There are 9 ways to get from Cincinnati to Evanston by bus (Flixbus), bus, train, car, plane, subway, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus (Flixbus)
best- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2514
7h 7m$45–99Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolisbus FlixBus 2514
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain Cardinal
9h 24m$50–343Drive 300 mi
- Drive from Cincinnati to Evanstoncar 300 mi
5h 13m$55–80Fly Covington to Chicago Midway International Airport, subway
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane CVG - MDW
- Take the subway from LaSalle/Van Buren to Dempstersubway
4h 28m$80–562Bus via Auburn Gresham (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Chicagobus Greyhound US0120
9h 22m$48–125Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Drive from Cincinnati to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane SDF - MDW
4h 45m$88–458Fly Covington to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane CVG - ORD
- Take the train from Clybourn to Evanstontrain
4h 57mBus to Indianapolis, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolisbus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane IND - MDW
7h 1m$71–455Bus, line 08 bus to Dayton, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Northwest Hub to Wright Stop Plaza - S.B.bus
- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane DAY - ORD
- Take the train from Clybourn to Evanstontrain
7h 38m
Cincinnati to Evanston by bus and subway (Flixbus)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cincinnati to Evanston is to bus via Auburn Gresham which costs $45 - $130 and takes 9h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Cincinnati to Evanston is to fly and subway which takes 4h 28m and costs $80 - $600.
The distance between Cincinnati and Evanston is 312 miles. The road distance is 301.7 miles.
The best way to get from Cincinnati to Evanston without a car is to bus which takes 7h 7m and costs $45 - $100.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Cincinnati to Evanston, including transfers.
Evanston is 1h behind Cincinnati. It is currently 3:51 PM in Cincinnati and 2:51 PM in Evanston.
Yes, the driving distance between Cincinnati to Evanston is 302 miles. It takes approximately 5h 13m to drive from Cincinnati to Evanston.
There are 1174+ hotels available in Evanston.
What companies run services between Cincinnati, OH, USA and Evanston, IL, USA?
Flixbus USA operates a bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Station 6 times a week. Tickets cost $40–95 and the journey takes 6h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Covington to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Indianapolis to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–360
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–380
Flights from Dayton to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–380
Flights from Dayton to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-968-7282
- Website
- transitchicago.com
Subway from LaSalle/Van Buren to Dempster
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.transitchicago.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.transitchicago.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1 312-322-6777
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Clybourn to Evanston
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $15–85
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 937-425-8300
- CustomerService@greaterdaytonrta.org
- Website
- iriderta.org
Bus from Northwest Hub to Wright Stop Plaza - S.B.
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- iriderta.org
- Children 0-12
- $0
- Seniors 65+ and disabled
- $1
- Regular 13+
- $2
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