There are 10 ways to get from Montreal to Chicago Loop by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, bus, or train
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Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane YUL - ORD
5h 45m$235–608Bus to Burlington International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Montreal to Burlington Downtown Transit Ctrbus
- Fly from Burlington International Airport (BTV) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BTV - ORD
8h 6m$99–476Train via Toronto
- Take the train from Montréal to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
17h 1m$161–373Bus
- Take the bus from Montréal to Ottawabus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
24h 9m$130–252Drive 843 mi
- Drive from Montreal to Chicago Loopcar 843 mi
14h 25m$193–279Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane YUL - MDW
7h 16m$115–808Train to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Montréal to Ottawatrain
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane YOW - ORD
7h 59m$241–645Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to South Bend, train
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to South Bend (SBN)plane YUL - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Millennium Stationtrain
9h 30m$111–568Bus, train
- Take the bus from Montreal to Albany - Rensselaerbus Adt A297 / ...
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
22h 57m$256–613Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Montreal Central Station to Schenectadytrain Adirondack
- Take the train from Schenectady to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
24h 5m$270–600
Montreal to Chicago Loop by train and car
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montreal to Chicago Loop is to bus which costs $130 - $260 and takes 24h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Montreal to Chicago Loop is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs $230 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Montreal to Chicago Loop. However, there are services departing from Montréal and arriving at Washington & Lasalle via Ottawa, Detroit Bus Station and Jefferson & Harrison. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Montreal station to Chicago Loop station. However, there are services departing from Montreal Central Station and arriving at Chicago Union Station via Schenectady. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 5m.
The distance between Montreal and Chicago Loop is 778 miles. The road distance is 847.9 miles.
The best way to get from Montreal to Chicago Loop without a car is to bus which takes 24h 9m and costs $130 - $260.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Montreal to Chicago Loop, including transfers.
Montreal to Chicago Loop bus services, operated by Orléans Express, depart from Montréal station.
Montreal to Chicago Loop train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Montreal Central Station.
The best way to get from Montreal to Chicago Loop is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs $230 - $650. Alternatively, you can train via Toronto, which costs $160 - $380 and takes 17h 1m, you could also bus, which costs $130 - $260 and takes 24h 9m.
What companies run services between Montreal, QC, Canada and Chicago Loop, IL, USA?
American Airlines, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Montréal to Chicago Union Station via Toronto Union Station, Windsor, and Detroit in around 17h 1m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to South Bend via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to South Bend via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to South Bend via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to South Bend via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to South Bend via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to South Bend via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Montréal to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $60–110
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $60–90
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $45–65
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
Train from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–85
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $25–85
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $25–65
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $23–35
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
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Montreal Central Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Schenectady to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from South Bend Airport to Millennium Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
- Phone
- +1 833 449 6444
- serviceclient@keolis.ca
- Website
- orleansexpress.com
Bus from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.orleansexpress.com/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.orleansexpress.com/en/schedule/
- Adult
- $30–45
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- 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
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/
Bus from Montreal to Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Montreal to Albany - Rensselaer
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $35–130
- Flexible
- $65–140
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More Questions & Answers
Montreal to Chicago Loop bus services, operated by Orléans Express, arrive at Ottawa station.
Chicago Loop is 1h behind Montreal. It is currently 7:17 PM in Montreal and 6:17 PM in Chicago Loop.
Montreal to Chicago Loop train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Schenectady station.
Yes, the driving distance between Montreal to Chicago Loop is 848 miles. It takes approximately 14h 25m to drive from Montreal to Chicago Loop.
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