There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Murmansk by plane or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kirkenes Airport, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane ORD - KKN
- Take the bus from Kirkenes Airport to Zapolyarnybus
- Take the bus from Zapolyarny to Murmansk Bus stationbus
23h 39mFly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ivalo, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ivalo (IVL)plane ORD - IVL
- Take the bus from Ivalo Airport to Kirkenes Airportbus
- Take the bus from Kirkenes Airport to Zapolyarnybus
- Take the bus from Zapolyarny to Murmansk Bus stationbus
25h 47mFly Chicago Midway International Airport to Kirkenes Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane MDW - KKN
- Take the bus from Kirkenes Airport to Zapolyarnybus
- Take the bus from Zapolyarny to Murmansk Bus stationbus
28h 14mFly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vadsø Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vadsø Airport (VDS)plane ORD - VDS
- Take the bus from Vadsø lufthavn to Kirkenes lufthavn Høybuktmoenbus
- Take the bus from Kirkenes Airport to Zapolyarnybus
- Take the bus from Zapolyarny to Murmansk Bus stationbus
33h 39mFly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rovaniemi, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane ORD - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to Petsamontie 7bus
- Take the bus from Ivalo to Kirkenes Airportbus
- Take the bus from Kirkenes Airport to Zapolyarnybus
- Take the bus from Zapolyarny to Murmansk Bus stationbus
30h 7m
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Chicago and Murmansk is 6874 km.
It takes approximately 23h 39m to get from Chicago to Murmansk, including transfers.
Murmansk is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 2:50 AM in Chicago and 10:50 AM in Murmansk.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Murmansk, Russia?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Murmansk. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Kirkenes Airport (KKN), walk to Kirkenes Airport, take the bus to Zapolyarny, then take the bus to Murmansk Bus station. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Ivalo (IVL), walk to Ivalo Airport, take the bus to Kirkenes Airport, take the bus to Zapolyarny, then take the bus to Murmansk Bus station.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Minneapolis, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽37,000–130,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Boston, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽37,000–130,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Pittsburgh, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽37,000–130,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Baltimore, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽37,000–130,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Nashville, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽38,000–130,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vadsø Airport via Helsinki, Ivalo, Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–60,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vadsø Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo, Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–49,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vadsø Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Tromso, Hammerfest
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–70,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽45,000–180,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rovaniemi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽35,000–130,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Helsinki, Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₽24,000–80,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽36,000–120,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽25,000–80,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽22,000–65,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽25,000–90,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rovaniemi via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽23,000–65,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rovaniemi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽30,000–110,000
- Phone
- +7 (8152) 400-205
- borodinbus@mail.ru
- Website
- Borodin Bus
Bus from Kirkenes Airport to Zapolyarny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Borodin Bus
- Schedules at
- Borodin Bus
Bus from Kirkenes Airport to Zapolyarny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Borodin Bus
- Schedules at
- Borodin Bus
Bus from Kirkenes Airport to Zapolyarny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Borodin Bus
- Schedules at
- Borodin Bus
Bus from Kirkenes Airport to Zapolyarny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Borodin Bus
- Schedules at
- Borodin Bus
Bus from Kirkenes Airport to Zapolyarny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Borodin Bus
- Schedules at
- Borodin Bus
- Website
- route51.ru
Bus from Zapolyarny to Murmansk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽300
- Schedules at
- route51.ru
Bus from Zapolyarny to Murmansk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽300
- Schedules at
- route51.ru
Bus from Zapolyarny to Murmansk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽300
- Schedules at
- route51.ru
Bus from Zapolyarny to Murmansk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽300
- Schedules at
- route51.ru
Bus from Zapolyarny to Murmansk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽300
- Schedules at
- route51.ru
- Phone
- +358 40 179 6069
- sales@visitinari.fi
- Website
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Ivalo Airport to Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽36,000–39,000
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Ivalo to Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽35,000–38,000
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
- Phone
- 177
- post@snelandia.no
- Website
- Snelandia
Bus from Vadsø lufthavn to Kirkenes lufthavn Høybuktmoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–3,000
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
- Phone
- +358 (0) 16 3422 160
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
Bus from Lentoasema to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,500–5,500
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Schedules at
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Phone
- +358 16 312280
- info@laplandtours.com
- Website
- LaplandTours
Bus from Lentoasema to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,900–5,500
- Website
- LaplandTours
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