There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Israel by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)ORD - TLV
14h 47m₪1,428–2,945Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)MDW - TLV
17h 30m₪1,428–4,245Train to South Bend, fly to Ben Gurion Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)SBN - TLV
21h 13m₪1,763–6,575Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)MKE - TLV
20h 12m₪2,099–6,413Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Queen Alia International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Queen Alia International Airport (AMM)ORD - AMM
- Take the bus from Amman Abdali Terminal to King Hussein Bridge
18h 40m₪1,617–3,596
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Israel is to fly which costs ₪ 1,400 - ₪ 3,000 and takes 14h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Israel is to fly which takes 14h 47m and costs ₪ 1,400 - ₪ 3,000.
The distance between Chicago and Israel is 9967 km.
It takes approximately 14h 47m to get from Chicago to Israel, including transfers.
Israel is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 9:19 PM in Chicago and 5:19 AM in Israel.
There are 726+ hotels available in Israel.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Israel?
United Airlines, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,000–3,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,000–4,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,500
Flights from South Bend to Ben Gurion Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,800–6,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,000–8,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Queen Alia International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,000–3,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,800–5,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,600
Flights from South Bend to Ben Gurion Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,700–6,500
Flights from South Bend to Ben Gurion Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,700–6,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,700–7,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,900–7,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,900–7,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,100–3,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–4,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,600
Flights from South Bend to Ben Gurion Airport via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,800–6,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,900–7,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,000–6,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,000–4,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,000–8,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,100–3,700
Flights from South Bend to Ben Gurion Airport via Washington Dulles, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,900–6,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Queen Alia International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,000–3,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,900–7,000
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Queen Alia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,100–3,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Queen Alia International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,000–3,300
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,800–5,500
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from South Bend to Ben Gurion Airport via Washington Dulles, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,800–6,500
- 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
- ₪42–46
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- ₪42–46
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
- ₪70–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +962 6 566 4141
- info@jett.com.jo
- Website
- jett.com.jo
Bus from Amman Abdali Terminal to King Hussein Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₪7–50
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
- Adult
- ₪7–11
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