There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Kano by plane, train, shuttle, 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 56m$334–1,306Fly 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 51m$504–2,006Train 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
24h 4m$614–2,315Train 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
24h 56m$776–2,865Train, shuttle to Indianapolis, fly to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)plane IND - KAN
25h 35m$477–1,802Train 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 27m$436–1,675Fly 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 26m$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 which costs $330 - $1,400 and takes 21h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kano is to fly which takes 21h 56m and costs $330 - $1,400.
The distance between Chicago and Kano is 9672 km.
It takes approximately 21h 56m to get from Chicago to Kano, including transfers.
Kano is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 2:42 PM in Chicago and 8:42 PM in Kano.
There are 54+ hotels available in Kano.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Kano, Nigeria?
Egyptair, United Airlines, and United Nigeria Airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flyunitednigeria.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Washington Dulles, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Atlanta, Accra, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from South Bend to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Washington Dulles, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from South Bend to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Washington Dulles, Accra, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Washington Dulles, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Indianapolis to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Washington Dulles, Accra, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Atlanta, Accra, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
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 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- flyairpeace.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Atlanta, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from South Bend to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Atlanta, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Atlanta, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Indianapolis to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Atlanta, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Atlanta, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Atlanta, Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Atlanta, Accra, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from South Bend to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- 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
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- realtonga.to
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 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- 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
- $410–1,800
- 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
- $300–1,400
- 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
- $420–1,400
- 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 Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-589-6004
- info@goextr.com
- Website
- goexpresstravel.com
Shuttle from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Schedules at
- goexpresstravel.com
- Phone
- +1(765)4973828
- Website
- lafayettelimo.com
Shuttle from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Estimated price
- $25–31
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