There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Basque Country by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to San Sebastián Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane ORD - EAS
14h 18m€452–704Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ORD - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Vitoria/Gasteiztrain
15h 41m€260–767Fly to Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ORD - BIO
14h 38m€353–757Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane ORD - BIQ
14h 54m€326–1,313Fly to Pamplona Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Pamplona Airport (PNA)plane ORD - PNA
- Take the bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
17h 33m€613–1,226Fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ORD - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
16h 46m€265–1,025
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Basque Country is to fly and train which costs €260 - €800 and takes 15h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Basque Country is to fly which takes 14h 18m and costs €450 - €750.
The distance between Chicago and Basque Country is 6731 km.
It takes approximately 14h 18m to get from Chicago to Basque Country, including transfers.
Basque Country is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:48 PM in Chicago and 7:48 PM in Basque Country.
There are 1598+ hotels available in Basque Country.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Basque Country, Spain?
American Airlines, Vueling Airlines, and Iberia fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via New York JFK, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Toronto, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Toronto, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Toronto, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via New York JFK, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–900
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,700
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Toronto, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Vitoria/Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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