There are 9 ways to get from Kankakee to Memphis by train, bus, car, plane, or subway
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Train, bus via Carbondale
best- Take the train from Kankakee to CarbondaleSaluki / ...
- Take the bus from Anna - Shell to Tornado Bus Co - West MemphisChicago
9h 16m$153–329Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Kankakee to Champaign-UrbanaSaluki / ...
- Take the bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Memphis Bus StationFlixBus 2510
12h 7m$66–127Bus
- Take the bus from Tacos Del Norte - Kankakee to Tornado Bus Co - West MemphisChicago / ...
9h 37m$104–223Drive 473.2 mi
- Drive from Kankakee to Memphis473.2 mi
7h 32m$87–125Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Memphis
- Take the train from Kankakee to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Memphis (MEM)ORD - MEM
6h 51m$162–531Train, subway to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Memphis
- Take the train from Kankakee to Homewood
- Take the train from Homewood to Museum Campus/11th St.
- Take the subway from Roosevelt to Midway
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Memphis (MEM)MDW - MEM
6h 53m$117–760Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Mc Kellar-Sipes Regional Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kankakee to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mc Kellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL)ORD - MKL
- Take the bus from El Mezcal Grocery - Jackson, TN to Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis
8h 21m$221–429Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Barkley Regional Airport, drive
- Take the train from Kankakee to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Barkley Regional Airport (PAH)ORD - PAH
- Drive from Barkley Regional Airport (PAH) to Memphis
8h 27m$281–1,785Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kankakee to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT)ORD - LIT
- Take the bus from Shell Gas Station - Little Rock, AR to Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis
9h 11m$152–550
Kankakee to Memphis by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kankakee to Memphis is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 7h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Kankakee to Memphis is to train and fly which takes 6h 51m and costs $160 - $550.
The distance between Kankakee and Memphis is 473 miles. The road distance is 476 miles.
The best way to get from Kankakee to Memphis without a car is to train and bus via Carbondale which takes 9h 16m and costs $150 - $330.
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Kankakee to Memphis, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Kankakee to Memphis is 476 miles. It takes approximately 7h 32m to drive from Kankakee to Memphis.
There are 529+ hotels available in Memphis.
What companies run services between Kankakee, IL, USA and Memphis, TN, USA?
Tornado Bus Company operates a bus from Tacos Del Norte - Kankakee to Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis once daily. Tickets cost $85–200 and the journey takes 7h 45m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Barkley Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Memphis via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Memphis via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mc Kellar-Sipes Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kankakee to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- 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
- $8–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kankakee to Champaign-Urbana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kankakee to Homewood
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 312-322-6777
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Homewood to Museum Campus/11th St.
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://metra.com
- 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
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Anna - Shell to Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $50–150
Bus from Tacos Del Norte - Kankakee to Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $85–200
Bus from El Mezcal Grocery - Jackson, TN to Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $40–140
Bus from Shell Gas Station - Little Rock, AR to Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $45–140
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $55–100
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