There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Istanbul by plane or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Istanbul (IST)plane ORD - IST
14h 7m₺18,199–42,315Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ORD - SAW
17h 15m₺14,202–55,338Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Istanbul (IST)plane MKE - IST
18h 15m₺26,327–93,152Train to South Bend, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Istanbul (IST)plane SBN - IST
20h 55m₺26,704–90,749Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Istanbul (IST)plane MDW - IST
18h 5m₺22,199–65,315
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Istanbul is to fly which costs 18.000 ₺ - 43.000 ₺ and takes 14h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Istanbul is to fly which takes 14h 7m and costs 18.000 ₺ - 43.000 ₺.
The distance between Chicago and Istanbul is 8858 km.
It takes approximately 14h 7m to get from Chicago to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 9:12 PM in Chicago and 5:12 AM in Istanbul.
There are 4362+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Istanbul, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Istanbul (IST) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–55,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–65,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Istanbul via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺25,000–90,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Istanbul via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺25,000–90,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Istanbul via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺29,000–110,000
Flights from South Bend to Istanbul via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–90,000
Flights from South Bend to Istanbul via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–110,000
Flights from South Bend to Istanbul via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–90,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Istanbul via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–95,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Istanbul via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺25,000–95,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Istanbul via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–75,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺27,000–42,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Istanbul via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺27,000–100,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Istanbul via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺28,000–100,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Istanbul via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺25,000–90,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Istanbul via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺25,000–90,000
Flights from South Bend to Istanbul via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺28,000–100,000
Flights from South Bend to Istanbul via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–90,000
Flights from South Bend to Istanbul via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–90,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Istanbul via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺24,000–85,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Istanbul via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺23,000–85,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Istanbul via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–75,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Istanbul via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–65,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–65,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Istanbul via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺29,000–110,000
Flights from South Bend to Istanbul via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–110,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Istanbul via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺25,000–95,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–70,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–60,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–70,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Istanbul via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺25,000–90,000
Flights from South Bend to Istanbul via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–90,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–55,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Istanbul via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺28,000–100,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Istanbul via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺24,000–85,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Istanbul via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺25,000–90,000
Flights from South Bend to Istanbul via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–90,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–46,000
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
- ₺1,100–2,500
- 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
- ₺620–670
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- ₺620–670
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