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 18m$801–2,797Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Gaborone (GBE)plane ORD - GBE
30h 37m$632–1,445Train 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 40m$693–2,554Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Gaborone (GBE)plane MDW - GBE
31h 56m$632–2,345
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 $600 - $1,500 and takes 30h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Gaborone is to train and fly which takes 29h 18m and costs $800 - $2,800.
The distance between Chicago and Gaborone is 13896 km.
It takes approximately 29h 18m to get from Chicago to Gaborone, including transfers.
Gaborone is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 6:32 PM in Chicago and 2:32 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 three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Gaborone (GBE) 5 times a week.
Airlines
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaborone via Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Atlanta, Accra, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Accra, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Lagos, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Accra, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 48m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gaborone via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- airbotswana.co.bw
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gaborone via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from South Bend to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 47m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 27m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gaborone via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- 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 South Bend to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaborone via Addis Ababa, Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
Train operators
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
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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- 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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