--- title: "Hannibal to Chicago – 5 ways by bus, car, train | Mixroutes" description: "Hannibal to Chicago is 393 km. Fastest: fly in 5h 39m. Cheapest: drive from $39. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/hannibal-to-chicago" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/hannibal-to-chicago.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Chicago_River_Morning_%2844455011711%29.jpg/1920px-Chicago_River_Morning_%2844455011711%29.jpg" --- ![Chicago](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Chicago_River_Morning_%2844455011711%29.jpg/1920px-Chicago_River_Morning_%2844455011711%29.jpg) # How to get from Hannibal to Chicago [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hannibal&to=Chicago) [Chicago to Hannibal](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/chicago-to-hannibal) Roman Boed from The Netherlands (CC BY 2.0) **Fastest:** 5h 39m\ by plane, door to door\ **Cheapest:** $39\ by car\ **Distance:** 393 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 8\ 5 ways, Sun 1 Nov\ ## 5 ways to travel 393 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sun 1 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best Less walking and waiting than driving, for the lowest overall cost of time and fare. - [**Bus** best 9h 19m$65–176 Estimated 4 departures · Burlington Trailways](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hannibal&to=Chicago) - [**Drive** cheapest 5h 55m$39–55 Estimated 483 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hannibal&to=Chicago) - [**Train** 8h 40m$124–280 Estimated 2 departures · Amtrak](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hannibal&to=Chicago) - [**Fly** fastest Least hassle 5h 39m$270–600 Estimated STL → MDW · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hannibal&to=Chicago) - [**Taxi** 5h 55m$770–1,060 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hannibal&to=Chicago) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [08:00 → 13:39 5h 39m · direct$420–600](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Hannibal&to=Chicago&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=fly-2) 2. [08:05 → 14:24 6h 19m · 1 change$270–410](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Hannibal&to=Chicago&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=fly) 3. [10:17 → 19:36 9h 19m · 1 change · Burlington Trailways BTW 1490$65–133](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Hannibal&to=Chicago&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 4. [13:42 → 22:22 8h 40m · 1 change · Burlington Trailways BTW 1489$124–280](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Hannibal&to=Chicago&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 5. [10:17^+1 → 19:36^+1 9h 19m · 1 change · Burlington Trailways BTW 1490$65–133](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Hannibal&to=Chicago&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 6. [13:42^+1 → 22:22^+1 8h 40m · 1 change · Burlington Trailways BTW 1489$124–280](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Hannibal&to=Chicago&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 7. [13:42^+1 → 05:32^+2 15h 50m · 1 change · Burlington Trailways BTW 1489$96–176](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Hannibal&to=Chicago&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 8. [10:17^+2 → 19:36^+2 9h 19m · 1 change · Burlington Trailways BTW 1490$65–133](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Hannibal&to=Chicago&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t5) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Hannibal to Chicago? The fastest way is by plane: about 5h 39m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 393 km. What is the cheapest way from Hannibal to Chicago? Drive is the cheapest, from $39. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Hannibal to Chicago? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 8h 40m. How much is the bus from Hannibal to Chicago? Buses take about 9h 19m and cost $65–176 depending on operator and seat type. 4 departures appear in today's timetable window. How long is the flight from Hannibal to Chicago? About 52 min in the air (UIN → STL), about 5h 39m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run $270–600; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Chicago from Hannibal by road? About 483 km, roughly 5h 55m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $39–55; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - Burlington Trailways - FlixBus-us Railways - Amtrak Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Chicago Most populous city in Illinois, US Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the third-most populous city in the United States and the fifth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2.74 million at the 2020 census. The Chicago metropolitan area has approximately 9.62 million residents according to the 2020 census and is the third-largest metropolitan statistical area in the country and part of the fourth-largest combined statistical area in the United States, spanning 19 counties in three states and with a population of nearly 10 million. 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