There are 7 ways to get from Kankakee to Dubuque by car, bus, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, bus
best- Drive from Kankakee to Chicago Bus Stationcar
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Drive from Twixt Town Rd Transfer to Dubuquecar
8h 40mDrive 219.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Kankakee to Dubuquecar 219.4 mi
4h 24m$40–58Train, fly to Quad City International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Kankakee to Homewoodtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane ORD - MLI
- Drive from Moline-Airport-MLI to Dubuquecar
6h 24m$57–289Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Kankakee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Drive from Twixt Town Rd Transfer to Dubuquecar
10h 9mTrain, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, drive
- Take the train from Kankakee to Homewoodtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane ORD - CID
- Drive from Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CID to Dubuquecar
6h 36m$57–300Train, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, drive
- Take the train from Kankakee to Homewoodtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane ORD - MSN
- Drive from Madison-Airport-MSN to Dubuquecar
6h 45m$80–454Train, fly to Waterloo Municipal Airport, drive
- Take the train from Kankakee to Homewoodtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane ORD - ALO
- Drive from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Dubuquecar
7h$65–304
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Quad City International Airport (MLI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kankakee to Dubuque is to drive which costs $40 - $60 and takes 4h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Kankakee to Dubuque is to drive which takes 4h 24m and costs $40 - $60.
The distance between Kankakee and Dubuque is 384 miles. The road distance is 220.7 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Kankakee to Dubuque, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Kankakee to Dubuque is 221 miles. It takes approximately 4h 24m to drive from Kankakee to Dubuque.
There are 62+ hotels available in Dubuque.
What companies run services between Kankakee, IL, USA and Dubuque, IA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Kankakee to Dubuque. However, you can drive to Chicago Bus Station, take the bus to Iowa City, take the bus to GTC Bay 9, walk to GTC Bay 5, take the line 5 bus to Twixt Town Rd Transfer, then drive to Dubuque. Alternatively, you can drive from Kankakee to Dubuque in around 4h 24m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Quad City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–250
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Quad City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–250
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
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
- $7–17
- 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
- $12–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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 Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
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