There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Merke by plane, train, bus, or car
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 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
30h 16m$404–1,623Fly 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
29h 58mFly 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
30h 35mFly 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 26mFly to Andizhan Airport, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Andizhan Airport (AZN)plane ORD - AZN
- Drive from Andizhan Airport (AZN) to Merkecar
34h 2m$1,448–1,535Fly 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 29m
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 $400 - $1,700 and takes 30h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Merke is to fly and train and bus which takes 30h 16m and costs $400 - $1,700.
The distance between Chicago and Merke is 10804 km.
It takes approximately 30h 16m to get from Chicago to Merke, including transfers.
Merke is 10h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 2:12 PM in Chicago and 12:12 AM 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
- uzairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Andizhan Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Andizhan Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fergana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Taraz Airport via Istanbul, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Taraz Airport via Frankfurt, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Taraz Airport via Belgrade, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Andizhan Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fergana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- 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
- $380–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fergana International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fergana International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
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
- $550–2,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
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
- $410–1,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
- 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)
- $75–110
- 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/
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Tashkent Central to Taraz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- 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)
- $17–25
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $7–10
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Margilon to Tashkent Central
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- 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
- $16–18
- SV
- $27–30
- 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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