There are 10 ways to get from Denver to Waukegan by plane, train, train (Amtrak), bus, car, taxi, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
best- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)DEN - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to Waukegan
6h 52m$100–482Train
- Take the train from Denver to Chicago Union StationCalifornia Zephyr
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to WaukeganUp-N
20h 39m$164–357Bus, train
- Take the bus from Denver to Lexington, NE
- Take the bus from Lexington to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to Waukegan
23h 39m$161–263Drive 1,005.6 mi
- Drive from Denver to Waukegan1,005.6 mi
16h 22m$184–266Fly Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)DEN - ORD
- Take the train from Clybourn to Waukegan
7h 3mFly Denver to General Mitchell International Airport, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)DEN - MKE
- Take the bus from Mitchell Airport to Metro Train Station - 13th Avenue and 54th Street
7h 28m$207–930Bus to Colorado Springs Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Denver to Colorado Springs
- Fly from Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)COS - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to Waukegan
8h 44m$143–521Bus to Colorado Springs Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Denver to Colorado Springs
- Fly from Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)COS - ORD
- Take the train from Clybourn to Waukegan
9h 2mFly Denver to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, bus, taxi
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)DEN - MSN
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Take the taxi from O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures to Waukegan
9h 28m$274–924Bus
- Take the bus from Denver to Champaign
- Take the bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Chicago
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Chicago to Tornado Bus Co - Waukegan
25h 57m$226–508
Denver to Waukegan by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denver to Waukegan is to bus and train which costs $160 - $270 and takes 23h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Denver to Waukegan is to fly and train which takes 6h 52m and costs $100 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Denver to Waukegan. However, there are services departing from Denver and arriving at Tornado Bus Co - Waukegan via Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr, State & 95th Street, 35th Street & Cottage Grove and Tornado Bus Co - Chicago. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Denver to Waukegan. However, there are services departing from Denver and arriving at Waukegan via Chicago OTC. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 39m.
The distance between Denver and Waukegan is 971 miles. The road distance is 1011.5 miles.
The best way to get from Denver to Waukegan without a car is to train which takes 20h 39m and costs $160 - $360.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Denver to Waukegan, including transfers.
Denver to Waukegan bus services, operated by Burlington Trailways, depart from Denver station.
Denver to Waukegan train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Denver station.
The best way to get from Denver to Waukegan is to train which takes 20h 39m and costs $160 - $360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $220 - $550 and takes 25h 57m.
What companies run services between Denver, CO, USA and Waukegan, IL, USA?
You can take a train from Denver to Waukegan via Chicago Union Station and Chicago OTC in around 20h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Denver to Tornado Bus Co - Waukegan via Champaign, Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr, Chicago, State & 95th Street, 35th Street & Cottage Grove, California & 35th Street, and Tornado Bus Co - Chicago in around 25h 57m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Denver to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Denver to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from Denver to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Denver to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Denver to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Denver to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Denver to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Phone
- +1 312-322-6777
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Chicago OTC to Waukegan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://metra.com
Train from Clybourn to Waukegan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://metra.com
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
- $160–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Denver to Lexington, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–110
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Lexington to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- (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
- $17–20
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Denver to Colorado Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Denver to Champaign
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $160–230
- Flexible Fares
- $220–320
- Saver Fare
- $203
- Flex Fare
- $279
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Chicago to Tornado Bus Co - Waukegan
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $35–130
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Estimated price
- $100–120
Executive Taxi
- Phone
- +1 217-637-8808
303 Taxi
- Phone
- +1 847-303-0303
- Website
- 303taxi.com
Yellow Cab Chicago
- Phone
- +1 312-829-4222
- Website
- yellowcabchicago.com
Flash Cab
- Phone
- +1 773-561-4444
- Website
- flashcab.com
Checker
- Phone
- +1 312-243-2537
- Website
- checkertaxichicago.com
Naerville Dupage Taxi
- Phone
- +1 630-961-3232
- Website
- napervilledupagetaxi.com
303 Taxi Naperville
- Phone
- +1 630-303-0303
- Website
- 303taxi.com
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More Questions & Answers
Denver to Waukegan bus services, operated by Burlington Trailways, arrive at Champaign station.
Waukegan is 1h ahead of Denver. It is currently 12:36 PM in Denver and 1:36 PM in Waukegan.
Denver to Waukegan train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Denver to Waukegan is 1011 miles. It takes approximately 16h 22m to drive from Denver to Waukegan.
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