There are 8 ways to get from Hickory to Chicago by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Take the bus from Hickory Airport to Charlotte Airport
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)CLT - ORD
4h 56m$145–385Drive to Concord, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Drive from Hickory to Concord (USA)
- Fly from Concord (USA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)USA - ORD
4h 16m$67–249Bus
- Take the bus from Hickory Airport to Charlotte Airport
- Take the bus from Charlotte, NC to AtlantaNyc
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
23h 15m$251–476Drive, train (Amtrak)
- Drive from Hickory to Kannapolis
- Take the train from Kannapolis to Cary
- Take the train from Cary to Chicago Union Station
30h 11m$186–464Drive 670.9 mi
- Drive from Hickory to Chicago670.9 mi
13h 2m$123–177Bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from Hickory Airport to Charlotte Airport
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)CLT - MDW
4h 49m$130–455Bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to South Bend, train
- Take the bus from Hickory Airport to Charlotte Airport
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to South Bend (SBN)CLT - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
7h$151–545Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Newton to Los Arcos Restaurant - Gastonia
- Take the bus from Los Arcos Restaurant - Gastonia to Atlanta
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train Station
25h 26m$241–521
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hickory to Chicago is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 13h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Hickory to Chicago is to drive and fly which takes 4h 16m and costs $65 - $250.
The distance between Hickory and Chicago is 678 miles. The road distance is 674.8 miles.
The best way to get from Hickory to Chicago without a car is to bus which takes 23h 15m and costs $250 - $480.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Hickory to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 1h behind Hickory. It is currently 10:28 PM in Hickory and 9:28 PM in Chicago.
Yes, the driving distance between Hickory to Chicago is 675 miles. It takes approximately 13h 2m to drive from Hickory to Chicago.
There are 1262+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Hickory, Catawba County, NC, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Hickory to Chicago Bus Station via Hickory Airport, Charlotte Airport, Charlotte, NC, Atlanta, Chamblee Station, Garnett Station, and Atlanta Bus Station in around 23h 15m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Greenville/Spartanburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to South Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to South Bend via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to South Bend via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to South Bend via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
- Website
- aveloair.com
Flights from Concord to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kannapolis to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cary to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
- Phone
- +1 828-327-2340
- reservations@hickoryhop.com
- Website
- hickoryhop.com
Bus from Hickory Airport to Charlotte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- hickoryhop.com
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from Charlotte, NC to Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
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
- $85–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
- $90–220
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Los Arcos Restaurant - Gastonia to Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $55–160
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