There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Kenai by plane, car, or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane ORD - ANC
- Drive from Anchorage-Airport-ANC to Kenaicar
11h 35m$440–1,750Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Homer, drive
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Homer (HOM)plane ORD - HOM
- Drive from Homer (HOM) to Kenaicar
14h 31m$102–577Drive 3,718.5 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Kenaicar 3,718.5 mi
2d 20h$679–981Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kenai
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kenai (ENA)plane ORD - ENA
21h 59m$162–705Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Anchorage International Airport, drive
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane MDW - ANC
- Drive from Anchorage-Airport-ANC to Kenaicar
13h 1m$630–2,550Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Kenai
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kenai (ENA)plane MDW - ENA
22h 26m$252–1,005Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane MKE - ANC
- Drive from Anchorage-Airport-ANC to Kenaicar
14h 40m$749–3,101
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Kenai is to fly and drive which costs $100 - $600 and takes 14h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kenai is to fly and drive which takes 11h 35m and costs $440 - $1,800.
The distance between Chicago and Kenai is 3031 miles. The road distance is 3740.2 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 35m to get from Chicago to Kenai, including transfers.
Kenai is 3h behind Chicago. It is currently 3:54 PM in Chicago and 12:54 PM in Kenai.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Kenai is 3740 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 20h to drive from Chicago to Kenai.
There are 81+ hotels available in Kenai.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Kenai, AK, USA?
American Airlines, Aleutian Airways, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kenai (ENA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flyaleutian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kenai via Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kenai via Seattle, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kenai via Detroit, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kenai via Minneapolis, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kenai via Denver, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kenai via Detroit, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kenai via Minneapolis, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kenai via Salt Lake City, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kenai via Portland, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Homer via Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Homer via Seattle, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Homer via Calgary, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
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
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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