There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Punta Cana by plane, train, shuttle, or bus
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 Punta Cana International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ)plane ORD - PUJ
8h 2m$122–570Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ)plane MDW - PUJ
7h 49m$182–830Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Punta Cana International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ)plane MKE - PUJ
9h 15m$249–961Train to South Bend, fly to Punta Cana International Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ)plane SBN - PUJ
11h 9m$155–691Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Las Américas International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Las Américas International Airport (SDQ)plane MDW - SDQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Santo Domingo Airport to Punta Cana
10h 54m$322–985Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Romana International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to La Romana International Airport (LRM)plane ORD - LRM
- Take the bus from Sitrabapu Terminal La Romana to Punta Cana Airportbus
11h 21m$226–899
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Punta Cana is to fly which costs $120 - $600 and takes 8h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Punta Cana is to fly which takes 7h 49m and costs $180 - $850.
The distance between Chicago and Punta Cana is 3228 km.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Chicago to Punta Cana, including transfers.
Punta Cana is 1h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 10:43 AM in Chicago and 11:43 AM in Punta Cana.
There are 1393+ hotels available in Punta Cana.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from South Bend to Punta Cana International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Romana International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from South Bend to Punta Cana International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from South Bend to Punta Cana International Airport via Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- arajet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from South Bend to Punta Cana International Airport via Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from South Bend to Punta Cana International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Romana International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–800
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
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- $14–17
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $14–17
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–16
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
Shuttle from Santo Domingo Airport to Punta Cana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- Welcome Pickups - Dominican Republic
- Phone
- +1 809 682 9670
- info@expresobavaro.com
- Website
- expresobavaro.com
Bus from Sitrabapu Terminal La Romana to Punta Cana Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- expresobavaro.com
- Expreso Bavaro
- $7
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