Chicago → Fort Worth

1 a dayfastest 23h35AmtrakNight train

Direct trains · no change

14:10 → 13:45⁺¹
Texas Eagle 21 Night train
Chicago Union Station → Fort Worth · via St. Louis, Little Rock, Dallas
23h3520 stops
Runs: Daily, not Sun 8 NovAmtrak ↗

Local times at each station. Times from official open data: Amtrak (file of 26 Oct 2026). Checked Mon 26 Oct 2026; they cover 26 Oct to 22 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

Overnight: leave 14:10, arrive 13:45

The plane is 17h17 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct23h47

To Chicago Union Station1 min
Before departure10 min
Texas Eagle 2123h35
From Fort Worth1 min

Plane · nonstop MDW to DFW6h30

To Midway (MDW)40 min
Check-in & security2h00
Flight MDW to DFW2h30
Landing to exit35 min
From DFW45 min

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 2h before, 35 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance.

Flying instead? Chicago → Fort Worth

3 airlines fly it nonstop. Book direct on the airline's own site:

Frontier AirlinesORD→DFW · MDW→DFWBook direct ↗
American AirlinesORD→DFWBook direct ↗
United AirlinesORD→DFWBook direct ↗

Compare on picktheflight ↗