There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Merke by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport, train, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane ORD - ALA
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Otartrain
- Take the bus from Otar to Merkebus
29h 39m$714–1,323Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Taraz Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Taraz Airport (DMB)plane ORD - DMB
- Take the train from Taraz to Merketrain
32h 46mFly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shymkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane ORD - CIT
- Take the train from Shymkent to Merketrain
27h 38mFly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane ORD - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Taraztrain
- Take the train from Taraz to Merketrain
34h 25mFly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fergana International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Fergana International Airport (FEG)plane ORD - FEG
- Take the train from Margilon to Tashkent Centraltrain
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Taraztrain
- Take the train from Taraz to Merketrain
44h 27mTrain to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane MKE - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Taraztrain
- Take the train from Taraz to Merketrain
38h 15m
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Merke is to fly and train and bus which costs $700 - $1,400 and takes 29h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Merke is to fly and train and bus which takes 29h 39m and costs $700 - $1,400.
The distance between Chicago and Merke is 10804 km.
It takes approximately 29h 39m to get from Chicago to Merke, including transfers.
Merke is 10h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:25 PM in Chicago and 10:25 PM in Merke.
There are one+ hotels available in Merke.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Merke, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Merke. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Almaty International Airport (ALA), walk to Ogareva, take the line 36 bus to Almaty 1, walk to Almaty 1, take the train to Otar, walk to Otar, then take the bus to Merke. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Taraz Airport (DMB), take the taxi to Taraz, take the train to Merke, then take the taxi to Merke.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fergana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Munich, Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Taraz Airport via Frankfurt, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Taraz Airport via Frankfurt, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Taraz Airport via Belgrade, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fergana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fergana International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fergana International Airport via Frankfurt, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Newark, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Vienna, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 1 to Otar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $6–8
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $6–9
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 1 to Otar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $50–75
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $70–110
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Taraz to Merke
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Shymkent to Merke
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Taraz to Merke
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Taraz to Merke
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Taraz to Merke
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Tashkent Central to Taraz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $28–40
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $17–24
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $6–10
Train from Tashkent Central to Taraz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $28–40
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $17–24
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $6–10
Train from Tashkent Central to Taraz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $28–40
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $17–24
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $6–10
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Margilon to Tashkent Central
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Sleeper
- $12–13
- Coupe
- $16–17
- SV
- $27–30
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact 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
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Otar to Merke
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
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