Chicago → Austin
Chicago to Austin by train
Chicago
Austin
A direct train runs from Chicago to Austin, scheduled from 28 h 57 min, with 10 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one train, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 28 h 57 min
- Departures in a timetable week
- 10
- Operator
- Amtrak
- Stations
- Chicago Union Station → Austin
- Straight-line distance
- 1,573 km
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What this is based on
Arrive inAustin →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 31 May 2027. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Chicago to Austin; it is not a daily figure.
- The stations shown are the pair used by the most departures; other stations in either place may also be served.
- Source: Open timetable data (GTFS): Amtrak US. How Head Your Way works.
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Airports: Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) · Stations: Austin
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