There are 4 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
21h 40m$720–6,026Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nairobi (NBO)plane ORD - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
27h 27m$424–1,555Train 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
31h 11m$1,130–4,135Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Arusha (ARK)plane ORD - ARK
33h 39m$506–1,810
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 $420 - $1,600 and takes 27h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Arusha is to fly and taxi which takes 21h 40m and costs $700 - $6,500.
The distance between Chicago and Arusha is 13170 km.
It takes approximately 21h 40m to get from Chicago to Arusha, including transfers.
Arusha is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 2:20 PM in Chicago and 10:20 PM in Arusha.
There are 460+ 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
- worldticket.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Istanbul, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Brussels, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Zurich, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Milan Malpensa, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from South Bend to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Washington Dulles, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 34m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from South Bend to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from South Bend to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Cairo, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- 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
- 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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