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)CBR - ORD
25h 14m$504–1,708Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)SYD - ORD
24h 42m$739–1,756Fly Canberra International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)CBR - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
30h 14m$1,226–4,428Fly Canberra International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)CBR - MDW
25h 43m$654–2,308Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)SYD - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
28h 19m$1,061–3,676Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)SYD - MDW
24h 56m$539–1,956Bus to Moruya Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from Canberra to Moruya Airport
- Fly from Moruya Airport (MYA) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)MYA - MDW
28h 58m$778–2,641Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, train
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI)SYD - BMI
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Station
33h 39m$556–2,072
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 $700 - $1,800 and takes 24h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to Chicago is to bus and fly which takes 24h 42m and costs $700 - $1,800.
The distance between Canberra and Chicago is 9457 miles.
It takes approximately 25h 14m to get from Canberra to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 17h behind Canberra. It is currently 5:38 AM in Canberra and 12:38 PM in Chicago.
There are 1245+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Canberra, ACT, Australia and Chicago, IL, USA?
Virgin Australia, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 26m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 14m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–8,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 14m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–8,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Moruya Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 11m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,400
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Moruya Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- 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
- $22–45
- 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
- $18–220
- 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
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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