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Chicago to Fort Myers

2 operators run this water, from 2 h 44 to 2 h 45 — a difference of 1 min on the same crossing.

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 MDW → RSW 1782 km non-stop 717 73H 73W in the air 4 h 14 est. rate not held 653 km/h average
American Airlines, Spirit Airlines ORD → RSW 1806 km non-stop 319 320 738 in the air 4 h 15 est. rate not held 655 km/h average

Other ways to reach Fort Myers

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

Orlando – Fort Myers 46 min Silver Airways (3M)
Atlanta – Fort Myers 1 h 32 Air France
Charlotte – Fort Myers 1 h 43 American Airlines
Houston – Fort Myers 2 h 14 United Airlines
Cincinnati / Covington – Fort Myers 2 h 16 Delta Air Lines
Washington – Fort Myers 2 h 18 AirTran Airways
Baltimore – Fort Myers 2 h 21 AirTran Airways
Columbus – Fort Myers 2 h 23 Delta Air Lines
Indianapolis – Fort Myers 2 h 24 Delta Air Lines
Pittsburgh – Fort Myers 2 h 27 Southwest Airlines

And other ways to reach Chicago

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

Where else these quays go

Also from Chicago

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

Also from Fort Myers

Atlanta · Atlantic City · Baltimore · Boston · Charlotte · Cincinnati / Covington · Cleveland · Columbus · Dallas-Fort Worth · Denver · Detroit · Düsseldorf · Hartford · Houston

Which months this runs

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

Our records for the Chicago–Fort Myers 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 2 h 44 and American Airlines at 2 h 45 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.