There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Potsdam by plane or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ORD - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
14h 48m€292–720Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane MDW - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
16h 17m€292–1,120Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane ORD - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to S Spandau Bhftrain
16h 12m€480–1,065Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane ORD - LEJ
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain
16h 2m€326–1,286Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ORD - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Berlin Hbftrain
16h 55m€366–1,487
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Potsdam is to fly and train which costs €290 - €750 and takes 14h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Potsdam is to fly and train which takes 14h 48m and costs €290 - €750.
The distance between Chicago and Potsdam is 7185 km.
It takes approximately 14h 48m to get from Chicago to Potsdam, including transfers.
Potsdam is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 1:17 AM in Chicago and 7:17 AM in Potsdam.
There are 1379+ hotels available in Potsdam.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Potsdam, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Potsdam. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), walk to Flughafen BER, then take the train to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Midway, walk to Chicago-Midway-Airport-MDW airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), walk to Flughafen BER, then take the train to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Brussels, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dresden Airport via Brussels, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Brussels, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dresden Airport via Brussels, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Pittsburgh, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Pittsburgh, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dresden Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hannover Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
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