There are 4 ways to get from Chicago to Kinshasa by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kinshasa International Airport (FIH)plane ORD - FIH
21h 15m$522–1,650Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kinshasa International Airport (FIH)plane MDW - FIH
24h 50m$732–2,650Train to South Bend, fly
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Kinshasa International Airport (FIH)plane SBN - FIH
23h 47m$793–2,859Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Kinshasa International Airport (FIH)plane MKE - FIH
26h 35m$851–3,202
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kinshasa International Airport (FIH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Kinshasa is to fly which costs $500 - $1,700 and takes 21h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kinshasa is to fly which takes 21h 15m and costs $500 - $1,700.
The distance between Chicago and Kinshasa is 11484 km.
It takes approximately 21h 15m to get from Chicago to Kinshasa, including transfers.
Kinshasa is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 11:19 AM in Chicago and 6:19 PM in Kinshasa.
There are 161+ hotels available in Kinshasa.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Air France, Ethiopian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kinshasa International Airport (FIH) twice daily.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kinshasa International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kinshasa International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from South Bend to Kinshasa International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kinshasa International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kinshasa International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kinshasa International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from South Bend to Kinshasa International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kinshasa International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kinshasa International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kinshasa International Airport via Atlanta, Accra, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from South Bend to Kinshasa International Airport via Washington Dulles, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from South Bend to Kinshasa International Airport via Atlanta, Accra, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kinshasa International Airport via Newark, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kinshasa International Airport via Atlanta, Accra, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kinshasa International Airport via Atlanta, Accra, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from South Bend to Kinshasa International Airport via Atlanta, Accra, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kinshasa International Airport via Newark, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kinshasa International Airport via Atlanta, Accra, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kinshasa International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kinshasa International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kinshasa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
- 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
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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