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 40mAED 1,614–3,726Fly 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
18h 42mAED 1,250–3,464Fly 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 9mAED 1,332–4,150Fly 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
23h 34mAED 1,323–3,138Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane MDW - DXB
18h 43mAED 1,714–6,026
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 1200 - AED 3500 and takes 18h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Dubai is to fly which takes 16h 40m and costs AED 1600 - AED 3800.
The distance between Chicago and Dubai is 11685 km.
It takes approximately 16h 40m to get from Chicago to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 10h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:08 AM in Chicago and 10:08 AM in Dubai.
There are 19744+ hotels available in Dubai.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
Emirates, Qatar Airways, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–4,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,600–5,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,600–5,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,200–7,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,600–4,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–4,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–4,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–4,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–4,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–4,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–4,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–6,000
- Website
- zanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,700–5,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,900–7,000
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 1,800–6,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–4,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,200–7,000
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,500–4,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Detroit, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,100–6,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,100
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport via Amman, Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 2,100–6,000
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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