There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Brisbane by plane, train, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane ORD - BNE
23h 37m$1,021–2,332Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane MDW - BNE
23h 25m$871–2,932Train to South Bend, fly
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane SBN - BNE
27h 26m$986–3,445Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane MKE - BNE
28h 2m$1,046–3,704Train, shuttle to Indianapolis, fly
- 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 Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane IND - BNE
27h 47m$1,785–2,755Train, bus to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane MSN - BNE
30h 52m$956–3,367Train to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louistrain
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane STL - BNE
29h 23m$1,108–3,626
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Brisbane is to fly which costs $1,000 - $2,400 and takes 23h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Brisbane is to fly which takes 23h 25m and costs $850 - $3,000.
The distance between Chicago and Brisbane is 14373 km.
It takes approximately 23h 37m to get from Chicago to Brisbane, including transfers.
Brisbane is 16h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 1:13 AM in Chicago and 5:13 PM in Brisbane.
There are 2331+ hotels available in Brisbane.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Brisbane, QLD, Australia?
American Airlines, Qantas, and three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brisbane Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Brisbane Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Brisbane Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brisbane Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from South Bend to Brisbane Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from South Bend to Brisbane Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Indianapolis to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Brisbane Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brisbane Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Brisbane Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Brisbane Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Brisbane Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Indianapolis to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brisbane Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Brisbane Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brisbane Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brisbane Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Brisbane Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Indianapolis to Brisbane Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Brisbane Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
- 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
- $18–21
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $18–21
- 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
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- 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
- $30–45
- 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
- $36
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–80
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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