I could literally bike across the Great Plains faster than a train and save enough money to buy a new bike. You first have to take the train to California, then to Oregon, and back halfway across the country.
I could literally bike across the Great Plains faster than a train and save enough money to buy a new bike. You first have to take the train to California, then to Oregon, and back halfway across the country.
I checked again and you could also do the Zephyr to Omaha, which is scheduled to arrive at 5AM, and then you can have a choice of two routes: transfer in Sioux Falls or Des Moines. Both buses from Omaha are scheduled to leave within 2 hours of the Zephyr arriving in Omaha. The route through Des Moines is Greyhound so probably intended to be a transfer and would likely wait for the train (unsure, though).
2 hour window is pretty tight and I wouldn’t count on the Zephyr to hit it, tbh.
Spending the night in Chicago is definitely gonna be your highest comfort option hands down, though.