There are 11 ways to get from Kankakee to Manhattan by train, subway, plane, train (Amtrak), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, subway to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Laguardia Airport, subway
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 Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane MDW - LGA
- Take the subway from Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av to Lexington Av/63 Stsubway
6h 22m$113–583Train, train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Laguardia Airport
cheapest- 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 Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane ORD - LGA
6h 50m$83–333Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Kankakee to Chicago Union Stationtrain Saluki / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited / ...
22h 41m$265–633Train, bus
- Take the train from Kankakee to Homewoodtrain Saluki / ...
- Take the bus from Chicago to New York Midtownbus FlixBus N2640
23h 20m$131–243Drive 818.5 mi
- Drive from Kankakee to Manhattancar 818.5 mi
13h 43m$150–216Train, train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
- 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 Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane ORD - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to New York Penn Stationtrain
6h 48m$100–348Train, train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- 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 John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane ORD - JFK
- Take the train from Jamaica to Grand Central Terminaltrain
6h 48m$529–1,248Train, train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Westchester County Airport
- 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 Westchester County Airport (HPN)plane ORD - HPN
- Take the train from White Plains to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
8h 41m$466–647Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Take the train from Kankakee to Homewoodtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane MDW - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
7h 56m$125–1,183Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Lehigh Valley International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kankakee to Homewoodtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)plane ORD - ABE
- Take the bus from Lehigh Valley International Airport Trans Bridge Bus Stop to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
9h 23m$140–435Train, bus via Baltimore
- Take the train from Kankakee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
24h 17m$180–383
Kankakee to Manhattan by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kankakee to Manhattan is to train and bus which costs $130 - $250 and takes 23h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Kankakee to Manhattan is to train and subway and fly which takes 6h 22m and costs $110 - $600.
No, there is no direct train from Kankakee to Manhattan station. However, there are services departing from Kankakee and arriving at Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 41m.
The distance between Kankakee and Manhattan is 800 miles. The road distance is 823.3 miles.
The best way to get from Kankakee to Manhattan without a car is to train which takes 22h 41m and costs $260 - $650.
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Kankakee to Manhattan, including transfers.
Kankakee to Manhattan train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Kankakee station.
Manhattan is 1h ahead of Kankakee. It is currently 8:22 AM in Kankakee and 9:22 AM in Manhattan.
Kankakee to Manhattan train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kankakee to Manhattan is 823 miles. It takes approximately 13h 43m to drive from Kankakee to Manhattan.
What companies run services between Kankakee, IL, USA and Manhattan, NY, USA?
You can take a train from Kankakee to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station via Chicago Union Station in around 22h 41m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Westchester County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
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
- $8–20
- 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
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- 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
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $4–6
Train from Homewood to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 50 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
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- mta.info
Subway from Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av to Lexington Av/63 St
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adult Airport
- $15–19
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Jamaica to Grand Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $5–8
- Peak
- $5–9
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from White Plains to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $8–10
- Peak
- $12–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 610-868-6001
- webmaster@transbridgelines.com
- Website
- transbridgelines.com
Bus from Lehigh Valley International Airport Trans Bridge Bus Stop to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–75
- Website
- https://transbridgelines.com
- Schedules at
- https://transbridgelines.com/schedules-stops/schedules
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
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