There are 8 ways to get from Canberra to Chicago by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane CBR - ORD
25h 24m$704–2,409Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI)plane SYD - BMI
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Stationtrain
28h 42m$653–2,212Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SYD - ORD
24h 46m$824–2,241Fly Canberra International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane CBR - MDW
25h 55m$854–2,909Fly Canberra International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane CBR - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
30h 36m$1,427–4,968Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane SYD - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
28h 55m$1,147–3,900Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane SYD - MDW
24h 36m$674–2,341Bus to Moruya Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from Canberra to Moruya Airportbus
- Fly from Moruya Airport (MYA) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane MYA - MDW
28h 33m$1,030–3,643
Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canberra to Chicago is to bus and fly which costs $800 - $2,300 and takes 24h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to Chicago is to bus and fly which takes 24h 36m and costs $650 - $2,400.
The distance between Canberra and Chicago is 9457 miles.
It takes approximately 25h 24m to get from Canberra to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 15h behind Canberra. It is currently 7:47 AM in Canberra and 4:47 PM in Chicago.
There are 2010+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Canberra, ACT, Australia and Chicago, IL, USA?
Fiji Airways, American Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Los Angeles, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Houston, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Moruya Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,400
Flights from Moruya Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Moruya Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Sydney International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 14m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- 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
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- enquiries@murrays.com.au
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Moruya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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