Chicago → Glenwood Springs

1 a dayfastest 25h36AmtrakNight train

Direct trains · no change

14:00 → 14:36⁺¹
California Zephyr 5 Night train
Chicago Union Station → Glenwood Springs · via Omaha, Denver
25h3617 stops
Runs: DailyAmtrak ↗

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 14:00, arrive 14:36

The plane is 18h17 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct25h47

To Chicago Union Station1 min
Before departure10 min
California Zephyr 525h36

Plane · nonstop ORD to EGE7h30

To O'Hare (ORD)1h05
Check-in & security2h00
Flight ORD to EGE3h00
Landing to exit35 min
From EGE50 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 → Glenwood Springs

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

American Airlines SeasonalORD→EGEBook direct ↗
United Airlines SeasonalORD→EGEBook direct ↗

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