milwaukee, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Wenatchee via Minneapolis, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Spokane International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Spokane International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Wenatchee Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Spokane to Wenatchee Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Wenatchee Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- 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 Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Dickinson
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Dickinson to Billings
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–130
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Billings to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- info@busnws.com
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Spokane to Columbia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $65–80
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Spokane to Columbia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
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More Questions & Answers
Chicago to Wenatchee bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Minneapolis Bus Station.
Wenatchee is 2h behind Chicago. It is currently 9:37 PM in Chicago and 7:37 PM in Wenatchee.
Chicago to Wenatchee train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Wenatchee Amtrak station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Wenatchee is 1916 miles. It takes approximately 30h 38m to drive from Chicago to Wenatchee.
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