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
16h 55mAED 1,314–9,026Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC)plane ORD - DWC
23h 49mAED 1,123–4,838Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Abu Dhabi, shuttle
- 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
18h 52mAED 1,150–3,064Fly 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 14mAED 1,532–4,150Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane MDW - DXB
19h 8mAED 1,714–7,026
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 1100 - AED 3100 and takes 18h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Dubai is to fly which takes 16h 55m and costs AED 1300 - AED 9500.
The distance between Chicago and Dubai is 11685 km.
It takes approximately 16h 55m to get from Chicago to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 9h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 8:25 PM in Chicago and 5:25 AM in Dubai.
There are 19720+ 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.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–4,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–4,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–4,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,000–6,500
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–4,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–4,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–5,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–5,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–4,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–4,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,000–6,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–6,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–6,500
- 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 1,100–4,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–4,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–7,000
- 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 1,600–4,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–5,500
- Website
- zanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–7,000
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 1,600–6,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–6,000
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport via Amman, Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,800–5,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport via Cairo, Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,100–6,500
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,000
- 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, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–4,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–4,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,900–8,000
- 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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