There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Caen by plane or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)ORD - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Caen
13h 43m€340–782Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)ORD - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Le Mans
- Take the train from Le Mans to Caen
17h 51m€250–946Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)MDW - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Caen
15h 28m€510–932Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)ORD - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Take the train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Caen
15h 31m€397–930Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)ORD - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Le Mans
- Take the train from Le Mans to Caen
17h 56m€402–1,433
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Caen is to fly and train which costs €340 - €800 and takes 13h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Caen is to fly and train which takes 13h 43m and costs €340 - €800.
The distance between Chicago and Caen is 6964 km.
It takes approximately 13h 43m to get from Chicago to Caen, including transfers.
Caen is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 9:49 PM in Chicago and 4:49 AM in Caen.
There are 2643+ hotels available in Caen.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Caen, France?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Caen. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG), walk to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2, take the train to Paris Nord, walk to Gare Magenta, take the train to Haussmann Saint-Lazare, walk to Paris Saint-Lazare, then take the train to Caen. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Midway, walk to Chicago-Midway-Airport-MDW airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG), walk to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2, take the train to Paris Nord, walk to Gare Magenta, take the train to Haussmann Saint-Lazare, walk to Paris Saint-Lazare, then take the train to Caen.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Le Mans to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €50–75
- Rail 1st Class
- €80–120
Train from Nantes to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Le Mans to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €31–33
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nantes to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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