There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Kenya by plane, taxi, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Mombasa
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mombasa (MBA)plane ORD - MBA
20h 22m$622–1,930Fly to Nairobi
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nairobi (NBO)plane ORD - NBO
21h 43m$554–1,106Fly to Kisumu International Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane ORD - KIS
25h 8m$568–1,824Fly to Eldoret International Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Eldoret International Airport (EDL)plane ORD - EDL
25h 35m$932–2,945Fly to Nairobi Wilson Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)plane ORD - WIL
26h 18m$766–1,722Fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane ORD - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Arusha to Nairobi
27h 41m$622–6,052Fly to Ukunda, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ukunda (UKA)plane ORD - UKA
- Take the taxi from Ukunda (UKA) to Mombasataxi
24h 59m$582–1,735
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mombasa (MBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Kenya is to fly which costs $550 - $1,200 and takes 21h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kenya is to fly which takes 20h 22m and costs $600 - $2,000.
The distance between Chicago and Kenya is 13371 km.
It takes approximately 20h 22m to get from Chicago to Kenya, including transfers.
Kenya is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 5:02 PM in Chicago and 1:02 AM in Kenya.
There are 10675+ hotels available in Kenya.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Kenya?
Ethiopian Airlines and Turkish Airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mombasa (MBA) twice daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Eldoret International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ukunda via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ukunda via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ukunda via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ukunda via Brussels, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ukunda via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ukunda via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ukunda via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ukunda via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ukunda via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ukunda via Brussels, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ukunda via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ukunda via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ukunda via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mombasa via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mombasa via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Addis Ababa, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
- Website
- flysafarilink.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Addis Ababa, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Phone
- +254 203 555 780
- info@marangushuttles.com
- Website
- marangushuttles.com
Shuttle from Arusha to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–25
- Schedules at
- marangushuttles.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $18–130
Broadafrica Tours & Safaris
- Phone
- +254 722429225
- Website
- broadafrica.com
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