Chicago → Columbia
Chicago to Columbia by train
Chicago
Columbia
A direct train runs from Chicago to Columbia, scheduled from 28 h 45 min, with 7 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one train, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 28 h 45 min
- Departures in a timetable week
- 7
- Operator
- Amtrak
- Stations
- Chicago Union Station → Columbia Amtrak Station
- Straight-line distance
- 1,049 km
What this is based on
Arrive inColumbia →- 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 Columbia; 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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Direct connections from Columbia
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Airports: Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport (CUB); Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) · Stations: Columbia Amtrak Station
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