There are 5 ways to get from Cairo to Chicago by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Cairo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane CAI - ORD
19h$393–856Fly Cairo International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane CAI - MDW
22h 28m$443–1,606Fly Cairo International Airport to South Bend, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to South Bend (SBN)plane CAI - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.train
23h 25m$504–1,816Fly Cairo International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane CAI - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
24h 57m$775–2,721Train, bus to Borg El Arab, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Cairo to Alexandriatrain
- Take the bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airportbus
- Fly from Borg El Arab (HBE) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane HBE - ORD
24h 32m
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to Chicago is to fly which costs $390 - $900 and takes 19h.
The fastest way to get from Cairo to Chicago is to fly which takes 19h and costs $390 - $900.
The distance between Cairo and Chicago is 6212 miles.
It takes approximately 19h to get from Cairo to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 8h behind Cairo. It is currently 4:22 AM in Cairo and 8:22 PM in Chicago.
There are 1304+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and Chicago, IL, USA?
British Airways, Egyptair, and three other airlines fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Cairo International Airport to South Bend via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to South Bend via Athens, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to South Bend via Bucharest Otopeni, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Toronto, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to South Bend via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to South Bend via Toronto, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Toronto, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Toronto, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to South Bend via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to South Bend via Toronto, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Athens, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Athens, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- 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
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
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1661
- support@enr.gov.eg
- Website
- enr.gov.eg
Train from Cairo to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $17–35
- Talgo
- $26–40
- VIP Special Express
- $26–35
- Spanish Express
- $21–26
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- info@egyptbus.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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