There are 9 ways to get from Colby to Chicago by car, plane, train, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Kearney Municipal Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Drive from Colby to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR)car
- Fly from Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane EAR - ORD
6h 36m$84–341Drive, train (Amtrak)
- Drive from Colby to McCook Stationcar
- Take the train from McCook Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain California Zephyr
16h 34m$194–281Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Colby to Goodlandtaxi
- Take the bus from Goodland to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
20h 31m$197–330Drive 809.5 mi
- Drive from Colby to Chicagocar 809.5 mi
13h 54m$148–214Taxi, bus to Denver, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the taxi from Colby to Goodlandtaxi
- Take the bus from Goodland to Denver Union Stationbus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane DEN - MDW
8h 48m$249–755Taxi, bus to Denver, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the taxi from Colby to Goodlandtaxi
- Take the bus from Goodland to Denver Union Stationbus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane DEN - ORD
9h 5m$419–905Drive to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Drive from Colby to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK)car
- Fly from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane MCK - MDW
7h 7m$117–576Taxi, bus to Salina Municipal Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the taxi from Colby to Goodlandtaxi
- Take the bus from Goodland to Salinabus
- Fly from Salina Municipal Airport (SLN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SLN - ORD
8h 24m$195–509Drive to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Drive from Colby to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK)car
- Fly from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MCK - ORD
7h 27m$87–396
Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colby to Chicago is to drive which costs $140 - $220 and takes 13h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Colby to Chicago is to drive and fly which takes 6h 36m and costs $80 - $350.
The distance between Colby and Chicago is 778 miles. The road distance is 814.3 miles.
The best way to get from Colby to Chicago without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 20h 31m and costs $190 - $330.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Colby to Chicago, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Colby to Chicago is 814 miles. It takes approximately 13h 54m to drive from Colby to Chicago.
There are 1068+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Colby, KS, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Colby to Chicago. However, you can drive to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR) airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), walk to O'Hare, then take the subway to Jackson-Blue. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Colby to Chicago Union Station via McCook Station in around 16h 34m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kearney Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Kearney Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Salina Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver, Cedar Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver, Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from McCook Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- 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 Goodland to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Goodland to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Goodland to Salina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
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