There are 7 ways to get from Bucharest to Chicago by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)OTP - ORD
13h 58m$495–904Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)BBU - ORD
20h 17m$284–1,107Fly Bucharest Otopeni to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)OTP - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
18h 7m$699–1,324Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Varna
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)VAR - ORD
20h 44m$544–1,208Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)OTP - MDW
19h 16m$435–1,404Fly Bucharest Otopeni to South Bend, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to South Bend (SBN)OTP - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
17h 59m$506–1,614Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Detroit, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Detroit (DTW)OTP - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Chicago Union Station
21h 57m$405–1,331
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Chicago is to fly which costs $490 - $950 and takes 13h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Chicago is to fly which takes 13h 58m and costs $490 - $950.
The distance between Bucharest and Chicago is 5262 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 58m to get from Bucharest to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 8h behind Bucharest. It is currently 12:07 PM in Bucharest and 4:07 AM in Chicago.
There are 1239+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Chicago, IL, USA?
HiSky flies from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) twice a week.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to General Mitchell International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to General Mitchell International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to General Mitchell International Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to General Mitchell International Airport via Vienna, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to South Bend via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to South Bend via Warsaw Chopin, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to South Bend via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to South Bend via Vienna, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Detroit via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to General Mitchell International Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to General Mitchell International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to General Mitchell International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to General Mitchell International Airport via Vienna, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Varna Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Varna Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Detroit via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to General Mitchell International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chicago Midway International Airport via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chicago Midway International Airport via Munich, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dublin, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to South Bend via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to South Bend via Munich, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Detroit via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Detroit via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to General Mitchell International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chicago Midway International Airport via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chicago Midway International Airport via Munich, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dublin, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to South Bend via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to South Bend via Munich, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Detroit via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to General Mitchell International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chicago Midway International Airport via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chicago Midway International Airport via Munich, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dublin, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to South Bend via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to South Bend via Munich, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Detroit via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chicago Midway International Airport via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chicago Midway International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chicago Midway International Airport via New York JFK, Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to General Mitchell International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Varna Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
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
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Dearborn to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $220–310
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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