There are 6 ways to get from Budapest to Chicago by plane or train
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Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BUD - ORD
15h 37m$317–1,212Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane VIE - ORD
15h 32m$295–531Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BUD - MDW
17h 11m$317–1,212Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane BUD - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
19h 19m$479–1,427Train to Debrecen International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Koebanya-Kispest to Debrecentrain
- Fly from Debrecen International Airport (DEB) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane DEB - ORD
18h 12m$527–1,936Train to Košice International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Kosicetrain
- Fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane KSC - ORD
20h 19m$317–874
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Chicago is to train and fly which costs $290 - $550 and takes 15h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Chicago is to train and fly which takes 15h 32m and costs $290 - $550.
The distance between Budapest and Chicago is 4884 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 37m to get from Budapest to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 7h behind Budapest. It is currently 2:56 PM in Budapest and 7:56 AM in Chicago.
There are 1251+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Chicago, IL, USA?
Brussels Airlines, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–700
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–700
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–700
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–700
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brussels, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Vienna International Airport, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Copenhagen, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–700
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brussels, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Copenhagen, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Košice International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Copenhagen, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Debrecen International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–700
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–700
Flights from Košice International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Toronto, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Toronto, Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Košice International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Košice International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Košice International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Koebanya-Kispest to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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