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Denver to Chicago

2 operators run this water, from 2 h 18.

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, Frontier Airlines DEN → MDW 1437 km non-stop 319 738 73H in the air 3 h 48 est. rate not held 626 km/h average
American Airlines, Spirit Airlines DEN → ORD 1426 km non-stop 319 320 738 in the air 3 h 47 est. rate not held 625 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 Denver

Colorado Springs – Denver 39 min United Airlines
Cheyenne – Denver 41 min Frontier Airlines
Pueblo – Denver 43 min United Airlines
Laramie – Denver 44 min United Airlines
Aspen – Denver 45 min United Airlines
Eagle – Denver 45 min United Airlines
Hayden – Denver 47 min United Airlines
Gunnison – Denver 48 min United Airlines
Scottsbluff – Denver 48 min Great Lakes Airlines
Alamosa – Denver 52 min Frontier Airlines

Where else these quays go

Which months this runs

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

Our records for the Denver–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. 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.