There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Dubai by plane or shuttle
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane ORD - DXB
17h 35mAED 1,314–9,026Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Abu Dhabi, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane ORD - AUH
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
19h 52mAED 1,050–2,864Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sharjah International Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane ORD - SHJ
20h 39mAED 1,432–4,350Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC)plane ORD - DWC
19h 49mAED 1,123–3,938Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane MDW - DXB
20h 8mAED 1,914–6,026
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Dubai is to fly and shuttle which costs AED 1000 - AED 2900 and takes 19h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Dubai is to fly which takes 17h 35m and costs AED 1300 - AED 9500.
The distance between Chicago and Dubai is 11685 km.
It takes approximately 17h 35m to get from Chicago to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 9h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 11:12 AM in Chicago and 8:12 PM in Dubai.
There are 19042+ hotels available in Dubai.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
Emirates, Royal Jordanian, and three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–4,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–4,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,900–6,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–4,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–4,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–7,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–7,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–4,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–4,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–5,000
- Website
- zanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–7,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–6,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–7,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–6,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–4,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,900–6,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–5,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,600–5,500
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–4,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,800
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–6,500
Bus operators
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 35–38
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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