There are 10 ways to get from Chicago to Williamsport by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Penn State University Park Airport, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Penn State University Park Airport (SCE)plane ORD - SCE
- Take the bus from State College to Williamsportbus
6h 33m$88–350Fly to Harrisburg International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Harrisburg International Airport (MDT)plane ORD - MDT
- Take the bus from Harrisburg, Pa to Williamsport, Pabus
7h 59m$74–372Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Regional Airportbus
- Take the bus from State College to Williamsportbus
16h 15m$137–244Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to State College Regional Airportbus FlixBus N2640
- Take the bus from State College to Williamsportbus Fab805
17h 5m$113–172Drive 613.5 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Williamsportcar 613.5 mi
10h 11m$112–162Fly to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)plane ORD - AVP
- Take the bus from Wilkes-Barre to Williamsportbus
6h 41m$130–475Fly to Lehigh Valley International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)plane ORD - ABE
- Take the bus from Allentown to Williamsport, Pabus
9h 12m$86–412Train, bus via State College
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from State College to Williamsportbus
17h 25m$138–274Train, bus via Harrisburg
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Harrisburgtrain
- Take the bus from Harrisburg, Pa to Williamsport, Pabus 29
18h 50m$141–409Train, bus via Gary
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Centertrain Ssl
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from State College to Williamsportbus
20h 6m$125–268
Chicago to Williamsport by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Williamsport is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 10h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Williamsport is to fly and bus which takes 6h 33m and costs $85 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Williamsport. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Williamsport via State College. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 5m.
The distance between Chicago and Williamsport is 619 miles. The road distance is 617.1 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Williamsport without a car is to train and bus which takes 16h 15m and costs $130 - $250.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Chicago to Williamsport, including transfers.
Chicago to Williamsport bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago to Williamsport bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at State College Regional Airport station.
Williamsport is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 4:22 AM in Chicago and 5:22 AM in Williamsport.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Williamsport is 617 miles. It takes approximately 10h 11m to drive from Chicago to Williamsport.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Williamsport, Lycoming County, PA, USA?
You can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Williamsport via State College in around 17h 5m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Harrisburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Center
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1 814-574-1827
- Website
- fullingtontours.com
Bus from State College to Williamsport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
Bus from Wilkes-Barre to Williamsport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to State College Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $75–130
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Wilkes-Barre to Williamsport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–42
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $18–40
- Flexible
- $38–42
Bus from Harrisburg, Pa to Williamsport, Pa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $20–55
- Flexible
- $40–55
Bus from Allentown to Williamsport, Pa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–85
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $26–80
- Flexible
- $50–85
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–90
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $27–85
- Flexible
- $50–90
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Gary Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- questions@us.megabus.com
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
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