There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Merano by plane, bus, 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 to Verona Villafranca Airport, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)ORD - VRN
- Take the bus from Verona - Aeroporto to Merano
15h 55m€477–774Fly to Innsbruck Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)ORD - INN
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Meran
18h 31m€260–1,247Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Munich International Airport (MUC)ORD - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Bolzano-Bozen
17h 38m€264–532Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)ORD - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuova
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozen
18h 51m€307–684Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)ORD - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozen
18h 18m€292–894Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)ORD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Meran
20h 22m€293–616Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Frankfurt (FRA)ORD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Take the train from München Hbf to Bolzano-Bozen
20h 31m€295–729
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Merano is to fly and train which costs €260 - €550 and takes 17h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Merano is to fly and bus which takes 15h 55m and costs €470 - €800.
The distance between Chicago and Merano is 7634 km.
It takes approximately 15h 55m to get from Chicago to Merano, including transfers.
Merano is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 3:41 AM in Chicago and 10:41 AM in Merano.
There are 2510+ hotels available in Merano.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Merano. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN), walk to Verona - Aeroporto, then take the bus to Merano. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Innsbruck Airport (INN), walk to Innsbruck Flughafen, take the bus to Innsbruck Hbf, walk to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Brennero - Brenner, then take the train to Merano Meran.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–330
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–290
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–290
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–330
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–290
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–290
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–310
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Innsbruck Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–260
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Innsbruck Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–260
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–800
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €490–2,300
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Meran
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €16–23
Train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €14–21
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €19–27
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Bolzano-Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Bolzano-Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–40
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–85
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €60–95
- 1st Class
- €130–220
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- clevertransfer.eu
Bus from Verona - Aeroporto to Merano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/en/
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