There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Basque Country by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to San Sebastián Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane ORD - EAS
14h 40m€322–1,304Fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ORD - BIO
14h 42m€204–660Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane ORD - BIQ
16h 6m€294–758Fly 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 43m€511–1,917Fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ORD - SDR
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
16h 9m€274–1,024Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane ORD - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain
18h 15m€269–926
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Basque Country is to fly which costs €200 - €700 and takes 14h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Basque Country is to fly which takes 14h 40m and costs €320 - €1300.
The distance between Chicago and Basque Country is 6731 km.
It takes approximately 14h 40m to get from Chicago to Basque Country, including transfers.
Basque Country is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:43 AM in Chicago and 7:43 AM in Basque Country.
There are 1648+ hotels available in Basque Country.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Basque Country, Spain?
Iberia, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Philadelphia, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Boston, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Philadelphia, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Boston, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Lisboa, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Philadelphia, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Boston, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Toronto, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Philadelphia, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Boston, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Lisboa, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Philadelphia, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Boston, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Philadelphia, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Boston, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Lisboa, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Lisboa, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Flixbus
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