There are 11 ways to get from Chicago to Panajachel by plane, shuttle, train, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane ORD - GUA
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses to Panajachel
10h 16m$176–796Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to Monterreybus
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Cárdenasbus
- Take the bus from Cárdenas to Comitánbus
- Take the bus from Comitán to Panajachelbus
2d 23h$460–889Drive 4,149.8 km
- Drive from Chicago to Panajachelcar 4,149.8 km
2d 1h$501–723Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to La Aurora International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane MDW - GUA
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses to Panajachel
11h 56m$426–676Train to South Bend, fly to La Aurora International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane SBN - GUA
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses to Panajachel
14h 23m$217–1,005Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tapachula International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tapachula International Airport (TAP)plane ORD - TAP
- Take a shuttle bus from Tapachula to Panajachel
16h 37m$540–1,276Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL)plane ORD - SAL
- Take a shuttle bus from El Salvador International Airport to Santa Ana
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Panajachelbus
13h 28m$386–758Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to La Aurora International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane MKE - GUA
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses to Panajachel
13h 47m$235–1,098Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Omaha, NEbus
- Take the bus from Omaha to Saltillobus
- Take the bus from Saltillo to Puebla CAPUbus
- Take the bus from Puebla to San Cristóbal de las Casasbus
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Panajachelbus
3d$524–714Train, bus via Mexico City
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Cristóbal de las Casasbus
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Panajachelbus
3d 1h$558–1,085Train, bus via Mexico City #2
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Comitánbus
- Take the bus from Comitán to Panajachelbus
3d 5h$572–1,069
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Panajachel is to fly and shuttle which costs $170 - $800 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Panajachel is to fly and shuttle which takes 10h 16m and costs $170 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Panajachel. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Panajachel via 16th & Jackson NW, Omaha, Saltillo, Puebla and San Cristóbal de las Casas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between Chicago and Panajachel is 3198 km. The road distance is 4149.8 km.
The best way to get from Chicago to Panajachel without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 23h and costs $460 - $900.
It takes approximately 10h 16m to get from Chicago to Panajachel, including transfers.
Chicago to Panajachel bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
Chicago to Panajachel bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Omaha, NE station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Panajachel is 4150 km. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Chicago to Panajachel.
There are 423+ hotels available in Panajachel.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Panajachel, Sololá, Guatemala?
You can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Panajachel via 16th & Jackson NW, Omaha, Saltillo, Puebla, San Cristóbal de las Casas, and San Cristóbal de las Casas in around 3d.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from South Bend to La Aurora International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tapachula International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from South Bend to La Aurora International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from South Bend to La Aurora International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from South Bend to La Aurora International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from South Bend to La Aurora International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from South Bend to La Aurora International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tapachula International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tapachula International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tapachula International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
- Website
- turansa.com
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses to Panajachel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $23–190
- Schedules at
- turansa.com
- Phone
- +502 7960 0089
- cataleyahostelantigua@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses to Panajachel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +502 5308 5106
- info@adrenalinatours.com
- Website
- adrenalinatours.com
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses to Panajachel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- adrenalinatours.com
- Phone
- +1 800 472 9546
- info@grayline.com
- Website
- grayline.com
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses to Panajachel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $115
- Schedules at
- grayline.com
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Marcos to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 937 132 0108
- santiagosigerocinthia@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Monterrey to Cárdenas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Cárdenas to Comitán
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +502 7762 2462
- eternaprimaverapana@hotmail.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Comitán to Panajachel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/EternaPrimaveraPanajachel
Bus from Santa Ana to Panajachel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/EternaPrimaveraPanajachel
Bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Panajachel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $46
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/EternaPrimaveraPanajachel
- Phone
- +502 7762 0694
- info@marvelustravel.com
- Website
- marvelustravel.com
Shuttle from Tapachula to Panajachel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $300
- Book at
- https://marvelusbookings.com/minivan-bus-van-tickets-shared-tranport-shuttle-ride/
- Phone
- +503 7491 3696
- alfaritotours@gmail.com
- Website
- alfaritotours.com
Shuttle from El Salvador International Airport to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $220
- Website
- https://www.alfaritotours.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +52 449 913 0502
- tours.lopez@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Omaha to Saltillo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $240–290
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Saltillo to Puebla CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Puebla to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $45–65
- First Class
- $40–50
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Comitán
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
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