There are 9 ways to get from Grover Beach to Chicago by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, 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 San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)SBP - ORD
9h 32m$115–479Bus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Maria Amtrak Bus Stop to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)SBA - ORD
9h 21m$114–559Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Grover Beach Amtrak to Los AngelesPacific Surfliner
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union StationSouthwest Chief / ...
2d 1h$241–1,161Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Maria to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
2d 5h$204–460Drive 2,147.9 mi
- Drive from Grover Beach to Chicago2,147.9 mi
34h 28m$392–567Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Grover Beach Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)LAX - ORD
11h 36m$139–430Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the train from Grover Beach Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)LAX - MDW
11h 32m$164–560Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the train from Grover Beach Amtrak to Van Nuys
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)BUR - MDW
11h 33m$141–652Fly San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)SBP - MDW
9h 21m$125–469
Grover Beach to Chicago by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grover Beach to Chicago is to fly which costs $110 - $480 and takes 9h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Grover Beach to Chicago is to bus and fly which takes 9h 21m and costs $110 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Grover Beach to Chicago station. However, there are services departing from Grover Beach Amtrak and arriving at Chicago Bus Station via Santa Maria, Los Angeles Union Station and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
No, there is no direct train from Grover Beach to Chicago station. However, there are services departing from Grover Beach Amtrak and arriving at Chicago Union Station via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Grover Beach and Chicago is 1864 miles. The road distance is 2160.5 miles.
The best way to get from Grover Beach to Chicago without a car is to train which takes 2 days 1h and costs $240 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Grover Beach to Chicago, including transfers.
Grover Beach to Chicago bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Santa Maria station.
Grover Beach to Chicago train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Grover Beach Amtrak station.
The best way to get from Grover Beach to Chicago is to fly which takes 9h 32m and costs $110 - $480. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $240 - $1,200 and takes 2 days 1h, you could also bus, which costs $200 - $460 and takes 2 days 5h.
What companies run services between Grover Beach, CA, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Grover Beach Amtrak to Chicago Union Station via Los Angeles in around 2d 1h.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–350
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–360
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–350
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–350
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–350
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Grover Beach Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Grover Beach Amtrak to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $26–50
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $24–95
- Business - advance purchase
- $30–170
- Business Class
- $55–240
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Santa Maria to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Santa Maria Amtrak Bus Stop to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $11–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $11–85
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Maria Amtrak Bus Stop to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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More Questions & Answers
Grover Beach to Chicago bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Chicago is 2h ahead of Grover Beach. It is currently 9:33 AM in Grover Beach and 11:33 AM in Chicago.
Grover Beach to Chicago train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Grover Beach to Chicago is 2160 miles. It takes approximately 34h 28m to drive from Grover Beach to Chicago.
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