There are 10 ways to get from Prairie du Chien to Chicago by car, plane, taxi, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to La Crosse, fly
best- Drive from Prairie du Chien to La-Crosse-Airport-LSEcar
- Fly from La Crosse (LSE) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane LSE - ORD
3h 42m$44–252Drive 225.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Prairie du Chien to Chicagocar 225.7 mi
4h 44m$42–60Taxi, bus via Madison
- Take the taxi from Prairie du Chien to Plattevilletaxi
- Take the bus from Platteville to Madisonbus 121
- Take the bus from 4545 E Broadway - Dutch Mill Park and Ride to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
7h 57m$202–290Drive to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly
- Drive from Prairie du Chien to Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CIDcar
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane CID - ORD
4h 20m$51–263Drive to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly
- Drive from Prairie du Chien to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)car
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane ALO - ORD
4h 14m$49–259Drive to Rochester, fly
- Drive from Prairie du Chien to Rochester-Airport-RSTcar
- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane RST - ORD
4h 46m$58–275Drive to Quad City International Airport, fly
- Drive from Prairie du Chien to Moline-Airport-MLIcar
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MLI - ORD
4h 56m$56–261Taxi, bus to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, fly
- Take the taxi from Prairie du Chien to Plattevilletaxi
- Take the bus from Platteville to Madisonbus
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MSN - ORD
6h 59m$219–537Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Prairie du Chien to Plattevilletaxi
- Take the bus from Platteville to Madisonbus 121
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
8h 13m$209–335Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Prairie du Chien to Plattevilletaxi
- Take the bus from Platteville to Madisonbus 121
- Take the bus from Madison to Chicago Bus Stationbus
8h 19m$208–290
La Crosse (LSE) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Prairie du Chien to Chicago is to drive which costs $40 - $60 and takes 4h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Prairie du Chien to Chicago is to drive and fly which takes 3h 42m and costs $40 - $260.
The distance between Prairie du Chien and Chicago is 299 miles. The road distance is 227 miles.
The best way to get from Prairie du Chien to Chicago without a car is to taxi and bus via Madison which takes 7h 57m and costs $200 - $290.
It takes approximately 3h 42m to get from Prairie du Chien to Chicago, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Prairie du Chien to Chicago is 227 miles. It takes approximately 4h 44m to drive from Prairie du Chien to Chicago.
There are 446+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Prairie du Chien, WI, USA and Chicago, IL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Prairie du Chien to Chicago. However, you can drive to La-Crosse-Airport-LSE airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), walk to O'Hare, then take the subway to Jackson-Blue. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Platteville, take the bus to Madison, walk to 4545 E Broadway - Dutch Mill Park and Ride, then take the bus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–220
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–290
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from La Crosse to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–220
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–290
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-236-1240
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Platteville to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 4545 E Broadway - Dutch Mill Park and Ride to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–29
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Estimated price
- $160–190
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