There are 4 ways to get from Chicago to Kampala by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Entebbe
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Entebbe (EBB)ORD - EBB
23h 25m$716–1,919Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kigali (KGL)ORD - KGL
- Take the bus from Kigali to Kampala
30h 18m$564–1,218Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Entebbe
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Entebbe (EBB)MKE - EBB
26h 10m$688–2,432Train to South Bend, fly to Entebbe
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Entebbe (EBB)SBN - EBB
27h 50m$627–2,228
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Entebbe (EBB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Kampala is to fly and bus which costs $550 - $1,300 and takes 30h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kampala is to fly which takes 23h 25m and costs $700 - $2,000.
The distance between Chicago and Kampala is 12528 km.
It takes approximately 23h 25m to get from Chicago to Kampala, including transfers.
Kampala is 9h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 4:57 PM in Chicago and 1:57 AM in Kampala.
There are 1798+ hotels available in Kampala.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Kampala, Uganda?
Ethiopian Airlines and Turkish Airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Entebbe (EBB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Entebbe via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Entebbe via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
Flights from South Bend to Entebbe via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Entebbe via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 23m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from South Bend to Entebbe via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Entebbe via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
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
- $22–40
- 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
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
- srclassiccoachafrica@gmail.com
- Website
- srclassic.com
Bus from Kigali to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- srclassic.com
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