There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Cooktown by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Cooktown Airport
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)MDW - CTN
30h 44m$1,004–3,373Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairns, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cairns (CNS)ORD - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktown
33h 13m$724–2,418Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cooktown Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)ORD - CTN
30h 53m$1,004–2,773Train to South Bend, fly to Cairns, bus
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Cairns (CNS)SBN - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktown
37h 40m$1,091–3,532Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Cairns, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Cairns (CNS)MKE - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktown
36h 53m$1,507–4,302Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Cairns, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Cairns (CNS)MDW - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktown
33h 6m$874–2,918Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Townsville Airport, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Townsville Airport (TSV)ORD - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Cooktown
33h 32m$874–2,898
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Cooktown Airport (CTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Cooktown is to fly and bus which costs $700 - $2,500 and takes 33h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Cooktown is to fly which takes 30h 44m and costs $1,000 - $3,400.
The distance between Chicago and Cooktown is 14222 km.
It takes approximately 30h 44m to get from Chicago to Cooktown, including transfers.
Cooktown is 16h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 8:38 AM in Chicago and 12:38 AM in Cooktown.
There are 27+ hotels available in Cooktown.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Cooktown, QLD, Australia?
Frontier Airlines, Fiji Airways, and seven other airlines fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Cooktown Airport (CTN) twice daily.
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- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from South Bend to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 14m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cooktown Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Kansas City, Los Angeles, Nadi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Tokyo Narita, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–8,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Hong Kong, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from South Bend to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from South Bend to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Cairns via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Townsville Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from South Bend to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from South Bend to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 14m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–7,000
Flights from South Bend to Cairns via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–10,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Cairns via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,000
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from South Bend to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–7,000
Flights from South Bend to Cairns via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–10,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairns via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Cairns via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cairns via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 46m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Cairns via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–22
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $20–22
- 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
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
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