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New York to Chicago

2 operators run this water, from 1 h 59.

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, Delta Air Lines JFK → ORD 1188 km non-stop 320 738 CR9 in the air 3 h 29 est. rate not held 599 km/h average
AirTran Airways, Southwest Airlines LGA → MDW 1164 km non-stop 73H 73W in the air 3 h 27 est. rate not held 595 km/h average
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines LGA → ORD 1177 km non-stop 319 320 738 in the air 3 h 28 est. rate not held 597 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 New York

Boston – New York 52 min American Airlines
Syracuse – New York 54 min Delta Air Lines
Washington – New York 56 min American Airlines
Dulles – New York 57 min Delta Air Lines, United Airlines
Burlington – New York 1 h 01 Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways
Rochester – New York 1 h 01 Delta Air Lines
Portland – New York 1 h 03 Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways
Buffalo – New York 1 h 05 Delta Air Lines
Norfolk – New York 1 h 05 American Airlines
Richmond – New York 1 h 05 American Airlines, Delta Air Lines

Where else these quays go

Also from New York

Abu Dhabi · Accra · Aguadilla · Albuquerque · Amman · Amsterdam · Atlanta · Austin · Bangor · Barcelona · Beijing · Bergen · Birmingham · Bogota

Also from Chicago

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

Which months this runs

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

Our records for the New York–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.