There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Lima by plane, train, 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 from Chicago Midway International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM)plane MDW - LIM
12h 29m$354–1,219Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM)plane ORD - LIM
12h 53m$264–619Train to South Bend, fly
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM)plane SBN - LIM
15h 18m$384–1,428Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM)plane MKE - LIM
14h 50m$446–1,677Train to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bloomington-Normaltrain
- Fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM)plane BMI - LIM
15h 22m$275–987Train, shuttle to Indianapolis, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM)plane IND - LIM
16h 48m$327–1,114Train to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM)plane GRR - LIM
19h 3m$463–1,720
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Lima is to fly which costs $260 - $650 and takes 12h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Lima is to fly which takes 12h 29m and costs $350 - $1,300.
The distance between Chicago and Lima is 6105 km.
It takes approximately 12h 29m to get from Chicago to Lima, including transfers.
There are 2348+ hotels available in Lima.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Lima, Peru?
Delta, LATAM Chile, and three other airlines fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from South Bend to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Atlanta, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Indianapolis to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from South Bend to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Indianapolis to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Indianapolis to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–900
- 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
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Bloomington-Normal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-589-6004
- info@goextr.com
- Website
- goexpresstravel.com
Shuttle from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Schedules at
- goexpresstravel.com
- Phone
- +1(765)4973828
- Website
- lafayettelimo.com
Shuttle from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
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