There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Okinawa by plane, train, or ferry
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 Naha Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane ORD - OKA
21h 26m¥56,082–202,004Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kumejima Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kumejima Airport (UEO)plane ORD - UEO
- Take the ferry from 久米島 to 那覇(泊)ferry
34h 20m¥51,862–175,734Train to South Bend, fly to Naha Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane SBN - OKA
25h 7m¥72,990–253,741Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Naha Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane MKE - OKA
25h 11m¥98,382–344,684Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Naha Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane MDW - OKA
23h 26m¥91,082–312,004
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Naha Airport (OKA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Okinawa is to fly and ferry which costs ¥50000 - ¥180000 and takes 34h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Okinawa is to fly which takes 21h 26m and costs ¥55000 - ¥210000.
The distance between Chicago and Okinawa is 11652 km.
It takes approximately 21h 26m to get from Chicago to Okinawa, including transfers.
Okinawa is 14h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 1:55 PM in Chicago and 3:55 AM in Okinawa.
There are 1882+ hotels available in Okinawa.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Okinawa, Japan?
Japan Airlines, United Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Naha Airport (OKA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Naha Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–210,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Naha Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from South Bend to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–250,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥140,000–340,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–330,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kumejima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–390,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Naha Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–470,000
Flights from South Bend to Naha Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–250,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–800,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Naha Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–330,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Naha Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–750,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Naha Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–310,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Naha Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from South Bend to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–250,000
Flights from South Bend to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–250,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–330,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Naha Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from South Bend to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–250,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–330,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Naha Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–330,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from South Bend to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–250,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Naha Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–330,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Naha Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–340,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Naha Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–750,000
- Website
- jal.co.jp
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kumejima Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Naha Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–160,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kumejima Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Naha Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–390,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from South Bend to Naha Airport via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–250,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Naha Airport via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–320,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Naha Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–190,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Naha Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–190,000
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–2,600
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- ¥2,300–2,600
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,500
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–12,000
- Website
- Amtrak
- Website
- Kume Shosen
Ferry from 久米島 to 那覇(泊)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,200
- Schedules at
- Kume Shosen
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