There are 11 ways to get from Illinois to Florida by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, subway, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jacksonville
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane ORD - JAX
5h 40m$164–658Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Orlando (MCO)plane ORD - MCO
5h 53m$96–390Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2512 / ...
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonvillebus FlixBus N2434 / ...
22h 19m$131–338Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonvilletrain Floridian
35h 34m$351–794Drive 977.6 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Jacksonvillecar 977.6 mi
18h 33m$179–258Subway to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Jacksonville
- Take the subway from Adams/Wabash to Midwaysubway
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane MDW - JAX
5h 23m$134–708Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Tampa (TPA)plane MDW - TPA
5h 25m$114–607Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tampa (TPA)plane ORD - TPA
5h 46m$114–317Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Orlando (MCO)plane MDW - MCO
5h 31m$106–560Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Ft. Myers
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Ft. Myers (RSW)plane MDW - RSW
6h 43m$146–760Subway to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, line 203 bus
- Take the subway from Adams/Wabash to Midwaysubway
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)plane MDW - SRQ
- Take the bus from Downtown Station to 34Th St S Nb/1St Av Sbus
7h 3m$164–865
Illinois to Florida by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Illinois to Florida is to fly which costs $110 - $320 and takes 5h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Illinois to Florida is to subway and fly which takes 5h 23m and costs $130 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Illinois station to Florida. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Newnan St + Ashley St via Atlanta Bus Station and JRTC Bay J. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 19m.
The distance between Illinois and Florida is 906 miles. The road distance is 983.3 miles.
The best way to get from Illinois to Florida without a car is to bus which takes 22h 19m and costs $130 - $340.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Illinois to Florida, including transfers.
Illinois to Florida bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
The best way to get from Illinois to Florida is to fly which takes 5h 40m and costs $160 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $130 - $340 and takes 22h 19m, you could also train, which costs $350 - $800 and takes 35h 34m.
Illinois to Florida bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Florida is 1h ahead of Illinois. It is currently 3:03 AM in Illinois and 4:03 AM in Florida.
What companies run services between Illinois, USA and Florida, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Jacksonville (JAX) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Newnan St + Ashley St via Atlanta Bus Station, Jacksonville, and JRTC Bay J in around 22h 19m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Louisville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ft. Myers via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ft. Myers via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jacksonville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ft. Myers via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–310
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–310
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $350–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-968-7282
- Website
- transitchicago.com
Subway from Adams/Wabash to Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.transitchicago.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.transitchicago.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- 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 Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (941) 749-7116
- mcat@mymanatee.org
- Website
- mymanatee.org
Bus from Downtown Station to 34Th St S Nb/1St Av S
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- mymanatee.org
- Seniors 80+, Children under 5
- $0
- Free trolleys
- $0
- students, Disabled, Seniors 60-79
- $1–8
- Adults 18-59
- $1–8
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