There are 6 ways to get from Adelaide to Chicago by plane, train, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)ADL - ORD
24h 37m$465–1,708Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)ADL - MDW
35h 17m$605–2,208Fly to South Bend, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to South Bend (SBN)ADL - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
29h 18m$766–2,718Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)ADL - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
28h 28m$1,129–4,028Fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)ADL - MSN
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
30h 50m$979–3,352Fly to Indianapolis, shuttle, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Indianapolis (IND)ADL - IND
- Take a shuttle bus from Indianapolis Airport to Holiday Inn City Centre
- Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
31h 44m$726–2,533
Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Chicago is to fly which costs $460 - $1,800 and takes 24h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Chicago is to fly which takes 24h 37m and costs $460 - $1,800.
The distance between Adelaide and Chicago is 9989 miles.
It takes approximately 24h 37m to get from Adelaide to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 16h 30m behind Adelaide. It is currently 9:07 AM in Adelaide and 4:37 PM in Chicago.
There are 1267+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Chicago, IL, USA?
United Airlines, Fiji Airways, and American Airlines fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) once daily.
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- Website
- united.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to South Bend via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Indianapolis via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 41m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Indianapolis via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via San Francisco, Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to South Bend via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via San Francisco, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 9m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Indianapolis via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,000
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,800
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1 800-589-6004
- info@goextr.com
- Website
- goexpresstravel.com
Shuttle from Indianapolis Airport to Holiday Inn City Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Schedules at
- goexpresstravel.com
- Phone
- +1(765)4973828
- Website
- lafayettelimo.com
Shuttle from Indianapolis Airport to Holiday Inn City Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
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