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Chicago to Reno

2 operators run this water, from 3 h 52.

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 → RNO 2698 km non-stop 73W in the air 5 h 22 est. rate not held 697 km/h average
American Airlines, US Airways ORD → RNO 2683 km non-stop 738 in the air 5 h 21 est. rate not held 696 km/h average

Other ways to reach Reno

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

San Francisco – Reno 53 min United Airlines
San Jose – Reno 53 min Alaska Airlines
Truckee Amtrak Station – Reno 1 h 09 Amtrak
Las Vegas – Reno 1 h 12 AirTran Airways
Los Angeles – Reno 1 h 17 AirTran Airways
Salt Lake City – Reno 1 h 21 Delta Air Lines
Portland – Reno 1 h 24 Alaska Airlines
San Diego – Reno 1 h 29 AirTran Airways
Seattle – Reno 1 h 38 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix – Reno 1 h 42 American 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 Reno

Dallas-Fort Worth · Denver · Las Vegas · Los Angeles · Phoenix · Portland · Salt Lake City · San Diego · San Francisco · San Jose · Seattle · Truckee Amtrak Station · Winnemucca Amtrak

Which months this runs

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

Our records for the Chicago–Reno 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. Not for this crossing, not for any crossing, not for any mode.

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