There are 9 ways to get from Cortez to Chicago by plane, taxi, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Cortez to Chicago Midway International Airport
best- Fly from Cortez (CEZ) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane CEZ - MDW
6h 35m$205–856Drive to Durango–La Plata County Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
cheapest- Drive from Cortez to Durango-Airport-DROcar
- Fly from Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane DRO - MDW
6h 43m$133–671Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Cortez to Durangotaxi
- Take the bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Chicago Union Stationtrain
32h 41m$673–1,229Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Cortez to Durangotaxi
- Take the bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
34h 51m$513–804Drive 1,377.7 mi
- Drive from Cortez to Chicagocar 1,377.7 mi
23h 9m$252–364Fly Cortez to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Fly from Cortez (CEZ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane CEZ - ORD
5h 53m$135–516Taxi, bus, shuttle to Montrose Regional Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the taxi from Cortez to Rico Enterprisetaxi
- Take the bus from Rico Enterprise to Telluride Court Housebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Telluride to Montrose Airport
- Fly from Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MTJ - ORD
9h 42m$437–839Drive to Four Corners Regional Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Drive from Cortez to Farmington-Airport-FMNcar
- Fly from Four Corners Regional Airport (FMN) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane FMN - MDW
9h 24m$135–674Drive to Telluride Regional Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Drive from Cortez to Telluride-Regional-Airport-TEXcar
- Fly from Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane TEX - MDW
6h 43m$136–625
Cortez (CEZ) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cortez to Chicago is to fly which costs $130 - $550 and takes 5h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Cortez to Chicago is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs $130 - $550.
The distance between Cortez and Chicago is 1175 miles. The road distance is 1385.8 miles.
The best way to get from Cortez to Chicago without a car is to taxi and bus and train which takes 32h 41m and costs $650 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Cortez to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 1h ahead of Cortez. It is currently 10:35 PM in Cortez and 11:35 PM in Chicago.
Yes, the driving distance between Cortez to Chicago is 1386 miles. It takes approximately 23h 9m to drive from Cortez to Chicago.
There are 1247+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Cortez, CO, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
Key Lime and Southwest Airlines fly from Cortez (CEZ) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) 4 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cortez to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Cortez to Chicago Midway International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Cortez to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver, Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Cortez to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Durango–La Plata County Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Durango–La Plata County Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Four Corners Regional Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Four Corners Regional Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver, Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Four Corners Regional Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Four Corners Regional Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver, Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Telluride Regional Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Telluride Regional Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Telluride Regional Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cortez to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Cortez to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver, Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cortez to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–420
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Durango–La Plata County Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $380–850
- 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 Durango to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–350
- 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
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rico Enterprise to Telluride Court House
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://smarttelluride.colorado.gov
- Phone
- +1 800 822 4844
- reservations@destinationsystems.com
- Website
- letsride.co
Shuttle from Telluride to Montrose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- https://letsride.co/locations/crested-butte/
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- $250–330
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