There are 7 ways to get from Denver to Evanston by plane, subway, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport, subway
best- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane DEN - MDW
- Take the subway from LaSalle/Van Buren to Mainsubway
5h 27m$109–470Fly Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane DEN - ORD
6h 2m$86–350Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Denver to Chicago Union Stationtrain California Zephyr
20h 6m$317–647Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0123S
21h 30m$152–288Drive 1,007.2 mi
- Drive from Denver to Evanstoncar 1,007.2 mi
16h 5m$184–266Bus to Colorado Springs Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from Denver, CO to Colorado Springs, CObus
- Fly from Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane COS - MDW
7h 43m$116–490Fly Denver to General Mitchell International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane DEN - MKE
- Take the bus from Mitchell Airport to Metro Train Station - 13th Avenue and 54th Streetbus
- Take the train from Kenosha to Evanstontrain
8h 14m$181–831
Denver to Evanston by train, bus, and subway (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denver to Evanston is to bus which costs $150 - $290 and takes 21h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Denver to Evanston is to fly and subway which takes 5h 27m and costs $100 - $470.
The distance between Denver and Evanston is 946 miles. The road distance is 1013.1 miles.
The best way to get from Denver to Evanston without a car is to train which takes 20h 6m and costs $310 - $650.
It takes approximately 5h 27m to get from Denver to Evanston, including transfers.
The best way to get from Denver to Evanston is to train which takes 20h 6m and costs $310 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $150 - $290 and takes 21h 30m, you could also fly, which costs $85 - $350 and takes 6h 2m.
Evanston is 1h ahead of Denver. It is currently 2:24 PM in Denver and 3:24 PM in Evanston.
Yes, the driving distance between Denver to Evanston is 1013 miles. It takes approximately 16h 5m to drive from Denver to Evanston.
There are 1174+ hotels available in Evanston.
What companies run services between Denver, CO, USA and Evanston, IL, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Denver to Chicago Union Station once daily. Tickets cost $310–650 and the journey takes 18h 40m. Alternatively, Greyhound USA operates a bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost $150–290 and the journey takes 20h 30m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–330
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Fort Dodge
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–330
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–330
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–330
- Phone
- +1 888-968-7282
- Website
- transitchicago.com
Subway from LaSalle/Van Buren to Main
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.transitchicago.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.transitchicago.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $2–5
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Denver to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Kenosha to Evanston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5–7
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 719-348-5562
- eccog@prairiedevelopment.com
- Website
- eccog.com
Bus from Denver, CO to Colorado Springs, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- eccog.com
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Mitchell Airport to Metro Train Station - 13th Avenue and 54th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $6–14
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