There are 4 ways to get from Chicago to Gaborone by train or plane
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Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Gaborone (GBE)plane MKE - GBE
31h 6m$906–3,406Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Gaborone (GBE)plane ORD - GBE
32h 2m$532–1,545Train to South Bend, fly
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Gaborone (GBE)plane SBN - GBE
36h 40m$793–2,854Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Gaborone (GBE)plane MDW - GBE
32h 54m$632–2,445
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Gaborone (GBE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Gaborone is to fly which costs $500 - $1,600 and takes 32h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Gaborone is to train and fly which takes 31h 6m and costs $900 - $3,500.
The distance between Chicago and Gaborone is 13896 km.
It takes approximately 31h 6m to get from Chicago to Gaborone, including transfers.
Gaborone is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 8:41 AM in Chicago and 3:41 PM in Gaborone.
There are 382+ hotels available in Gaborone.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Gaborone, Botswana?
Ethiopian Airlines, Lufthansa, and seven other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Gaborone (GBE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaborone via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaborone via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaborone via Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaborone via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gaborone via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- airbotswana.co.bw
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gaborone via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaborone via Sao Paulo, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 53m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Accra, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 24m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaborone via Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Atlanta, Accra, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Accra, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Lagos, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Accra, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaborone via Addis Ababa, Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- 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
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
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