There are 4 ways to get from Chicago to Castelo Branco by plane, train, 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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane ORD - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Castelo Brancotrain
14h 45m€346–802Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane MDW - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Castelo Brancotrain
16h 10m€306–1,152Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane ORD - OPO
- Take the train from Porto Campanha to Entroncamentotrain
- Take the train from Entroncamento to Castelo Brancotrain
18h 49m€379–1,018Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ORD - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Salamancatrain
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Brancobus
18h 58m€329–681
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Castelo Branco is to fly and train and bus which costs €320 - €700 and takes 18h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Castelo Branco is to fly and train which takes 14h 45m and costs €340 - €800.
The distance between Chicago and Castelo Branco is 6691 km.
It takes approximately 14h 45m to get from Chicago to Castelo Branco, including transfers.
Castelo Branco is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 8:28 AM in Chicago and 2:28 PM in Castelo Branco.
There are 86+ hotels available in Castelo Branco.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Castelo Branco, Portugal?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Castelo Branco. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS), walk to Aeroporto, take the subway to Oriente, walk to Lisboa Oriente, then take the train to Castelo Branco. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), walk to Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro (OPO) Metro, take the subway to Campanhã, walk to Porto Campanha, take the train to Entroncamento, then take the train to Castelo Branco.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–520
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Boston, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–490
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Detroit, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- azoresairlines.pt
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Boston, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,200
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Porto Campanha to Entroncamento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Entroncamento to Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Salamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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