There are 7 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
7h 58m$192–1,680Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ)plane MDW - PUJ
7h 31m$172–830Train 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 2m$254–1,193Train 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$223–1,039Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Las Américas International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Las Américas International Airport (SDQ)plane ORD - SDQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Santo Domingo Airport to Punta Cana
11h 30m$262–785Fly 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 49m$256–1,137Fly 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
11h 3m$322–985
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Punta Cana is to fly which costs $190 - $1,700 and takes 7h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Punta Cana is to fly which takes 7h 31m and costs $170 - $850.
The distance between Chicago and Punta Cana is 3231 km.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Chicago to Punta Cana, including transfers.
Punta Cana is 2h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 1:32 PM in Chicago and 3:32 PM in Punta Cana.
There are 1207+ hotels available in Punta Cana.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic?
Arajet, American Airlines, and five 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 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from South Bend to Punta Cana International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Romana International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Romana International Airport via Greenville/Spartanburg, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- arajet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from South Bend to Punta Cana International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- 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, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from South Bend to Punta Cana International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from South Bend to Punta Cana International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from South Bend to Punta Cana International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- 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
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from South Bend to Punta Cana International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from South Bend to Punta Cana International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Romana International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via San Juan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
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
- $22–40
- 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
- Phone
- +1 877-255-8178
- Website
- welcomepickups.com
Shuttle from Santo Domingo Airport to Punta Cana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- https://www.welcomepickups.com/santo-domingo/airport-taxi/
- 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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