There are 8 ways to get from Utica to Aurora by bus, plane, train, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or car
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 Syracuse Hancock International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Utica, NY to Syracuse Airport, NY
- Fly from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)SYR - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Aurora
7h 6m$115–563Train
- Take the train from Utica Amtrak Station to Chicago Union StationLake Shore Limited
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to AuroraBnsf
16h 3m$128–227Bus
- Take the bus from Utica to Syracuse254
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Buffalo
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Station
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago to Naperville Amtrak Station
21h 1m$118–303Drive 753.4 mi
- Drive from Utica to Aurora753.4 mi
13h 1m$138–199Train to Albany County Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the train from Utica Amtrak Station to Schenectady
- Fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)ALB - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Aurora
8h 38m$138–697Train to Albany County Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Take the train from Utica Amtrak Station to Schenectady
- Fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)ALB - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Aurora
9h 9m$228–647Bus, bus to Rochester, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Utica to Syracuse
- Take the bus from Syracuse, NY to Rochester, NY
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)ROC - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Aurora
9h 44m$170–568Bus, bus to Rochester, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Utica to Syracuse
- Take the bus from Syracuse, NY to Rochester, NY
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)ROC - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Aurora
9h 24m$125–608
Utica to Aurora by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Utica to Aurora is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 13h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Utica to Aurora is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 6m and costs $110 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Utica to Aurora. However, there are services departing from Utica and arriving at New York St & Broadway St via Syracuse Bus Station, Buffalo, Cleveland Bus Station, Chicago and Naperville Metra. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Utica station to Aurora. However, there are services departing from Utica Amtrak Station and arriving at Aurora via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 3m.
The distance between Utica and Aurora is 718 miles. The road distance is 757.8 miles.
The best way to get from Utica to Aurora without a car is to train which takes 16h 3m and costs $120 - $230.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Utica to Aurora, including transfers.
Utica to Aurora bus services, operated by Trailways, depart from Utica station.
Utica to Aurora train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Utica Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Utica to Aurora is to train which takes 16h 3m and costs $120 - $230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $110 - $310 and takes 21h 1m.
What companies run services between Utica, NY, USA and Aurora, IL, USA?
You can take a train from Utica Amtrak Station to Aurora via Chicago Union Station in around 16h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Utica to New York St & Broadway St via Syracuse Bus Station, Buffalo, Cleveland Bus Station, Chicago, and Naperville Metra in around 21h 1m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Albany County Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Albany County Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Albany County Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Albany County Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Albany County Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Rochester to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Rochester to Chicago Midway International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Albany County Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Albany County Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Rochester to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
- Phone
- +1 312-322-6777
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Aurora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://metra.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Utica Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Utica Amtrak Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Utica Amtrak Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–85
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $20–85
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $20–65
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $18–30
- Phone
- +1-844-800-6828
- pr@ourbus.com
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from Utica, NY to Syracuse Airport, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
Bus from Utica to Syracuse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
Bus from Syracuse, NY to Rochester, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Utica to Syracuse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $16–29
- Flexible
- $29–40
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Utica to Syracuse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Utica to Syracuse
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Chicago to Naperville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $22–35
- Flexible Fares
- $29–45
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More Questions & Answers
Utica to Aurora bus services, operated by Trailways, arrive at Syracuse station.
Aurora is 1h behind Utica. It is currently 7:07 AM in Utica and 6:07 AM in Aurora.
Utica to Aurora train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Utica to Aurora is 758 miles. It takes approximately 13h 1m to drive from Utica to Aurora.
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