There are 9 ways to get from Denver to Zion by plane, train, train (Amtrak), bus, car, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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, train
best- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)DEN - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to Zion
7h 26m$115–521Train
- Take the train from Denver to Chicago Union StationCalifornia Zephyr
- Take the train from Chicago OTC to ZionUp-N
21h 14m$144–336Bus, train
- Take the bus from Denver to Peoria
- Take the bus from Peoria to O'Hare International Terminal 2
- Take the train from Ravenswood to Waukegan
26h 28m$203–368Drive 1,011.3 mi
- Drive from Denver to Zion1,011.3 mi
16h 31m$185–267Fly 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 18m$207–930Fly 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 Zion
7h 37mBus 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 Zion
9h 19m$183–720Bus 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 Zion
9h 37mBus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Mitchell Airport
- Take the bus from Mitchell Airport to Metro Train Station - 13th Avenue and 54th Street
26h 29m$128–349
Denver to Zion by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denver to Zion is to bus which costs $120 - $350 and takes 26h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Denver to Zion is to fly and bus which takes 7h 18m and costs $200 - $950.
No, there is no direct train from Denver to Zion. However, there are services departing from Denver and arriving at Zion via Chicago OTC. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 14m.
The distance between Denver and Zion is 977 miles. The road distance is 1017.2 miles.
The best way to get from Denver to Zion without a car is to train which takes 21h 14m and costs $140 - $340.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Denver to Zion, including transfers.
Denver to Zion train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Denver station.
The best way to get from Denver to Zion is to train which takes 21h 14m and costs $140 - $340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $350 and takes 26h 29m.
Zion is 1h ahead of Denver. It is currently 5:35 AM in Denver and 6:35 AM in Zion.
Denver to Zion train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Denver, CO, USA and Zion, IL, USA?
You can take a train from Denver to Zion via Chicago Union Station and Chicago OTC in around 21h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Denver Union Station to Zion via Chicago Bus Station, Milwaukee Mitchell Airport, Mitchell Airport, Metro Train Station - 13th Avenue and 54th Street, and Kenosha in around 26h 29m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Denver to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
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 Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- united.com
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 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
- 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
- $140–700
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Denver to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Phone
- +1 312-322-6777
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Chicago OTC to Zion
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://metra.com
Train from Ravenswood to Waukegan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://metra.com
Train from Clybourn to Zion
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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
- $140–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Denver to Peoria
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–300
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $140–210
- Flexible Fares
- $200–300
- Saver Fare
- $192
- Flex Fare
- $263
- Phone
- +1 800-448-0572
- ticketsales@peoriacharter.com
- Website
- peoriacharter.com
Bus from Peoria to O'Hare International Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $46–60
- Schedules at
- peoriacharter.com
- cash
- $60
- online
- $46
- 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
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 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Yes, the driving distance between Denver to Zion is 1017 miles. It takes approximately 16h 31m to drive from Denver to Zion.
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