There are 9 ways to get from Lake Simcoe to Chicago by unknown, bus, plane, train, or shuttle
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Travel, bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Walk from Lake Simcoe to Barrieunknown
- Take the bus from Barrie to Toronto Pearson Airportbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane YYZ - ORD
6h 13mTravel, train
- Walk from Lake Simcoe to Barrie South GOunknown
- Take the train from Barrie South GO to Union Station GOtrain Br
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
13h 43mTravel, bus via Toronto Airport (YYZ)
- Walk from Lake Simcoe to Metro Rd / Dalton Rdunknown
- Take the bus from Metro Rd / Dalton Rd to Newmarket Terminal Platform 1bus 050
- Take the bus from Toronto Pearson Airport to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
17h 39mTravel, train to Toronto Island Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Walk from Lake Simcoe to Barrie South GOunknown
- Take the train from Barrie South GO to Union Station GOtrain
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane YTZ - ORD
7h 4mTravel, train to Toronto Island Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Walk from Lake Simcoe to Barrie South GOunknown
- Take the train from Barrie South GO to Union Station GOtrain
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane YTZ - MDW
6h 53mTravel, bus, shuttle to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Walk from Lake Simcoe to Barrieunknown
- Take the bus from Barrie to Toronto Pearson Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BUF - MDW
7h 22mTravel, bus, shuttle to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Walk from Lake Simcoe to Barrieunknown
- Take the bus from Barrie to Toronto Pearson Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BUF - ORD
7h 46mTravel, bus, train
- Walk from Lake Simcoe to Metro Rd / Dalton Rdunknown
- Take the bus from Metro Rd / Dalton Rd to Newmarket Terminal Platform 1bus 050
- Take the bus from Richmond Hill Centre to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
18h 39mTravel, bus
- Walk from Lake Simcoe to Metro Rd / Dalton Rdunknown
- Take the bus from Metro Rd / Dalton Rd to Newmarket Terminal Platform 1bus 050
- Take the bus from Richmond Hill Centre to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
18h 47m
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Lake Simcoe and Chicago is 527 miles.
The best way to get from Lake Simcoe to Chicago without a car is to travel and bus via Toronto Airport (YYZ) which takes 17h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 13m to get from Lake Simcoe to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 1h behind Lake Simcoe. It is currently 2:59 PM in Lake Simcoe and 1:59 PM in Chicago.
There are 1099+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Lake Simcoe, ON, Canada and Chicago, IL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Lake Simcoe to Chicago. However, you can travel to Barrie, take the bus to Toronto Pearson Airport, walk to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), walk to O'Hare, then take the subway to Jackson-Blue. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Lake Simcoe to Chicago Union Station via Barrie South GO, Toronto Union Station, Windsor, and Detroit in around 13h 43m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–220
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
- Phone
- +1 888-438-6646
- Website
- gotransit.com
Train from Barrie South GO to Union Station GO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $11–15
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $40–95
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $40–80
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $35–50
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Barrie to Toronto Pearson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto Pearson Airport to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond Hill Centre to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 866-668-3978
- transitinfo@york.ca
- Website
- yrt.ca
Bus from Metro Rd / Dalton Rd to Newmarket Terminal Platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://www.yrt.ca
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 905 374 8111
- airsales@niagaraairbus.com
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com/
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