There are 6 ways to get from Brisbane to Chicago by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BNE - ORD
21h 37m$715–2,022Fly to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, train
cheapest- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI)plane BNE - BMI
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Stationtrain
27h 31m$549–1,998Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BNE - MDW
23h 12m$665–2,422Fly to South Bend, train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to South Bend (SBN)plane BNE - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.train
26h 4m$776–2,932Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane BNE - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
26h 6m$1,039–4,086Fly to Indianapolis, shuttle, train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Indianapolis (IND)plane BNE - 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 45m$1,271–1,927
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to Chicago is to fly and train which costs $550 - $2,000 and takes 27h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Chicago is to fly which takes 21h 37m and costs $700 - $2,100.
The distance between Brisbane and Chicago is 8983 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 37m to get from Brisbane to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 15h behind Brisbane. It is currently 6:57 PM in Brisbane and 3:57 AM in Chicago.
There are 2081+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Chicago, IL, USA?
Qantas, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to South Bend via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 16m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Indianapolis via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 6m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Los Angeles, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Vancouver, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Los Angeles, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Indianapolis via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 16m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Indianapolis via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 6m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to South Bend via Los Angeles, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 51m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Indianapolis via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Indianapolis via Vancouver, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- 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
- $24–55
- 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
- $35–80
- 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
- $35–80
- 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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