There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Clifden by plane, bus, or train
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 Shannon Airport, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane ORD - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceannt Stationbus
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Station to Clifdenbus
15h 24m€277–993Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane ORD - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland West Airport to Westportbus
- Take the bus from Westport to Clifdenbus
19h 34m€218–830Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ORD - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Station to Clifdenbus
16h 53m€278–906Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cork Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane ORD - ORK
- Take the bus from Cork Airport to Galway Ceannt Stationbus
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Station to Clifdenbus
20h 38m€290–998Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Shannon Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane MDW - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceannt Stationbus
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Station to Clifdenbus
18h 2m€317–1,243
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Clifden is to fly and train and bus which costs €270 - €950 and takes 16h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Clifden is to fly and bus which takes 15h 24m and costs €270 - €1000.
The distance between Chicago and Clifden is 5966 km.
It takes approximately 15h 24m to get from Chicago to Clifden, including transfers.
Clifden is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 1:13 AM in Chicago and 7:13 AM in Clifden.
There are 336+ hotels available in Clifden.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Clifden, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Clifden. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Shannon Airport (SNN), walk to Shannon Airport, take the bus to Galway Ceannt Station, walk to Galway Coach Station, then take the bus to Clifden. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21, take the line 782 bus to Heuston Station, walk to Dublin Heuston, take the train to Galway, walk to Galway Coach Station, then take the bus to Clifden.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Shannon Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Shannon Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Shannon Airport via Pittsburgh, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Shannon Airport via Covington, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Shannon Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cork Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Shannon Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Shannon Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Shannon Airport via Pittsburgh, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Shannon Airport via Covington, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Shannon Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shannon Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Shannon Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Shannon Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Shannon Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Shannon Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Dublin Airport, Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €18–25
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceannt Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Galway Coach Station to Clifden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Cork Airport to Galway Ceannt Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Galway Coach Station to Clifden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Ireland West Airport to Westport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Westport to Clifden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
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