There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Praia by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane MDW - RAI
15h 13m$664–1,419Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane ORD - RAI
13h 40m$434–1,219Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane MKE - RAI
18h 40m$837–1,780Train to Detroit, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Dearborntrain
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane DTW - RAI
20h$570–1,181Train to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazootrain
- Fly from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane AZO - RAI
22h 29m$502–1,400Train to South Bend, fly
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane SBN - RAI
17h 36m$724–2,028
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Praia is to fly which costs $430 - $1,300 and takes 13h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Praia is to fly which takes 13h 40m and costs $430 - $1,300.
The distance between Chicago and Praia is 6806 km.
It takes approximately 15h 13m to get from Chicago to Praia, including transfers.
Praia is 4h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 9:34 PM in Chicago and 1:34 AM in Praia.
There are 488+ hotels available in Praia.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Praia, Cabo Verde?
Southwest Airlines, Cabo Verde Airlines, and Azores Airlines fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) once daily.
- Website
- caboverdeairlines.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Baltimore, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Reagan Washington, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Providence, Sal Island
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Detroit, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Baltimore, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Reagan Washington, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Detroit to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Providence, Sal Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Detroit, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Providence, Sal Island
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Detroit, Providence, Sal Island
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from South Bend to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Boston, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Boston, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,700
Flights from Detroit to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Boston, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Toronto, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Montreal, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,000
- Website
- azoresairlines.pt
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Boston, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Boston, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,700
Flights from Detroit to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Boston, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Toronto, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Montreal, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,000
- Website
- groupetransair.sn
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via New York JFK, Blaise Diagne
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- 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
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