There are 6 ways to get from Busan to Chicago by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)PUS - ORD
18h 29m$603–1,006Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)TAE - ORD
19h 30m$422–1,539Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)PUS - MDW
21h 33m$463–1,706Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)ICN - ORD
18h 53m$500–1,058Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to South Bend, train
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to South Bend (SBN)PUS - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
23h 27m$514–2,016Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)ICN - MDW
22h 7m$990–2,158
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Chicago is to train and bus and fly which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 18h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Chicago is to fly which takes 18h 29m and costs $600 - $1,100.
The distance between Busan and Chicago is 6678 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 29m to get from Busan to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 15h behind Busan. It is currently 11:55 AM in Busan and 8:55 PM in Chicago.
There are 1245+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Chicago, IL, USA?
Korean Air and Delta fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to South Bend via Incheon International Airport, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to South Bend via Incheon International Airport, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to South Bend via Incheon International Airport, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to South Bend via Incheon International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to South Bend via Tokyo Narita, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–3,900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to South Bend via Tokyo Narita, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–5,500
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to South Bend via Incheon International Airport, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–3,900
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- $11–15
- Non-reserved
- $9–13
- First Class
- $14–21
Train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–42
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- $30–40
- Non-reserved
- $26–40
- First Class
- $40–65
- Economy Class
- $42
- Non-reserved Seat
- $32
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- $12–27
- First Class
- $19–26
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- $5–6
- Economy Class
- $6
- Economy class
- $13
- Non-reserved Seat
- $11
- 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
- +82 1544 7788
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–12
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
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