There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Praia by plane or train
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Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane MDW - RAI
15h 16m$1,014–2,218Train to Detroit, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Dearborntrain
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane DTW - RAI
20h 11m$950–1,988Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane ORD - RAI
13h 38m$1,014–1,418Train 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$1,240–2,581Train 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
16h 47m$1,324–3,127Train 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 24m$1,057–2,602
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 $1,000 - $1,500 and takes 13h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Praia is to fly which takes 13h 38m and costs $1,000 - $1,500.
The distance between Chicago and Praia is 6807 km.
It takes approximately 15h 16m to get from Chicago to Praia, including transfers.
Praia is 4h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:43 PM in Chicago and 4:43 PM in Praia.
There are 505+ 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
- $1,400–3,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Baltimore, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Reagan Washington, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Providence, Sal Island
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Baltimore, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Philadelphia, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Reagan Washington, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,900
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
- $1,700–3,900
Flights from South Bend to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Washington Dulles, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,100
Flights from South Bend to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,100
Flights from Detroit to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,800
Flights from Detroit to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Providence, Sal Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,800
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,500
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Detroit, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Providence, Sal Island
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,500
Flights from Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Detroit, Providence, Sal Island
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
- 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
- $1,000–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Boston, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,500
Flights from Detroit to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Boston, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,800
Flights from Detroit to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Toronto, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,800
Flights from Detroit to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Montreal, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,800
- 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
- $1,000–2,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Boston, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,500
Flights from Detroit to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Boston, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,800
Flights from Detroit to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Toronto, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,800
Flights from Detroit to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Montreal, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,800
- Website
- groupetransair.sn
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via New York JFK, Blaise Diagne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact 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
- $27–55
- 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
- $85–180
- 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
- $40–90
- 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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