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 55m$446–869Fly 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 24m$428–1,556Train 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 33m$838–3,175Train 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
25h 14m$677–2,528Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kigali (KGL)plane ORD - KGL
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminalbus
29h 30m$622–1,038
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 $440 - $900 and takes 21h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kampala is to fly which takes 21h 55m and costs $440 - $900.
The distance between Chicago and Kampala is 12528 km.
It takes approximately 21h 55m to get from Chicago to Kampala, including transfers.
Kampala is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 9:08 PM in Chicago and 5:08 AM in Kampala.
There are 1899+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Entebbe via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Entebbe via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Entebbe via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from South Bend to Entebbe via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Entebbe via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from South Bend to Entebbe via Washington Dulles, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Entebbe via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from South Bend to Entebbe via Washington Dulles, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Addis Ababa, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
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
- $21–50
- 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
- $3–20
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $3–20
- 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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