There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Kano by plane, train, or taxi
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)plane ORD - KAN
21h 42m$404–1,506Train to South Bend, fly to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)plane SBN - KAN
27h 25m$714–2,615Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)plane MDW - KAN
23h 53m$604–2,206Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)plane MKE - KAN
25h 34m$776–2,865Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kaduna, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kaduna (KAD)plane ORD - KAD
- Take the taxi from Kaduna (KAD) to Kanotaxi
35h 40m$416–1,523Train to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, fly to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bloomington-Normaltrain
- Fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)plane BMI - KAN
26h 24m$506–1,775Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV)plane ORD - ABV
- Take the taxi from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) to Kanotaxi
25h 24m$778–1,136
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Kano is to fly and taxi which costs $750 - $1,200 and takes 25h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kano is to fly which takes 21h 42m and costs $400 - $1,600.
The distance between Chicago and Kano is 9672 km.
It takes approximately 21h 42m to get from Chicago to Kano, including transfers.
Kano is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 4:06 AM in Chicago and 10:06 AM in Kano.
There are 56+ hotels available in Kano.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Kano, Nigeria?
Egyptair, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flyairpeace.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via New York JFK, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from South Bend to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Atlanta, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Atlanta, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Atlanta, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via New York JFK, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Detroit, New York JFK, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Atlanta, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Atlanta, Accra, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- realtonga.to
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kaduna via London Heathrow, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kaduna via Washington Dulles, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kaduna via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kaduna via Amsterdam Schiphol, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kaduna via Frankfurt, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kaduna via New York JFK, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kaduna via Madrid, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Atlanta, Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- flyunitednigeria.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Washington Dulles, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Frankfurt, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from South Bend to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Washington Dulles, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Atlanta, Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Washington Dulles, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport via New York JFK, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from South Bend to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- armcharter.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via New York JFK, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,900
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport via Montreal, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
- Website
- flylevel.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport via New York JFK, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- 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
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
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Bloomington-Normal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Estimated price
- $14–31
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