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 34m$360–1,450Fly 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
20h$128–467Drive 3,718.6 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Kenaicar 3,718.6 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
20h 43m$172–705Fly 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
14h 7m$460–1,850Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Kenai
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kenai (ENA)plane MDW - ENA
23h 6m$232–905Train 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 39m$602–2,563
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 $120 - $470 and takes 20h.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kenai is to fly and drive which takes 11h 34m and costs $360 - $1,500.
The distance between Chicago and Kenai is 3031 miles. The road distance is 3740.3 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 34m to get from Chicago to Kenai, including transfers.
Kenai is 3h behind Chicago. It is currently 3:27 PM in Chicago and 12:27 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 75+ hotels available in Kenai.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Kenai, AK, USA?
American Airlines, Aleutian Airways, and three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kenai (ENA) twice daily.
- Website
- flyaleutian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kenai via Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kenai via Minneapolis, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kenai via Seattle, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kenai via Detroit, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kenai via Minneapolis, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kenai via Denver, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kenai via Detroit, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kenai via Portland, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Homer via Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Homer via Minneapolis, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Homer via Seattle, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Homer via Detroit, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
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
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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