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Miami to Chicago

1 operator run this water, from 2 h 55.

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.

American Airlines, US Airways MIA → ORD 1930 km non-stop 738 763 CR7 in the air 4 h 25 est. rate not held 663 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 Miami

Freeport – Miami 44 min American Airlines, FRS Caribbean
Key West – Miami 45 min American Airlines
Nassau – Miami 52 min American Airlines, Hapag Lloyd Cruises
Orlando – Miami 53 min American Airlines
Marsh Harbour – Miami 55 min American Airlines
Tampa – Miami 55 min American Airlines, Regent Seven Seas Cruises
North Eleuthera – Miami 57 min American Airlines
Gainesville – Miami 1 h 06 American Airlines
Moss Town – Miami 1 h 08 American 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 Miami–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.