There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Harare by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)plane ORD - HRE
22h 20m$622–1,929Train to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport, fly to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazootrain
- Fly from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)plane AZO - HRE
29h 18m$606–2,101Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)plane MKE - HRE
25h 58m$943–3,384Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)plane MDW - HRE
23h 39m$772–2,829Train to South Bend, fly to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)plane SBN - HRE
25h 39m$1,033–3,038Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lusaka, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lusaka (LUN)plane ORD - LUN
- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPortbus
31h 30m$806–1,270
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Harare is to fly and bus which costs $800 - $1,300 and takes 31h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Harare is to fly which takes 22h 20m and costs $600 - $2,000.
The distance between Chicago and Harare is 13750 km.
It takes approximately 22h 20m to get from Chicago to Harare, including transfers.
Harare is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 8:42 AM in Chicago and 3:42 PM in Harare.
There are 303+ hotels available in Harare.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Harare, Zimbabwe?
Ethiopian Airlines flies from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) 3 times a week.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Atlanta, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from South Bend to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lusaka via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lusaka via Addis Ababa, Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 31m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 36m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 36m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
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
- $20–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- 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
- Phone
- +263 78 694 9273
- cagtcoaches@gmail.com
- Website
- cagtours.co.zw
Bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPort
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–25
- Schedules at
- cagtours.co.zw
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