There are 7 ways to get from Denver to Kankakee by plane, train, train (Amtrak), bus, or car
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Fly Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
best- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane DEN - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kankakeetrain
7h 3m$126–600Fly Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane DEN - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kankakeetrain
7h 25m$81–350Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Denver to Chicago Union Stationtrain California Zephyr
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kankakeetrain Saluki / ...
20h 51m$278–614Bus, train
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
- Take the train from Champaign-Urbana to Kankakeetrain
23h 2m$187–351Drive 994.7 mi
- Drive from Denver to Kankakeecar 994.7 mi
16h 4m$182–263Bus to Colorado Springs Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Denver, CO to Colorado Springs, CObus
- Fly from Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane COS - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kankakeetrain
9h 48m$88–370Fly Denver to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane DEN - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kankakeetrain
9h 15m$207–1,009
Denver to Kankakee by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denver to Kankakee is to fly and train which costs $80 - $350 and takes 7h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Denver to Kankakee is to fly and train which takes 7h 3m and costs $120 - $600.
No, there is no direct train from Denver to Kankakee. However, there are services departing from Denver and arriving at Kankakee via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 51m.
The distance between Denver and Kankakee is 991 miles. The road distance is 1000.5 miles.
The best way to get from Denver to Kankakee without a car is to train which takes 20h 51m and costs $270 - $650.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Denver to Kankakee, including transfers.
Denver to Kankakee train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Denver station.
Kankakee is 1h ahead of Denver. It is currently 7:08 PM in Denver and 8:08 PM in Kankakee.
Denver to Kankakee train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Denver to Kankakee is 1000 miles. It takes approximately 16h 4m to drive from Denver to Kankakee.
What companies run services between Denver, CO, USA and Kankakee, IL, USA?
You can take a train from Denver to Kankakee via Chicago Union Station in around 20h 51m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Kankakee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Denver to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Champaign-Urbana to Kankakee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- 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 Denver Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
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