There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Kuwait by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuwait International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kuwait International Airport (KWI)plane ORD - KWI
18h 3m$820–2,327Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to King Fahd International Airport, bus, drive
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to King Fahd International Airport (DMM)plane ORD - DMM
- Take the bus from Dammam Airport to Al Khafji Borderbus
- Drive from Al Khafji Border to Al Faḩāḩīlcar
23h 20m$402–943Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basra International Airport, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Basra International Airport (BSR)plane ORD - BSR
- Drive from Basra International Airport (BSR) to Kuwait Citycar
29h 19m$810–2,417Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Kuwait International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Kuwait International Airport (KWI)plane MKE - KWI
23h 31m$1,445–4,088Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Kuwait International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kuwait International Airport (KWI)plane MDW - KWI
24h 41m$1,120–3,327
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kuwait International Airport (KWI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Kuwait is to fly and bus and drive which costs $400 - $950 and takes 23h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kuwait is to fly which takes 18h 3m and costs $800 - $2,400.
The distance between Chicago and Kuwait is 10930 km.
It takes approximately 18h 3m to get from Chicago to Kuwait, including transfers.
Kuwait is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 10:30 AM in Chicago and 6:30 PM in Kuwait.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Kuwait?
Royal Jordanian, Qatar Airways, and six other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kuwait International Airport (KWI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basra International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basra International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basra International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–2,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basra International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–900
- Website
- jazeeraairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
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
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 8003040155
- Website
- darbalwatan.com
Bus from Dammam Airport to Al Khafji Border
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–32
- Schedules at
- darbalwatan.com
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