There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Adelaide by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane ORD - ADL
27h 6m$659–2,312Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane MKE - ADL
31h 4m$1,541–5,680Train to South Bend, fly
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane SBN - ADL
30h 49m$1,124–4,126Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane MDW - ADL
29h 25m$909–3,212Train, shuttle to Indianapolis, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane IND - ADL
32h 19m$881–3,125
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Adelaide is to fly which costs $650 - $2,400 and takes 27h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Adelaide is to fly which takes 27h 6m and costs $650 - $2,400.
The distance between Chicago and Adelaide is 15984 km.
It takes approximately 27h 6m to get from Chicago to Adelaide, including transfers.
Adelaide is 16h 30m ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:55 PM in Chicago and 5:25 AM in Adelaide.
There are 1489+ hotels available in Adelaide.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Adelaide, SA, Australia?
American Airlines, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from South Bend to Adelaide Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Indianapolis to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Indianapolis to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Indianapolis to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Indianapolis to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from South Bend to Adelaide Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from South Bend to Adelaide Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Indianapolis to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from South Bend to Adelaide Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,500
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–21
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $19–21
- Phone
- +1 800-589-6004
- info@goextr.com
- Website
- goexpresstravel.com
Shuttle from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- goexpresstravel.com
- Phone
- +1(765)4973828
- Website
- lafayettelimo.com
Shuttle from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $37
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
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