There are 9 ways to get from Manassas to Chicago by train, plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or subway
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Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
best- Take the train from 1 to 3
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)DCA - MDW
4h 37m$136–950Train (Amtrak)
cheapest- Take the train from Manassas Amtrak Station to Chicago Union StationCardinal
23h 8m$80–260Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Woodbridge Bus Stop to Washington Union StationGreyhound US0600
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus StationGreyhound US0164
21h 38m$99–212Drive 674.4 mi
- Drive from Manassas to Chicago674.4 mi
11h 51m$124–178Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from 1 to 3
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)DCA - ORD
4h 55m$101–750Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from 1 to 3
- Take the subway from King St-Old Town, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform to Rosslyn, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)IAD - ORD
5h 57m$189–960Train, train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from 1 to Lead
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)BWI - ORD
5h 50m$92–825Train, train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the train from 1 to Lead
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)BWI - MDW
5h 40m$82–965Train to Charlottesville, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Manassas Amtrak Station to Charlottesville
- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)CHO - ORD
5h 41m$93–545
Manassas to Chicago by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manassas to Chicago is to bus which costs $95 - $220 and takes 21h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Manassas to Chicago is to train and fly which takes 4h 37m and costs $130 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Manassas to Chicago station. However, there are services departing from Center St @ Church St and arriving at Chicago Bus Station via Stonebridge Garage - Northside, Woodbridge Bus Stop and Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 38m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Manassas Amtrak Station station and arriving at Chicago Union Station station. Services depart three times a week, and operate Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 23h 8m.
The distance between Manassas and Chicago is 641 miles. The road distance is 678.4 miles.
The best way to get from Manassas to Chicago without a car is to bus which takes 21h 38m and costs $95 - $220.
It takes approximately 4h 37m to get from Manassas to Chicago, including transfers.
Manassas to Chicago bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Woodbridge Bus Stop station.
Manassas to Chicago train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Manassas Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Manassas to Chicago is to bus which takes 21h 38m and costs $95 - $220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $80 - $260 and takes 23h 8m.
What companies run services between Manassas, VA, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
You can take a bus from Center St @ Church St to Chicago Bus Station via Stonebridge Garage - Northside, Woodbridge Bus Stop, and Washington Union Station in around 21h 38m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Manassas Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station 3 times a week. Tickets cost $80–260 and the journey takes 23h 8m.
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- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Johnstown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Morgantown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Charlottesville to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Charlottesville to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Charlottesville to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Charlottesville to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
- Phone
- +1 800-743-3873
- gotrains@vre.org
- Website
- vre.org
Train from 1 to 3
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- vre.org
Train from 1 to Lead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- vre.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 1 to 3
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $3–200
- Business Class
- $40–230
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
Train from Manassas Amtrak Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $11–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 1 to 3
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Manassas Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $80–220
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $110–260
- Business - advance purchase
- $150–650
- Business Class
- $240–600
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Manassas Amtrak Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from King St-Old Town, Yellow/Blue Line Center Platform to Rosslyn, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $3–5
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Woodbridge Bus Stop to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–20
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Manassas to Chicago bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Chicago is 1h behind Manassas. It is currently 3:24 PM in Manassas and 2:24 PM in Chicago.
Manassas to Chicago train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Manassas to Chicago is 678 miles. It takes approximately 11h 51m to drive from Manassas to Chicago.
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