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Find train tickets from Los Angeles to Chicago

LAX — CHI
Nov 12 — Nov 191
1 adult
Wed 11/12
Wed 11/19

Good to know

Cheapest day to travel

Saturday

Most expensive day to travel

Thursday

Average price (round-trip)

$511

Average price (one-way)

$210
Train tickets from Los Angeles to Chicago are on average 23% less expensive on Saturdays
Train tickets from Los Angeles to Chicago are on average 11% more expensive on Thursdays
(avg. price over the last 2 weeks)
(avg. price over the last 2 weeks)

Top tips for finding Los Angeles to Chicago train tickets

  • 25% of our users found round-trip train tickets from Los Angeles to Chicago for $509 or less.
  • You will generally catch the best train deals if you travel in the morning.

FAQs when traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago by train

  • How long is a train journey to Chicago from Los Angeles?

    The train journey from Los Angeles to Chicago takes 47h 12m on average and covers a distance of 1,744 miles.

  • What train companies travel from Los Angeles to Chicago?

    Amtrak is the only train operator serving this route.

  • How much does a train ticket from Los Angeles to Chicago cost?

    The average price of a round-trip train ticket from Los Angeles to Chicago is $509. In the last 3 days, the lowest price found by KAYAK users was $515.

Book Amtrak tickets from Los Angeles to Chicago (round-trip)

11/2Sun
nonstopAmtrak
43h 23mAX9-ZUN
11/6Thu
nonstopAmtrak
43h 32mZUN-AX9
$386
10/22Wed
nonstopAmtrak
43h 23mAX9-ZUN
10/25Sat
nonstopAmtrak
43h 32mZUN-AX9
$424
10/14Tue
nonstopAmtrak
43h 23mAX9-ZUN
10/17Fri
nonstopAmtrak
65h 43mZUN-AX9
$515
10/17Fri
nonstopAmtrak
43h 23mAX9-ZUN
10/20Mon
nonstopAmtrak
43h 32mZUN-AX9
$557
10/15Wed
nonstopAmtrak
43h 23mAX9-ZUN
10/18Sat
nonstopAmtrak
43h 32mZUN-AX9
$671

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Book Amtrak tickets from Los Angeles to Chicago (one-way)

10/29Wed
nonstopAmtrak
43h 23mAX9-ZUN
$147
2/17Tue
nonstopAmtrak
43h 23mAX9-ZUN
$147
11/11Tue
nonstopAmtrak
43h 23mAX9-ZUN
$174
10/23Thu
nonstopAmtrak
43h 23mAX9-ZUN
$174
11/12Wed
nonstopAmtrak
43h 23mAX9-ZUN
$174
11/16Sun
nonstopAmtrak
43h 23mAX9-ZUN
$174
12/19Fri
nonstopAmtrak
61h 44mAX9-ZUN
$212
10/24Fri
nonstopAmtrak
43h 23mAX9-ZUN
$212
10/22Wed
nonstopAmtrak
61h 44mAX9-ZUN
$212
10/18Sat
nonstopAmtrak
43h 23mAX9-ZUN
$254
10/18Sat
nonstopAmtrak
43h 23mAX9-ZUN
$254
10/28Tue
nonstopAmtrak
43h 23mAX9-ZUN
$254
1/1Thu
nonstopAmtrak
43h 23mAX9-ZUN
$254
10/17Fri
nonstopAmtrak
61h 44mAX9-ZUN
$254
10/17Fri
nonstopAmtrak
61h 44mAX9-ZUN
$254

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