There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Gaborone by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaborone
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Gaborone (GBE)ORD - GBE
30h 37m$632–1,445Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Gaborone
cheapest- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Gaborone (GBE)MDW - GBE
31h 42m$532–1,945Train to South Bend, fly to Gaborone
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Gaborone (GBE)SBN - GBE
34h 53m$743–2,654Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Gaborone
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Gaborone (GBE)MKE - GBE
29h 31m$804–2,858Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Lanseria International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Lanseria International Airport (HLA)MDW - HLA
- Take a shuttle bus from Lanseria Airport to Gaborone
37h 52m$922–2,565
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Gaborone (GBE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Gaborone is to fly which costs $600 - $1,500 and takes 30h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Gaborone is to train and fly which takes 29h 31m and costs $800 - $2,900.
The distance between Chicago and Gaborone is 13768 km.
It takes approximately 30h 37m to get from Chicago to Gaborone, including transfers.
Gaborone is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 1:55 AM in Chicago and 9:55 AM in Gaborone.
There are 406+ hotels available in Gaborone.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Gaborone, Botswana?
Ethiopian Airlines, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Gaborone (GBE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaborone via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
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
- $470–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Lagos, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Accra, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Lagos, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- airbotswana.co.bw
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 54m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gaborone via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 56m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 46m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gaborone via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 7m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lanseria International Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lanseria International Airport via Newark, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 21m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lanseria International Airport via Atlanta, Capetown, Port Elizabeth
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 14m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lanseria International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg, Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 36m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaborone via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaborone via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaborone via Addis Ababa, Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
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
- +27 82 805 7919
- evoshuttle@gmail.com
- Website
- africanshuttle.com
Shuttle from Lanseria Airport to Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $320–360
- Website
- https://www.africanshuttle.com/
- Sedan Vehicle
- $320–360
- From
- $360
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