How much does a bus ticket from Philadelphia to Chicago cost?

The bus ticket price from Philadelphia to Chicago starts at R 1 140. The best way to find cheap bus tickets from Philadelphia to Chicago is to book your tickets as early as possible. Prices tend to rise as your travel date approaches, so book in advance to secure the best prices!

How long is the bus ride from Philadelphia to Chicago?

The average travel time between Philadelphia and Chicago is around 1d 1h, although the fastest bus will take about 17h 30m. This is the time it takes to travel the 1071 km that separates the two cities.

How many daily bus connections are there between Philadelphia and Chicago?

The number of buses from Philadelphia to Chicago can differ depending on the day of the week. On average, there are 65 on this route. Some buses run direct routes, while others have layovers. Simplify your bus trip from Philadelphia to Chicago by comparing and selecting the bus that fits your travel style and budget on Busbud.

Which bus companies travel from Philadelphia to Chicago?

When taking the bus from Philadelphia to Chicago, you can travel comfortably and safely with Greyhound, FlixBus.

What are the departure and arrival stations when taking the bus from Philadelphia to Chicago?

Buses travelling between Philadelphia and Chicago leave from Philadelphia Airport or Independence Travel Center and arrive at Downtown Greyhound Station, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Polk St & Canal St.

Bus Philadelphia to Chicago from R 1 338 | Refundable Tickets

Next bus departures

Next departures from Philadelphia to Chicago on 13 November
Operated by	Vehicle type	Departure time	Departure location	Trip duration	Arrival time	Arrival location	Recommended
Greyhound Lines, Inc. + FlixBus	Bus	17:30	199 Spring Garden St.	20h 55m	13:25	Chicago 95Th & Dan Ryan	Cheapest
	Bus	17:30	199 Spring Garden St.	17h 30m	10:00	Downtown Greyhound Station	Fastest
Greyhound Lines, Inc. + FlixBus	Bus	10:40	199 Spring Garden St.	20h 30m	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	19:30	199 Spring Garden St.	1d 1h	20:05	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	22:30	Philadelphia, 199 Spring Garden St	1d 8h	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	10:40	199 Spring Garden St.	22h 10m	07:50	537-517 W. Jackson Blvd	No tags
FlixBus + Greyhound Lines, Inc.	Bus	08:30	Philadelphia, 199 Spring Garden St	22h 40m	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	07:20	Cherry Hill Mall	23h 50m	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags

Next departures from Philadelphia to Chicago on 14 November
Operated by	Vehicle type	Departure time	Departure location	Trip duration	Arrival time	Arrival location	Recommended
	Bus	22:30	Philadelphia, 199 Spring Garden St	1d 8h	05:40	Chicago 95Th & Dan Ryan	Cheapest
	Bus	17:30	199 Spring Garden St.	17h 30m	10:00	Downtown Greyhound Station	Fastest
	Bus	03:55	199 Spring Garden St.	20h 40m	23:35	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
Greyhound Lines, Inc. + FlixBus	Bus	10:40	199 Spring Garden St.	20h 30m	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	22:30	Philadelphia, 199 Spring Garden St	1d 8h	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	20:30	199 Spring Garden St.	1d	20:05	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
FlixBus + Greyhound Lines, Inc.	Bus	08:30	Philadelphia, 199 Spring Garden St	22h 40m	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	07:20	Cherry Hill Mall	23h 50m	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags

Next departures from Philadelphia to Chicago on 15 November
Operated by	Vehicle type	Departure time	Departure location	Trip duration	Arrival time	Arrival location	Recommended
	Bus	22:30	Philadelphia, 199 Spring Garden St	1d 8h	05:40	Chicago 95Th & Dan Ryan	Cheapest
	Bus	17:30	199 Spring Garden St.	17h 30m	10:00	Downtown Greyhound Station	Fastest
	Bus	03:55	199 Spring Garden St.	20h 40m	23:35	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
Greyhound Lines, Inc. + FlixBus	Bus	10:40	199 Spring Garden St.	20h 30m	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	22:30	Philadelphia, 199 Spring Garden St	1d 8h	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	20:30	199 Spring Garden St.	1d	20:05	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
FlixBus + Greyhound Lines, Inc.	Bus	08:30	Philadelphia, 199 Spring Garden St	22h 40m	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	07:20	Cherry Hill Mall	23h 50m	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags

Next departures from Philadelphia to Chicago on 16 November
Operated by	Vehicle type	Departure time	Departure location	Trip duration	Arrival time	Arrival location	Recommended
	Bus	17:30	199 Spring Garden St.	21h 40m	14:10	537-517 W. Jackson Blvd	Cheapest
	Bus	17:30	199 Spring Garden St.	17h 30m	10:00	Downtown Greyhound Station	Fastest
	Bus	03:55	199 Spring Garden St.	20h 40m	23:35	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
Greyhound Lines, Inc. + FlixBus	Bus	10:40	199 Spring Garden St.	20h 30m	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	22:30	Philadelphia, 199 Spring Garden St	1d 8h	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	20:30	199 Spring Garden St.	1d	20:05	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
FlixBus + Greyhound Lines, Inc.	Bus	08:30	Philadelphia, 199 Spring Garden St	22h 40m	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	07:20	Cherry Hill Mall	23h 50m	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags

Next departures from Philadelphia to Chicago on 17 November
Operated by	Vehicle type	Departure time	Departure location	Trip duration	Arrival time	Arrival location	Recommended
FlixBus + Greyhound Lines, Inc.	Bus	20:45	Philadelphia, 199 Spring Garden St	1d	20:05	Downtown Greyhound Station	Cheapest
	Bus	17:30	199 Spring Garden St.	17h 30m	10:00	Downtown Greyhound Station	Fastest
	Bus	03:55	199 Spring Garden St.	20h 40m	23:35	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
Greyhound Lines, Inc. + FlixBus	Bus	10:40	199 Spring Garden St.	20h 30m	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	07:20	Cherry Hill Mall	23h 50m	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	20:30	199 Spring Garden St.	1d	20:05	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
FlixBus + Greyhound Lines, Inc.	Bus	08:30	Philadelphia, 199 Spring Garden St	22h 40m	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	07:20	Cherry Hill Mall	23h 20m	05:40	Chicago 95Th & Dan Ryan	No tags

Next departures from Philadelphia to Chicago on 18 November
Operated by	Vehicle type	Departure time	Departure location	Trip duration	Arrival time	Arrival location	Recommended
Greyhound Lines, Inc. + FlixBus	Bus	10:40	199 Spring Garden St.	20h	05:40	Chicago 95Th & Dan Ryan	Cheapest
	Bus	17:30	199 Spring Garden St.	17h 30m	10:00	Downtown Greyhound Station	Fastest
	Bus	03:55	199 Spring Garden St.	20h 40m	23:35	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
Greyhound Lines, Inc. + FlixBus	Bus	10:40	199 Spring Garden St.	20h 30m	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	20:30	199 Spring Garden St.	1d	20:05	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
FlixBus + Greyhound Lines, Inc.	Bus	08:30	Philadelphia, 199 Spring Garden St	22h 40m	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	10:40	199 Spring Garden St.	22h 10m	07:50	537-517 W. Jackson Blvd	No tags
FlixBus + Greyhound Lines, Inc.	Bus	13:45	Philadelphia, 199 Spring Garden St	21h 15m	10:00	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags

Next departures from Philadelphia to Chicago on 19 November
Operated by	Vehicle type	Departure time	Departure location	Trip duration	Arrival time	Arrival location	Recommended
FlixBus + Greyhound Lines, Inc.	Bus	08:30	Philadelphia, 199 Spring Garden St	22h 10m	05:40	Chicago 95Th & Dan Ryan	Cheapest
	Bus	17:30	199 Spring Garden St.	17h 30m	10:00	Downtown Greyhound Station	Fastest
	Bus	03:55	199 Spring Garden St.	20h 40m	23:35	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
Greyhound Lines, Inc. + FlixBus	Bus	10:40	199 Spring Garden St.	20h 30m	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	22:30	Philadelphia, 199 Spring Garden St	1d 8h	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	20:30	199 Spring Garden St.	1d	20:05	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
FlixBus + Greyhound Lines, Inc.	Bus	08:30	Philadelphia, 199 Spring Garden St	22h 40m	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	22:30	Philadelphia, 199 Spring Garden St	1d 8h	05:40	Chicago 95Th & Dan Ryan	No tags

Next departures from Philadelphia to Chicago on 20 November
Operated by	Vehicle type	Departure time	Departure location	Trip duration	Arrival time	Arrival location	Recommended
	Bus	20:30	199 Spring Garden St.	1d	20:05	Downtown Greyhound Station	Cheapest
	Bus	17:30	199 Spring Garden St.	17h 30m	10:00	Downtown Greyhound Station	Fastest
	Bus	03:55	199 Spring Garden St.	20h 40m	23:35	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
Greyhound Lines, Inc. + FlixBus	Bus	10:40	199 Spring Garden St.	20h 30m	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	22:30	Philadelphia, 199 Spring Garden St	1d 8h	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	10:40	199 Spring Garden St.	22h 10m	07:50	537-517 W. Jackson Blvd	No tags
FlixBus + Greyhound Lines, Inc.	Bus	08:30	Philadelphia, 199 Spring Garden St	22h 40m	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags
	Bus	07:20	Cherry Hill Mall	23h 50m	06:10	Downtown Greyhound Station	No tags

Last refresh of the prices: Yesterday at 3:42 PM EST.

Compare 2 ways to travel from Philadelphia to Chicago

We recommend taking the bus

Among the sustainable travel choices, the bus stands out as a good way to reach Chicago. The journey takes about 1 day, 1 hour 5 minutes and with fares starting at just R 1 140, it presents an excellent value for a comfortable ride.

65bus per day

1d 1hAverage duration

1068 kmDistance

27kgCO₂ emissions

	Average price	Average duration	CO₂ emissions	Actions
Bus	Average priceR 1 140 - R 5 401	Average duration1d 1h	CO₂ emissions 27kg CO₂e
Train	Average priceR 1 706 - R 25 974	Average duration21h 44m	CO₂ emissions 97kg CO₂e

Compare bus companies

Greyhound

3.5/587 370 reviews

Staff3.6

Timeliness2.9

Cleanliness3.3

WiFi2.4

Based on 87370 reviews, the company was rated 3.5 stars on Busbud. Travellers were especially satisfied with the ticket access and the temperature but often complained with the Wi-Fi. Greyhound ticket prices on this trip start at R 1 140

Greyhound Philadelphia Chicago recent customer reviews

Drivers and management were very nice, the actual service was terrible. I spent 16 hour in stations or on buses and only made it to Pittsburgh from Philadelphia. My itinerary changed 5 times and I never even made it to Chicago. An absolute disaster, I'll never use Greyhound again

Matt A.

20 February 2020

The bus was OK ,not great, though on of the buses I boarded, the toilet wasn't clean and the smell was horrible. Layover time is so long. Also, I was unlucky to travel with rude passengers. I hope that doesn't happen frequently.

Sameh M.

9 November 2018

In the middle of way, we had layover 1:45min, and we had to go out from the bus and wait. I was waiting, and bus driver left after 40min !!! With all my luggage inside!!! Greyhound for a long trip with luggage- NEVER AGAIN

Sharlotte E.

21 August 2017

FlixBus

3.5/511 293 reviews

Staff4.1

Timeliness3.9

Cleanliness4.1

WiFi2.7

Based on 11293 reviews, the company was rated 3.5 stars on Busbud. Travellers were especially satisfied with the ticket access and the temperature but often complained with the Wi-Fi. FlixBus ticket prices on this trip start at R 1 307

FlixBus Philadelphia Chicago recent customer reviews

Smooth ride until the bus broke down and caused not just a 1 hour but 2 hour inconvenience

Myster G.

7 March 2025

US Bus Companies: FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, ALSA, Greyhound, Intercape, Trenitalia, Sindbad

Where are the popular stops in Philadelphia and Chicago?

Stops in Philadelphia

A - Philadelphia Airport

B - Independence Travel Center

C - #2842 St.Vincent St

D - Bus Station

E - Island Av & Suffolk Av MBFS

F - NRG SEPTA Station

Stops in Chicago

A - Downtown Greyhound Station

B - Chicago O'Hare International Airport

C - Polk St & Canal St

D - Tornado Bus S Kedzie Ave

E - Cumberland CTA

F - Turimex California Ave

Frequently asked questions about travelling from Philadelphia, PA to Chicago by bus

How much does a bus ticket from Philadelphia to Chicago cost?
The bus ticket price from Philadelphia to Chicago starts at R 1 140. The best way to find cheap bus tickets from Philadelphia to Chicago is to book your tickets as early as possible. Prices tend to rise as your travel date approaches, so book in advance to secure the best prices!
How long is the bus ride from Philadelphia to Chicago?
The average travel time between Philadelphia and Chicago is around 1d 1h, although the fastest bus will take about 17h 30m. This is the time it takes to travel the 1071 km that separates the two cities.
How many daily bus connections are there between Philadelphia and Chicago?
The number of buses from Philadelphia to Chicago can differ depending on the day of the week. On average, there are 65 on this route. Some buses run direct routes, while others have layovers. Simplify your bus trip from Philadelphia to Chicago by comparing and selecting the bus that fits your travel style and budget on Busbud.
Which bus companies travel from Philadelphia to Chicago?
When taking the bus from Philadelphia to Chicago, you can travel comfortably and safely with Greyhound, FlixBus.
What are the departure and arrival stations when taking the bus from Philadelphia to Chicago?
Buses travelling between Philadelphia and Chicago leave from Philadelphia Airport or Independence Travel Center and arrive at Downtown Greyhound Station, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Polk St & Canal St.

Find cheapest prices for buses

Price is for a one-way ticket for one passenger and based on past searches.

Best price found

11/11

R 2 590

12/11

R 2 791

Today

R 2 633

14/11

R 2 826

15/11

R 2 196

16/11

R 2 415

17/11

R 2 205

18/11

R 1 750

The cheapest trip from Philadelphia, PA to Chicago was searched and found on 18 Nov 2025 with a price of R 1 750

To save money and be sure you have the best seat, it's a good idea to buy your bus tickets from Philadelphia, PA to Chicago as early as possible.

You can expect to pay from R 1 750 to R 4 480 for a bus ticket from Philadelphia, PA to Chicago based on the last 2 days. You can expect to find the cheapest price for the trip at R 1 750, which is on 2025-11-18.

Usually Greyhound, FlixBus will charge you higher prices for tickets closer to the departure date. To find the best prices, you should be flexible on your date of travel.