There are 11 ways to get from Pickering to Chicago by bus, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, train, shuttle, or bus (Flixbus, Amtrak)
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Line 56 bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Take the bus from Brock Rd. @ Hwy. 407 Park & Ride to Richmond Hill Centrebus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane YYZ - ORD
6h 12m$333–1,119Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brock Rd. @ Hwy. 407 Park & Ride to Square Onebus 56
- Take the bus from Mississauga to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
16h$80–147Train via Detroit
- Take the train from Pickering GO to Union Station GOtrain Le
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
13h 4m$154–404Drive 532.1 mi
- Drive from Pickering to Chicagocar 532.1 mi
8h 58m$122–176Train to Toronto Island Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Pickering GO to Union Station GOtrain
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane YTZ - ORD
6h 23m$200–1,316Train to Toronto Island Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the train from Pickering GO to Union Station GOtrain
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane YTZ - MDW
6h 14m$140–446Shuttle to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- 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 19m$193–689Shuttle to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- 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 46m$173–549Train, train to Rochester, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the train from Pickering GO to Union Station GOtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Rochestertrain
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane ROC - MDW
11h 3m$149–690Bus via Kitchener
- Take the bus from Brock Rd. @ Hwy. 407 Park & Ride to Bramalea GO Busbus 56
- Take the bus from Bramalea GO Bus to Kitchener GO Busbus 30 / ...
- Take the bus from Kitchener to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationbus
16h 31m$140–212Train
- Take the train from Pickering GO to Union Station GOtrain Le
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalotrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
17h 56m$198–531
Pickering to Chicago by bus, train, and car
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pickering to Chicago is to bus which costs $80 - $150 and takes 16h.
The fastest way to get from Pickering to Chicago is to line 56 bus and fly which takes 6h 12m and costs $330 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Pickering to Chicago station. However, there are services departing from Brock Rd. @ Hwy. 407 Park & Ride and arriving at Chicago Bus Station via Mississauga and Detroit Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h.
No, there is no direct train from Pickering to Chicago station. However, there are services departing from Pickering GO and arriving at Chicago Union Station via Toronto Union Station and Detroit. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 4m.
The distance between Pickering and Chicago is 499 miles. The road distance is 535.2 miles.
The best way to get from Pickering to Chicago without a car is to bus which takes 16h and costs $80 - $150.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Pickering to Chicago, including transfers.
Pickering to Chicago bus services, operated by GO Transit, depart from Brock Rd. @ Hwy. 407 Park & Ride station.
Pickering to Chicago train services, operated by GO Transit, depart from Pickering GO station.
The best way to get from Pickering to Chicago is to train via Detroit which takes 13h 4m and costs $150 - $410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $80 - $150 and takes 16h.
What companies run services between Pickering, ON, Canada and Chicago, IL, USA?
You can take a bus from Peter Matthews Northbound @ Alexander Knox to Chicago Union Station via Pickering Parkway Terminal Platform B12, Pickering GO, Toronto Union Station, Windsor, and Detroit in around 13h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brock Rd. @ Hwy. 407 Park & Ride to Chicago Bus Station via Square One, Mississauga, and Detroit Bus Station in around 16h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Rochester to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–1,200
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–430
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Rochester to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
- Phone
- +1 888-438-6646
- Website
- gotransit.com
Train from Pickering GO to Union Station GO
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $6–9
Train from Pickering GO to Union Station GO
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $6–9
Train from Pickering GO to Union Station GO
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $6–9
Train from Pickering GO to Union Station GO
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $6–9
Train from Pickering GO to Union Station GO
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $6–9
- 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
- $55–210
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $55–150
- Business
- $90–200
- Business Plus
- $100–210
- Economy
- $65–160
- Economy Plus
- $70–160
Train from Toronto Union Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–200
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $45–120
- Business
- $80–180
- Business Plus
- $90–200
- Economy
- $50–130
- Economy Plus
- $55–140
Train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $30–90
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–180
- Economy
- $30–100
- Economy Plus
- $35–110
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact 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
- $90–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-438-6646
- Website
- gotransit.com
Bus from Brock Rd. @ Hwy. 407 Park & Ride to Richmond Hill Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $5–7
Bus from Brock Rd. @ Hwy. 407 Park & Ride to Square One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $9–12
Bus from Brock Rd. @ Hwy. 407 Park & Ride to Bramalea GO Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $8–10
Bus from Bramalea GO Bus to Kitchener GO Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $10–12
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Mississauga to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Kitchener to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact 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
- $40–80
- 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/
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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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More Questions & Answers
Pickering to Chicago bus services, operated by GO Transit, arrive at Square One station.
Chicago is 1h behind Pickering. It is currently 4:53 PM in Pickering and 3:53 PM in Chicago.
Pickering to Chicago train services, operated by GO Transit, arrive at Union Station GO.
Yes, the driving distance between Pickering to Chicago is 535 miles. It takes approximately 8h 58m to drive from Pickering to Chicago.
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