There are 10 ways to get from Chicago to Yuma by plane, train, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yuma International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Yuma International Airport (YUM)plane ORD - YUM
9h 1m$104–477Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstafftrain
- Take the bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Yuma County Area Transitbus
39h 29m$227–469Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Yuma County Area Transitbus
41h 5m$178–489Drive 1,878.7 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Yumacar 1,878.7 mi
32h 59m$343–496Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Phoenix (PHX)plane ORD - PHX
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Yuma County Area Transitbus
9h 44m$302–710Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Phoenix (PHX)plane MDW - PHX
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Yuma County Area Transitbus
9h 29m$202–910Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MDW - SAN
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Yuma County Area Transitbus
11h 20m$270–1,145Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Yuma International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Yuma International Airport (YUM)plane MDW - YUM
8h 59m$144–707Train via Ontario
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Riversidetrain
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Pomona - Downtowntrain
- Take the train from Pomona Amtrak to Yuma Amtraktrain
2d 1h$234–652Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Yuma Amtraktrain Texas Eagle
2d 12h$190–550
Chicago to Yuma by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Yuma is to fly which costs $100 - $480 and takes 9h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Yuma is to fly which takes 8h 59m and costs $140 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Yuma. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Yuma County Area Transit via St Louis Bus Station and Phoenix Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 5m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Chicago Union Station station and arriving at Yuma Amtrak. Services depart three times a week, and operate Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Chicago and Yuma is 1625 miles. The road distance is 1889.7 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Yuma without a car is to train and bus which takes 39h 29m and costs $220 - $470.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Chicago to Yuma, including transfers.
Chicago to Yuma bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago to Yuma train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Chicago Union Station.
The best way to get from Chicago to Yuma is to fly which takes 9h 1m and costs $100 - $480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $490 and takes 41h 5m, you could also train via Ontario, which costs $230 - $650 and takes 2 days 1h.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Yuma, AZ, USA?
American Airlines flies from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Yuma International Airport (YUM) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Yuma County Area Transit via St Louis Bus Station and Phoenix Bus Station in around 41h 5m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix via Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix via Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Omaha, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Cedar Rapids, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Des Moines, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Albuquerque, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Kansas City, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Des Moines, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Omaha, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Kansas City, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Albuquerque, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Yuma International Airport via El Paso, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstaff
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–370
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $180–550
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $280–600
- Business - advance purchase
- $380–1,500
- Business Class
- $500–1,300
Train from Pomona Amtrak to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Pomona - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Yuma County Area Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Yuma County Area Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–370
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Yuma County Area Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Yuma County Area Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Chicago to Yuma bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Yuma is 1h behind Chicago. It is currently 7:02 AM in Chicago and 6:02 AM in Yuma.
Chicago to Yuma train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Yuma Amtrak station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Yuma is 1890 miles. It takes approximately 32h 59m to drive from Chicago to Yuma.
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