There are 10 ways to get from Kankakee to Atlanta by train, subway, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), or car
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Train, subway to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Kankakee to Homewoodtrain
- Take the train from Homewood to Museum Campus/11th St.train
- Take the subway from Roosevelt to Midwaysubway
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane MDW - ATL
5h 46m$92–481Train, bus to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Kankakee to Champaign-Urbanatrain
- Take the bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Bloomingtonbus
- Fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane BMI - ATL
7h 44m$79–389Train, bus via Champaign
- Take the train from Kankakee to Champaign-Urbanatrain Saluki / ...
- Take the bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Atlanta Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2521
16h 30m$102–189Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Kankakee to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain City of New Orleans
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Peachtree Stationtrain Crescent
32h 9m$329–751Drive 640.5 mi
- Drive from Kankakee to Atlantacar 640.5 mi
11h 52m$117–169Train, train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kankakee to Homewoodtrain
- Take the train from Homewood to Van Buren St.train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane ORD - ATL
6h 8m$102–261Train, train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kankakee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane MKE - ATL
7h 47m$138–697Train, train to South Bend, fly
- Take the train from Kankakee to Homewoodtrain
- Take the train from 57th St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane SBN - ATL
7h 57m$102–489Train, bus
- Take the train from Kankakee to Homewoodtrain Saluki / ...
- Take the bus from Chicago to Atlanta Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2512 / ...
17h 20m$90–241Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Kankakee to Chicago Union Stationtrain Saluki / ...
- Take the bus from Chicago Train Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0100
18h 34m$123–250
Kankakee to Atlanta by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kankakee to Atlanta is to train and bus via Champaign which costs $100 - $190 and takes 16h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Kankakee to Atlanta is to train and subway and fly which takes 5h 46m and costs $90 - $490.
No, there is no direct train from Kankakee to Atlanta station. However, there are services departing from Kankakee and arriving at Peachtree Station via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 9m.
The distance between Kankakee and Atlanta is 669 miles. The road distance is 644.2 miles.
The best way to get from Kankakee to Atlanta without a car is to train and bus via Champaign which takes 16h 30m and costs $100 - $190.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Kankakee to Atlanta, including transfers.
Kankakee to Atlanta train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Kankakee station.
Atlanta is 1h ahead of Kankakee. It is currently 10:23 AM in Kankakee and 11:23 AM in Atlanta.
Kankakee to Atlanta train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kankakee to Atlanta is 644 miles. It takes approximately 11h 52m to drive from Kankakee to Atlanta.
What companies run services between Kankakee, IL, USA and Atlanta, GA, USA?
You can take a train from Kankakee to Peachtree Station via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal in around 32h 9m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from South Bend to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from South Bend to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from South Bend to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from South Bend to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kankakee to Homewood
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–18
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kankakee to Champaign-Urbana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kankakee to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Peachtree Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kankakee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Homewood to Museum Campus/11th St.
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $4–6
Train from Homewood to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $4–6
- Phone
- +1 888-968-7282
- Website
- transitchicago.com
Subway from Roosevelt to Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.transitchicago.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.transitchicago.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from 57th St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $12–14
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- 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 Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Bloomington
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Train Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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