There are 8 ways to get from Auckland to Chicago by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane AKL - ORD
20h 52m$957–2,012Fly to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, train
cheapest- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI)plane AKL - BMI
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Stationtrain
27h 18m$536–1,883Fly to South Bend, train
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to South Bend (SBN)plane AKL - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.train
25h 26m$818–2,922Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane AKL - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
24h 21m$980–3,471Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane AKL - MDW
21h 27m$557–2,112Fly to Indianapolis, shuttle, train
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Indianapolis (IND)plane AKL - IND
- Take a shuttle bus from Indianapolis Airport to Holiday Inn City Centre
- Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
27h$708–2,412Fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, train
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane AKL - GRR
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
30h 5m$1,004–3,521Fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, train
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane AKL - STL
- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
26h 33m$933–3,280
Auckland (AKL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Auckland to Chicago is to fly and train which costs $500 - $1,900 and takes 27h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Auckland to Chicago is to fly which takes 20h 52m and costs $950 - $2,100.
The distance between Auckland and Chicago is 8277 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 52m to get from Auckland to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 17h behind Auckland. It is currently 5:35 AM in Auckland and 12:35 PM in Chicago.
There are 2010+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Auckland, New Zealand and Chicago, IL, USA?
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Auckland (AKL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Auckland to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Auckland to South Bend via Houston, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Auckland to South Bend via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Auckland to South Bend via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Auckland to General Mitchell International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Auckland to General Mitchell International Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Auckland to Indianapolis via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Auckland to Indianapolis via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Auckland to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Auckland to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Auckland to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Auckland to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Auckland to South Bend via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Auckland to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Auckland to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Auckland to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Indianapolis via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Auckland to Indianapolis via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Auckland to Indianapolis via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Auckland to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Auckland to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Auckland to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Auckland to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Auckland to South Bend via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Auckland to Indianapolis via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Auckland to Indianapolis via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Auckland to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Auckland to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Auckland to General Mitchell International Airport via Los Angeles, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Auckland to General Mitchell International Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Auckland to Chicago Midway International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Auckland to Chicago Midway International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Auckland to Chicago Midway International Airport via Houston, Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Auckland to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Tulsa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Auckland to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Auckland to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Auckland to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Auckland to South Bend via Los Angeles, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Auckland to General Mitchell International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Auckland to Indianapolis via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Auckland to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Auckland to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- 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
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- 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
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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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