There are 6 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 39m$354–770Fly 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 59m$264–670Train 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 29m$415–1,529Train 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 35m$438–1,681Train 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$289–1,042Train, 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
17h 28m$342–1,224
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 - $700 and takes 12h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Lima is to fly which takes 12h 39m and costs $350 - $800.
The distance between Chicago and Lima is 6106 km.
It takes approximately 12h 39m to get from Chicago to Lima, including transfers.
There are 2357+ hotels available in Lima.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Lima, Peru?
Delta, LATAM Chile, and two other airlines fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) 5 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from South Bend to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
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
- $240–1,000
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
- $240–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Punta Cana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Indianapolis to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
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 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- 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
- $230–900
- 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
- $310–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Indianapolis to Jorge Chávez International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- 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
- $24–55
- 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
- $35–80
- 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
- $30–75
- 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
- $33
- 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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