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)ORD - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arusha
22h$570–1,026Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Arusha (ARK)ORD - ARK
33h 19m$436–1,510Train to South Bend, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)SBN - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arusha
30h 31m$730–2,535Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nairobi (NBO)ORD - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
27h 2m$444–805Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)MDW - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arusha
28h 18m$570–1,926
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 and shuttle which costs $440 - $850 and takes 27h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Arusha is to fly and taxi which takes 22h and costs $550 - $1,100.
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 11:58 AM in Chicago and 8:58 PM in Arusha.
There are 581+ hotels available in Arusha.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Arusha, Tanzania?
Air France, Precision Air, and nine 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
- $440–1,500
Flights from South Bend to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Washington Dulles, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from South Bend to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Istanbul, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Brussels, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Zurich, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Milan Malpensa, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Rome, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- 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
- $450–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Philadelphia, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from South Bend to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 46m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from South Bend to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- 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
- $550–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- flightlink.co.tz
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Rome, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- 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
- $370–1,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Philadelphia, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
- Phone
- +254722328595
- Website
- riverside-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- riverside-shuttle.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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