There are 9 ways to get from Chicago to Yakima by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yakima Air Terminal Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Yakima Air Terminal Airport (YKM)plane ORD - YKM
10h 21m$114–556Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Pasco Amtrak Stationtrain Empire Builder
- Take the bus from Pasco Intermodal to Yakima Air Terminalbus Grape Line / ...
44h$606–1,268Drive 1,928.1 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Yakimacar 1,928.1 mi
31h 6m$352–509Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane ORD - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Yakima Airport
11h 1m$168–650Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane MDW - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Yakima Airport
10h 41m$218–900Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Spokane International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Spokane International Airport (GEG)plane MDW - GEG
- Take the bus from Spokane Airport Bus Stop to Ellensburg, WA - CWU Starbucksbus
- Take the bus from Ellensburg - E 11th Ave. & N. Maple St to Transit Centerbus
11h 41m$424–1,791Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Spokane International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Spokane International Airport (GEG)plane ORD - GEG
- Take the bus from Spokane Airport Bus Stop to Ellensburg, WA - CWU Starbucksbus
- Take the bus from Ellensburg - E 11th Ave. & N. Maple St to Transit Centerbus
12h 15m$304–1,291Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Yakima Air Terminal Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Yakima Air Terminal Airport (YKM)plane MDW - YKM
9h 41m$164–806Bus, train
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depotbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane Station to Ellensburgbus
- Take the bus from Ellensburg - E 11th Ave. & N. Maple St to Transit Centerbus 11
44h 31m$511–1,119
Chicago to Yakima by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Yakima is to fly which costs $110 - $600 and takes 10h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Yakima is to fly which takes 9h 41m and costs $160 - $850.
The distance between Chicago and Yakima is 1672 miles. The road distance is 1939.4 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Yakima without a car is to train and bus which takes 44h and costs $600 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 10h 21m to get from Chicago to Yakima, including transfers.
Yakima is 2h behind Chicago. It is currently 2:20 AM in Chicago and 12:20 AM in Yakima.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Yakima is 1939 miles. It takes approximately 31h 6m to drive from Chicago to Yakima.
There are 82+ hotels available in Yakima.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Yakima, WA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., United Airlines, and Delta fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Yakima Air Terminal Airport (YKM) 4 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yakima Air Terminal Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
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 O'Hare International Airport to Spokane International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- 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 Midway International Airport to Yakima Air Terminal Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Yakima Air Terminal Airport via Portland, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Yakima Air Terminal Airport via Boise, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Yakima Air Terminal Airport via Minneapolis, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- delta.com
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 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yakima Air Terminal Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Spokane International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Yakima Air Terminal Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Yakima Air Terminal Airport via Minneapolis, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- united.com
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 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
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Pasco Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $420–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866-253-5247
- csr@airporter.com
- Website
- grapeline.us
Bus from Pasco Intermodal to Yakima Air Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–30
- Website
- https://grapeline.us
- Schedules at
- https://grapeline.us/travel-center/schedule2/
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Yakima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Schedules at
- airporter.com
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- info@busnws.com
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Spokane Airport Bus Stop to Ellensburg, WA - CWU Starbucks
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $70–85
Bus from Spokane Station to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $65–80
- Phone
- +1 509-575-6175
- Website
- yakimatransit.org
Bus from Ellensburg - E 11th Ave. & N. Maple St to Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- yakimatransit.org
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 Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Spokane Station to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Spokane Station to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
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