There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Kampala by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Entebbe
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Entebbe (EBB)plane ORD - EBB
21h 53m$616–1,819Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane ORD - KIS
- Take the bus from Kisumu to Busiabus
- Take the bus from Busia to Kampalabus
33h 37m$528–1,839Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Entebbe
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Entebbe (EBB)plane MKE - EBB
25h 35m$1,044–2,682Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane ORD - KGL
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminalbus
28h 53m$572–1,988Train to South Bend, fly to Entebbe
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Entebbe (EBB)plane SBN - EBB
42h 1m$827–2,428
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Entebbe (EBB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Kampala is to fly which costs $600 - $1,900 and takes 21h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kampala is to fly which takes 21h 53m and costs $600 - $1,900.
The distance between Chicago and Kampala is 12528 km.
It takes approximately 21h 53m to get from Chicago to Kampala, including transfers.
Kampala is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 5:27 PM in Chicago and 1:27 AM in Kampala.
There are 1734+ hotels available in Kampala.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Kampala, Uganda?
Ethiopian Airlines, Qatar Airways, and Turkish Airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Entebbe (EBB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Entebbe via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 23m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Entebbe via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Entebbe via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
Flights from South Bend to Entebbe via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,400
Flights from South Bend to Entebbe via Detroit, Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from South Bend to Entebbe via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Entebbe via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact 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
- $27–55
- 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
- +250 788 314 935
- Website
- trinityexpress.rw
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
- Phone
- +250788351253
- info@volcanoexpress.co.rw
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +254 724 581902
- Website
- tahmeedexpress.com
Bus from Kisumu to Busia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $2–3
- Phone
- 0717073333
- buscareltd@gmail.com
- Website
- bus-car.co.ke
Bus from Busia to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- http://bus-car.co.ke/?fbclid=IwAR0ue-tmedLmaiQ3pC7R6TuzahIO7p698XH5v32MsQRE75qD18nAkNRKeR4#/
- Normal
- $7
- Business/VIP
- $10
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