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
29h 58m$754–2,858Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Gaborone (GBE)plane ORD - GBE
30h 37m$582–1,445Train 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
35h 15m$743–2,654Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Gaborone (GBE)plane MDW - GBE
32h 41m$582–2,145
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 $550 - $1,500 and takes 30h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Gaborone is to train and fly which takes 29h 58m and costs $750 - $2,900.
The distance between Chicago and Gaborone is 13896 km.
It takes approximately 29h 58m to get from Chicago to Gaborone, including transfers.
Gaborone is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 8:07 PM in Chicago and 4:07 AM in Gaborone.
There are 384+ 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
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gaborone via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaborone via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaborone via Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Atlanta, Lagos, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Accra, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Lagos, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaborone via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaborone via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- airbotswana.co.bw
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gaborone via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaborone via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 22m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaborone via Addis Ababa, Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
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
- $22–40
- 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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