There are 8 ways to get from Ellenton to Chicago by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, or car
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Line 1 bus to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
best- Take the bus from Us 301/36Th Ave E to Downtown Stationbus
- Fly from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane SRQ - MDW
6h 29m$144–760Line 1 bus, line 203 bus to Tampa, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Us 301/36Th Ave E to Palmetto Stationbus
- Take the bus from Palmetto Station to 34Th St S/54Th Ave Sbus
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane TPA - MDW
7h 54m$108–602Bus
- Take the bus from Tienda De Los Primos - Wimauma, FL to Circle K - Gainesville, FLbus
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Atlanta - Civic Center MARTA Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
26h 23m$224–593Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Bradenton to Tampabus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the train from Tampa to Chicago Union Stationtrain Floridian
43h 5mDrive 1,161.9 mi
- Drive from Ellenton to Chicagocar 1,161.9 mi
20h 18m$212–307Line 1 bus to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Us 301/36Th Ave E to Downtown Stationbus
- Fly from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SRQ - ORD
6h 59m$154–560Line 1 bus, line 203 bus to Tampa, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Us 301/36Th Ave E to Palmetto Stationbus
- Take the bus from Palmetto Station to 34Th St S/54Th Ave Sbus
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane TPA - ORD
8h 14m$123–452Bus to Ft. Myers, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center to Fort Myers Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Ft. Myers (RSW) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane RSW - MDW
8h 36m$193–705
Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ellenton to Chicago is to line 1 bus and line 203 bus and fly which costs $120 - $460 and takes 8h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Ellenton to Chicago is to line 1 bus and fly which takes 6h 29m and costs $140 - $800.
The distance between Ellenton and Chicago is 1075 miles. The road distance is 1168.7 miles.
The best way to get from Ellenton to Chicago without a car is to bus which takes 26h 23m and costs $220 - $600.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Ellenton to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 1h behind Ellenton. It is currently 6:51 PM in Ellenton and 5:51 PM in Chicago.
Yes, the driving distance between Ellenton to Chicago is 1169 miles. It takes approximately 20h 18m to drive from Ellenton to Chicago.
There are 1068+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Ellenton, FL, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Ellenton to Chicago Bus Station via Tienda De Los Primos - Wimauma, FL, Circle K - Gainesville, FL, Gainesville, Atlanta - Civic Center MARTA Station, Civic Center Station, Garnett Station, and Atlanta Bus Station in around 26h 23m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Tampa to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Tampa to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Tampa to Chicago Midway International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Tampa to Chicago Midway International Airport via Louisville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Tampa to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Ft. Myers to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ft. Myers to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ft. Myers to Chicago Midway International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ft. Myers to Chicago Midway International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Ft. Myers to Chicago Midway International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tampa to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Ft. Myers to Chicago Midway International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Tampa to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Tampa to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Tampa to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Tampa to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tampa to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (941) 749-7116
- mcat@mymanatee.org
- Website
- mymanatee.org
Bus from Us 301/36Th Ave E to Downtown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- mymanatee.org
- Seniors 80+, Children under 5
- $0
- Free trolleys
- $0
- students, Disabled, Seniors 60-79
- $1–3
- Adults 18-59
- $1–3
Bus from Us 301/36Th Ave E to Palmetto Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- mymanatee.org
- Seniors 80+, Children under 5
- $0
- Free trolleys
- $0
- students, Disabled, Seniors 60-79
- $1–2
- Adults 18-59
- $1–2
Bus from Palmetto Station to 34Th St S/54Th Ave S
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Schedules at
- mymanatee.org
- Seniors 80+, Children under 5
- $0
- Free trolleys
- $0
- students, Disabled, Seniors 60-79
- $1–6
- Adults 18-59
- $1–6
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Tienda De Los Primos - Wimauma, FL to Circle K - Gainesville, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $45–150
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Gainesville to Atlanta - Civic Center MARTA Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–140
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $26–140
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center to Fort Myers Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Bradenton to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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