There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Lindau by plane or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Margrethen SGtrain
14h 35m€210–525Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ORD - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Lindau-Inseltrain
15h 31m€270–479Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane ORD - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
17h 26m€538–1,287Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MDW - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Margrethen SGtrain
16h 4m€310–1,085Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane ORD - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain
17h 32m€459–823Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Basel (BSL)plane ORD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
18h 29m€386–995Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ORD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
16h 25m€269–599
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Lindau is to fly and train which costs €210 - €550 and takes 14h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Lindau is to fly and train which takes 14h 35m and costs €210 - €550.
The distance between Chicago and Lindau is 7287 km.
It takes approximately 14h 35m to get from Chicago to Lindau, including transfers.
Lindau is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 9:56 PM in Chicago and 4:56 AM in Lindau.
There are 2519+ hotels available in Lindau.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Lindau, Bavaria, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Lindau. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to St. Margrethen SG, walk to St. Margrethen Sg, take the train to Bregenz, then take the train to Lindau-Insel. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Munich International Airport (MUC), walk to Flughafen München, take the train to Pasing, then take the train to Lindau-Insel.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–490
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Brussels, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–490
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Brussels, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–320
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–650
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Lindau-Insel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–30
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–29
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
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