There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Mwanza by plane, bus, taxi, ferry, 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 Mwanza Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mwanza Airport (MWZ)plane ORD - MWZ
33h 46m$606–1,510Fly to Grumeti, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Grumeti (GTZ)plane ORD - GTZ
- Take the taxi from Grumeti (GTZ) to Mwanzataxi
41h 46m$492–1,680Fly to Nairobi, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nairobi (NBO)plane ORD - NBO
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Mwanzabus
34h 18m$628–830Fly to Entebbe, bus, ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Entebbe (EBB)plane ORD - EBB
- Take the bus from Kampala to Bukobabus
- Take the ferry from Bukoba to Mwanza North Portferry
37hFly to Kigali, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kigali (KGL)plane ORD - KGL
- Drive from Kigali (KGL) to Mwanzacar
30h 52m$662–1,095
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mwanza Airport (MWZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Mwanza is to fly and bus which costs $600 - $850 and takes 34h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Mwanza is to fly and drive which takes 30h 52m and costs $650 - $1,100.
The distance between Chicago and Mwanza is 12731 km.
It takes approximately 33h 46m to get from Chicago to Mwanza, including transfers.
Mwanza is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 6:51 AM in Chicago and 2:51 PM in Mwanza.
There are 49+ hotels available in Mwanza.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Mwanza, Tanzania?
United Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and nine other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mwanza Airport (MWZ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- charterlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Brussels, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Cairo, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Addis Ababa, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mwanza Airport via London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- Website
- regionaltanzania.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Grumeti via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Grumeti via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Grumeti via Zurich, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Grumeti via Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Grumeti via Milan Malpensa, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Entebbe via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Milan Malpensa, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Phone
- +254 738 821 122
Bus from Nairobi to Mwanza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- mozaico.co.ke
Bus from Kampala to Bukoba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mozaico.co.ke
- Phone
- +255(0)739 606 600
- info@mscl.co.tz
- Website
- mscl.co.tz
Ferry from Bukoba to Mwanza North Port
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $9–22
- Schedules at
- mscl.co.tz
- Economy
- $9
- Business
- $16
- First
- $22
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Estimated price
- $60–75
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