Travel optionsfrom Kankakee, IL to Chicago, IL
How to get from Kankakee, IL to Chicago, IL by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Kankakee, IL to Chicago, IL is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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FAQs: Travel from Kankakee, IL to Chicago, IL
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This is compared to other travel options from Kankakee, IL to Chicago, IL:
A train is $10 (€8) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Kankakee, IL to Chicago, IL costing on average $19 (€15).
Other travel options to Chicago, IL take longer:
Train takes on average 1h 29m.
- Around 3 trains per day.
- Around 2 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Kankakee, IL and Chicago, IL as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Buses mostly depart from Kankakee, Frontage Rd N (Ricky Rocket Fuel Center), IL and arrive in Chicago, Greyhound Bus Station.
- Trains mostly depart from Kankakee Amtrak, Kankakee, IL and arrive in Chicago Union Station, Chicago, IL.
- Travel with Amtrak to go to Chicago, IL by train.
- 3 direct trains per day with Amtrak.
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