Route · US

Birmingham to Chicago

2 operators run this water, from 1 h 39 to 1 h 41 — a difference of 2 min on the same crossing.

Getting from Birmingham to Chicago

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Every way across

One row per operator and speed. Where a service is sold as fast and its average does not clear 45 km/h, the word appears in quotation marks — the boat is fast craft, the crossing is not.

AirTran Airways, Southwest Airlines BHM → MDW 919 km non-stop 73W in the air 3 h 09 est. rate not held 558 km/h average

United Airlines BHM → ORD 941 km non-stop CRJ ERJ in the air 3 h 11 est. rate not held 561 km/h average

Other ways to reach Chicago

If this crossing does not suit, these quays also reach Chicago without a change. It is the question a single-route page cannot answer about itself and an atlas can.

Milwaukee – Chicago 38 min American Airlines

South Bend – Chicago 40 min United Airlines

Madison – Chicago 43 min American Airlines

Bloomington/Normal – Chicago 44 min American Airlines

Muskegon – Chicago 44 min United Airlines

Kalamazoo – Chicago 45 min American Airlines

Grand Rapids – Chicago 46 min American Airlines

Peoria – Chicago 46 min American Airlines

Savoy – Chicago 46 min American Airlines

Moline – Chicago 47 min American Airlines

And other ways to reach Birmingham

Atlanta – Birmingham 46 min Air France

Tuscaloosa Amtrak Station – Birmingham 55 min Amtrak

Charlotte – Birmingham 1 h 12 American Airlines

Tampa – Birmingham 1 h 26 AirTran Airways

Orlando – Birmingham 1 h 28 AirTran Airways

Anniston Amtrak Station – Birmingham 1 h 33 Amtrak

Houston – Birmingham 1 h 38 Southwest Airlines, United Airlines

Dallas – Birmingham 1 h 41 AirTran Airways

Dallas-Fort Worth – Birmingham 1 h 42 American Airlines

Detroit – Birmingham 1 h 46 Delta Air Lines

Where else these quays go

Also from Birmingham

Anniston Amtrak Station · Atlanta · Baltimore · Charlotte · Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth · Denver · Detroit · Houston · Las Vegas · Miami · New York · Orlando · Philadelphia

Also from Chicago

Abu Dhabi · Akron · Albany · Albuquerque · Allentown/Bethlehem · Amman · Amsterdam · Anchorage · Appleton · Asheville · Atlanta · Austin · Baltimore · Bloomington/Normal

Which months this runs

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for the Birmingham–Chicago crossing were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

What we do not know

No fares. The choice between AirTran Airways at 1 h 39 and United Airlines at 1 h 41 is mostly a price decision, and we hold no prices for either.

No departure times. No rate is held for this pair either, so we cannot say how often it runs.