There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Arusha by plane, taxi, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane ORD - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
22h$770–976Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Arusha (ARK)plane ORD - ARK
33h 49m$386–1,310Train to South Bend, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane SBN - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
27h 31m$730–2,435Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane MKE - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
27h 47m$791–2,737Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nairobi (NBO)plane ORD - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
27h 2m$416–1,255
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Arusha is to fly which costs $380 - $1,400 and takes 33h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Arusha is to fly and taxi which takes 22h and costs $750 - $1,000.
The distance between Chicago and Arusha is 13170 km.
It takes approximately 22h to get from Chicago to Arusha, including transfers.
Arusha is 9h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 6:42 AM in Chicago and 3:42 PM in Arusha.
There are 574+ hotels available in Arusha.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Arusha, Tanzania?
Turkish Airlines, World Ticket, and eight other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Arusha (ARK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from South Bend to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Washington Dulles, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from South Bend to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Istanbul, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Brussels, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Zurich, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Milan Malpensa, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from South Bend to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from South Bend to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Rome, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- 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
- $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 Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +254722328595
- Website
- riverside-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- riverside-shuttle.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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