There are 4 ways to get from Chicago to Alexandria by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Borg El Arab, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane ORD - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
17h 53mFly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairo International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane ORD - CAI
- Take the bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandriabus
18h 10m$434–814Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Borg El Arab, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane MDW - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
29h 42mTrain to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane MKE - CAI
- Take the bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandriabus
24h 5m$628–2,476
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Borg El Arab (HBE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Alexandria is to fly and bus which costs $430 - $850 and takes 18h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Alexandria is to fly and bus which takes 18h 10m and costs $430 - $850.
The distance between Chicago and Alexandria is 9773 km.
It takes approximately 17h 53m to get from Chicago to Alexandria, including transfers.
Alexandria is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 7:51 AM in Chicago and 2:51 PM in Alexandria.
There are 229+ hotels available in Alexandria.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Alexandria, Egypt?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Alexandria. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Borg El Arab (HBE), walk to Borg El Arab Airport, then take the bus to Moharam Bek Bus Stn. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Cairo International Airport (CAI), walk to Cairo Airport, then take the bus to Alexandria.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Borg El Arab via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Borg El Arab via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Borg El Arab via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Borg El Arab via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- 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
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- info@egyptbus.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +20 2 25752157
- Website
- westmidbus-eg.com
Bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Schedules at
- westmidbus-eg.com
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