There are 4 ways to get from Chicago to Kilimanjaro by plane, taxi, shuttle, or car
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 Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
best- 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 Kilimanjarotaxi
24h 41m$782–1,745Fly to Arusha, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Arusha (ARK)plane ORD - ARK
- Take the taxi from Arusha-Airport-ARK to Kilimanjarotaxi
37h 37m$418–1,260Fly to Nairobi, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nairobi (NBO)plane ORD - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Moshi
- Take the taxi from Moshi to Kilimanjarotaxi
31h 16m$642–827Fly to Amboseli Airport, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Amboseli Airport (ASV)plane ORD - ASV
- Drive from Amboseli Airport (ASV) to Kilimanjarocar
32h 15m$670–2,132
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Kilimanjaro is to fly and shuttle and taxi which costs $600 - $850 and takes 31h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kilimanjaro is to fly and taxi which takes 24h 41m and costs $750 - $1,800.
The distance between Chicago and Kilimanjaro is 13211 km.
It takes approximately 24h 41m to get from Chicago to Kilimanjaro, including transfers.
Kilimanjaro is 9h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:11 AM in Chicago and 9:11 AM in Kilimanjaro.
There are 14+ hotels available in Kilimanjaro.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Kilimanjaro, Tanzania?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Kilimanjaro. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), then take the taxi to Kilimanjaro. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Arusha (ARK), then take the taxi to Kilimanjaro.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Istanbul, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Brussels, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Zurich, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Milan Malpensa, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amboseli Airport via Frankfurt, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amboseli Airport via Istanbul, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amboseli Airport via Addis Ababa, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Rome, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Phone
- +254722328595
- Website
- riverside-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Nairobi JKIA to Moshi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- riverside-shuttle.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Estimated price
- $18–55
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