There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Beijing by plane, 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 Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane ORD - PEK
20h 20m¥4,840–14,065Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tianjin Binhai, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tianjin Binhai (TSN)plane ORD - TSN
- Take the train from Tianjin Station to Beijing Southtrain
25h 22m¥2,459–9,109Train to South Bend, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane SBN - PEK
26h 46m¥4,117–13,130Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane MDW - PEK
22h 48m¥3,540–11,065Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane ORD - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing Westtrain
25h 2m¥3,839–12,070Train, shuttle to Indianapolis, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane IND - PEK
26h 23m¥3,299–9,717
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Beijing is to fly and train which costs ¥2400 - ¥9500 and takes 25h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Beijing is to fly which takes 20h 20m and costs ¥4800 - ¥15000.
The distance between Chicago and Beijing is 10615 km.
It takes approximately 20h 20m to get from Chicago to Beijing, including transfers.
Beijing is 14h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 8:42 AM in Chicago and 10:42 PM in Beijing.
There are 1015+ hotels available in Beijing.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Beijing, China?
Cathay Pacific, Korean Air, and seven other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Vancouver, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
Flights from South Bend to Beijing Capital International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–17,000
Flights from South Bend to Beijing Capital International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–17,000
Flights from South Bend to Beijing Capital International Airport via Atlanta, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–19,000
Flights from South Bend to Beijing Capital International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–16,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Beijing Capital International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Beijing Capital International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–13,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Beijing Capital International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–13,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,000
Flights from South Bend to Beijing Capital International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–13,000
Flights from South Bend to Beijing Capital International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–19,000
Flights from South Bend to Beijing Capital International Airport via Atlanta, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–20,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Beijing Capital International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Beijing Capital International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 21m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Beijing Capital International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Beijing Capital International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–24,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–12,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,000
Flights from South Bend to Beijing Capital International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–19,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Beijing Capital International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–9,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–15,000
Train from Tianjin Station to Beijing South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥55–60
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥120–180
- 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
- ¥90–105
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- ¥90–105
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥210–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-589-6004
- info@goextr.com
- Website
- goexpresstravel.com
Shuttle from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ¥160–210
- Schedules at
- goexpresstravel.com
- Phone
- +1(765)4973828
- Website
- lafayettelimo.com
Shuttle from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥175
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
Want to know more about travelling around China
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Flying into Beijing?
Read the travel guide
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Why you should take the train in the US
Read the travel guide













