There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Boomtown by plane or train
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Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane MDW - JNB
21h 38mR 9,741–36,322Train to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bloomington-Normaltrain
- Fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane BMI - JNB
26h 11mR 8,791–31,501Train to South Bend, fly
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane SBN - JNB
25h 16mR 12,421–46,477Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane MKE - JNB
24h 1mR 13,628–50,321Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane ORD - JNB
25h 34mR 10,241–14,322Train to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane GRR - JNB
27h 49mR 14,075–52,069
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Boomtown is to fly which costs R 10 000 - R 15 000 and takes 25h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Boomtown is to fly which takes 21h 38m and costs R 9 500 - R 37 000.
The distance between Chicago and Boomtown is 14056 km.
It takes approximately 21h 38m to get from Chicago to Boomtown, including transfers.
Boomtown is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 4:05 PM in Chicago and 11:05 PM in Boomtown.
There are 1657+ hotels available in Boomtown.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Boomtown, South Africa?
Delta and Southwest Airlines fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–36,000
Flights from South Bend to Johannesburg International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–46,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–55,000
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Johannesburg International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–30,000
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–55,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–49,000
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–50,000
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Newark, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–55,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–36,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–32,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–29,000
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–25,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
- 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
- R 220–240
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- R 220–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 390–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Bloomington-Normal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 800–1,800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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