There are 5 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 27m$433–957Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BUD - MDW
16h 1m$343–1,207Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- 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 24m$370–672Fly 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 17m$577–2,171Train 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 17m$617–2,013
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 $370 - $700 and takes 15h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Chicago is to train and fly which takes 15h 24m and costs $370 - $700.
The distance between Budapest and Chicago is 4884 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 27m to get from Budapest to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 7h behind Budapest. It is currently 3:21 AM in Budapest and 8:21 PM in Chicago.
There are 1424+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Chicago, IL, USA?
Air Canada, Brussels Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–550
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–550
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–550
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–550
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brussels, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Debrecen International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Munich, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–550
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Debrecen International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Munich, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Debrecen International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Munich, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Munich, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Toronto, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–550
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Koebanya-Kispest to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $40–65
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Koebanya-Kispest to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- 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
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