There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Germany by plane or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Frankfurt (FRA)ORD - FRA
11h 20m€229–454Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)ORD - DUS
13h 23m€190–616Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Munich International Airport (MUC)ORD - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Marienplatz
12h€232–449Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Frankfurt
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Frankfurt (FRA)MDW - FRA
15h 59m€249–914Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)ORD - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
13h 47m€318–772Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)ORD - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
13h 50m€340–789
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Germany is to fly which costs €220 - €460 and takes 11h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Germany is to fly which takes 11h 20m and costs €220 - €460.
The distance between Chicago and Germany is 7013 km.
It takes approximately 11h 20m to get from Chicago to Germany, including transfers.
There are 2562+ hotels available in Germany.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Germany?
Lufthansa, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Frankfurt (FRA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Frankfurt via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Frankfurt via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Frankfurt via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Frankfurt via Detroit, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Frankfurt via Detroit, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Frankfurt via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Frankfurt via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Frankfurt via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Marienplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €14–23
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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