There are 8 ways to get from Hickory to Chicago by car, plane, taxi, bus, train, or shuttle
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Drive to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Drive from Hickory to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)car
- Fly from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane GSP - ORD
4h 57m$84–410Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Hickory to Los Arcos Restaurant - Gastoniataxi
- Take the bus from Los Arcos Restaurant - Gastonia to Atlantabus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
22h 11m$251–524Drive, train (Amtrak)
- Drive from Hickory to Kannapoliscar
- Take the train from Kannapolis to Carytrain
- Take the train from Cary to Chicago Union Stationtrain
30h 11m$335–749Drive 670.9 mi
- Drive from Hickory to Chicagocar 670.9 mi
13h 8m$123–177Bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Hickory Airport to Charlotte Airportbus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane CLT - ORD
5h 8m$155–465Bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from Hickory Airport to Charlotte Airportbus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane CLT - MDW
4h 54m$140–525Bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to South Bend, train
- Take the bus from Hickory Airport to Charlotte Airportbus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to South Bend (SBN)plane CLT - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.train
7h 3m$156–585Bus, shuttle to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Hickory Airport to ASU Peacock Hall Boonebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Boone to Black Bear Resort
- Fly from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane TRI - ORD
8h 16m$249–474
Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) 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 8m.
The fastest way to get from Hickory to Chicago is to bus and fly which takes 4h 54m and costs $140 - $550.
The distance between Hickory and Chicago is 693 miles. The road distance is 674.8 miles.
The best way to get from Hickory to Chicago without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 22h 11m and costs $250 - $550.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Hickory to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 1h behind Hickory. It is currently 3:20 PM in Hickory and 2:20 PM in Chicago.
Yes, the driving distance between Hickory to Chicago is 675 miles. It takes approximately 13h 8m to drive from Hickory to Chicago.
There are 1197+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Hickory, Catawba County, NC, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Hickory to Chicago. However, you can drive to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), walk to O'Hare, then take the subway to Jackson-Blue. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Los Arcos Restaurant - Gastonia, take the bus to Atlanta, walk to Shallowford Rd @ New Peachtree, take the line 39 bus to Doraville Station, walk to Doraville Station, take the subway to Garnett Station, walk to Atlanta Bus Station, then take the bus to Chicago Bus Station.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to South Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to South Bend via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–250
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to South Bend via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to South Bend via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
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
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cary to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- 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
- +1 888 358 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
- 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
- $90–160
- 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
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 828-327-2340
- reservations@hickoryhop.com
- Website
- hickoryhop.com
Bus from Hickory Airport to Charlotte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- hickoryhop.com
Bus from Hickory Airport to ASU Peacock Hall Boone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- hickoryhop.com
- Phone
- +1-423-725-5988
- Website
- blackbearresorttn.com
Shuttle from Boone to Black Bear Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $86
- Website
- https://blackbearresorttn.com/Shuttle-Service.html
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