There are 12 ways to get from Montvale to Chicago by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Laguardia Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
best- Take the bus from Montvale Town Center Park & Ride to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane LGA - MDW
5h 37m$213–675Bus to Westchester County Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Franklin St. at Municipal Plaza Spring Valley to Hamilton Ave. & Ferris Ave. White Plain Trainbus
- Fly from Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane HPN - ORD
7h 15m$120–629Bus
- Take the bus from Montvale Town Center Park & Ride to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus Rockland Coaches
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2640 / ...
22h 31m$158–247Train via Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain Empire Service / ...
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
22h 33m$523–855Drive 792.7 mi
- Drive from Montvale to Chicagocar 792.7 mi
13h 12m$145–209Bus to Laguardia Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Montvale Town Center Park & Ride to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane LGA - ORD
5h 54m$143–515Train, train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Montvale to Secaucus Lower Leveltrain
- Take the train from Secaucus Upper Level to Newark Airport Railroad Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane EWR - ORD
5h 47m$145–898Train, train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Montvale to Secaucus Lower Leveltrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Jamaicatrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane JFK - ORD
6h 21m$332–901Bus, bus to Lehigh Valley International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Montvale Town Center Park & Ride to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from New York, NY to Lehigh Valley Intl Airportbus
- Fly from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane ABE - ORD
8h 4m$130–397Bus to Laguardia Airport, fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Montvale Town Center Park & Ride to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane LGA - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
8h 11m$208–909Bus via Baltimore
- Take the bus from Montvale Town Center Park & Ride to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
25h 16m$178–282Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Cardinal
30h 30m$606–1,027
Montvale to Chicago by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Montvale to Chicago is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 13h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Montvale to Chicago is to bus and fly which takes 5h 37m and costs $210 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Montvale to Chicago station. However, there are services departing from Montvale Town Center Park & Ride and arriving at Chicago Bus Station via New York Midtown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Montvale to Chicago station. However, there are services departing from Montvale and arriving at Chicago Union Station via Secaucus Upper Level, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station and Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 33m.
The distance between Montvale and Chicago is 788 miles. The road distance is 797.3 miles.
The best way to get from Montvale to Chicago without a car is to bus which takes 22h 31m and costs $150 - $250.
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Montvale to Chicago, including transfers.
Montvale to Chicago bus services, operated by Rockland Coaches, depart from Montvale Town Center Park & Ride station.
Montvale to Chicago train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
The best way to get from Montvale to Chicago is to bus which takes 22h 31m and costs $150 - $250. Alternatively, you can train via Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station, which costs $500 - $900 and takes 22h 33m.
What companies run services between Montvale, NJ, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
You can take a bus from Montvale Town Center Park & Ride to Chicago Bus Station via Port Authority Bus Terminal and New York Midtown in around 22h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Montvale to Chicago Union Station via Secaucus Upper Level, Penn Station, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, and Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station in around 22h 33m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $600–1,000
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Train from Montvale to Secaucus Lower Level
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–16
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–16
Train from Secaucus Upper Level to Newark Airport Railroad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult Airport
- $14–19
Train from Montvale to Secaucus Lower Level
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–16
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–16
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
Train from New York Penn Station to Jamaica
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
- Schedules at
- Long Island Rail Road Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $5–8
- Peak
- $6–10
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- Rockland Coaches
Bus from Montvale Town Center Park & Ride to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $8–18
Bus from Montvale Town Center Park & Ride to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $8–18
Bus from Montvale Town Center Park & Ride to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $8–18
Bus from Franklin St. at Municipal Plaza Spring Valley to Hamilton Ave. & Ferris Ave. White Plain Train
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $5–10
Bus from Montvale Town Center Park & Ride to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $8–18
Bus from Montvale Town Center Park & Ride to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $8–18
Bus from Montvale Town Center Park & Ride to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $8–18
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 844-822-8920
- info.ridehudsonlink@transdev.com
- Website
- Hudson Link
Bus from Franklin St. at Municipal Plaza Spring Valley to Hamilton Ave. & Ferris Ave. White Plain Train
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Hudson Link
- Phone
- +1 610-868-6001
- webmaster@transbridgelines.com
- Website
- transbridgelines.com
Bus from New York, NY to Lehigh Valley Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–75
- Schedules at
- transbridgelines.com
- Adult
- $70–75
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Greyhound
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Booking & Getting There
Montvale to Chicago bus services, operated by Rockland Coaches, arrive at Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
Chicago is 1h behind Montvale. It is currently 1:22 PM in Montvale and 12:22 PM in Chicago.
Montvale to Chicago train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Montvale to Chicago is 797 miles. It takes approximately 13h 12m to drive from Montvale to Chicago.
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