There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Santa Maria by plane or bus
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Fly to Santa Maria
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santa Maria (RIA)plane ORD - RIA
31h 46mR$3,168–13,095Fly to Salgado Filho International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Salgado Filho International Airport (POA)plane ORD - POA
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre to Rodoviária De Santa Cruz Do Sulbus
- Take the bus from Rodoviária De Santa Cruz Do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Mariabus
24h 49mR$1,857–7,244Fly to Passo Fundo, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Passo Fundo (PFB)plane ORD - PFB
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundo to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Mariabus
25h 16mR$2,428–8,770Fly to Sepé Tiaraju Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL)plane ORD - GEL
- Take the bus from Rodoviária de Santo Ângelo to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Mariabus
28hR$3,058–12,240Fly to Caxias Do Sul Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Caxias Do Sul Airport (CXJ)plane ORD - CXJ
- Take the bus from Caxias do Sul to Novo Hamburgobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Novo Hamburgo to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Mariabus
25h 43mR$2,413–8,825Fly to Chapecó Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Chapecó Airport (XAP)plane ORD - XAP
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Chapecó to Estação Rodoviária de Carazinhobus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Carazinho to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Mariabus
28h 4mR$2,453–9,435Fly to Jaguaruna Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Jaguaruna Regional Airport (JJG)plane ORD - JJG
- Take the bus from Tubarão to São Leopoldobus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de São Leopoldo to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Mariabus
31h 54mR$4,013–14,615
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santa Maria (RIA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Santa Maria is to fly and bus which costs R$ 1800 - R$ 7500 and takes 24h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Santa Maria is to fly and bus which takes 24h 49m and costs R$ 1800 - R$ 7500.
The distance between Chicago and Santa Maria is 8750 km.
It takes approximately 31h 46m to get from Chicago to Santa Maria, including transfers.
Santa Maria is 2h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:16 PM in Chicago and 2:16 PM in Santa Maria.
There are 32+ hotels available in Santa Maria.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil?
Copa Airlines, Azul, and United Airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santa Maria (RIA) once daily.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Passo Fundo via Atlanta, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–8,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Passo Fundo via Miami, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–8,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Passo Fundo via Orlando, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–9,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Caxias Do Sul Airport via Atlanta, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–8,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Caxias Do Sul Airport via Orlando, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–9,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Caxias Do Sul Airport via Miami, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–9,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Caxias Do Sul Airport via Punta Cana, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–9,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chapecó Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–9,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chapecó Airport via Atlanta, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–9,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chapecó Airport via Miami, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–9,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chapecó Airport via Orlando, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–9,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jaguaruna Regional Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,600–14,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jaguaruna Regional Airport via Atlanta, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,600–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jaguaruna Regional Airport via Washington Dulles, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,700–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jaguaruna Regional Airport via Orlando, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$5,000–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jaguaruna Regional Airport via Miami, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$5,000–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jaguaruna Regional Airport via Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,800–15,000
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Maria via Panama City, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$3,100–13,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Maria via Sao Paulo, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,200–13,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Passo Fundo via Orlando, Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,900–10,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sepé Tiaraju Airport via Panama City, Salgado Filho International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,900–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salgado Filho International Airport via Orlando, Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–8,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Caxias Do Sul Airport via Orlando, Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–10,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chapecó Airport via Orlando, Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–10,000
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Passo Fundo via Miami, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–8,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Passo Fundo via Atlanta, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–8,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sepé Tiaraju Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$2,900–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sepé Tiaraju Airport via Miami, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$2,900–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sepé Tiaraju Airport via Atlanta, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 21m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$2,900–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chapecó Airport via Miami, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–9,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salgado Filho International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–7,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salgado Filho International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–7,000
- Phone
- +55 54 3329.0100
- contato@helios.tur.br
- Website
- helios.tur.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Passo Fundo to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$170–190
- Schedules at
- helios.tur.br
- Book at
- helios.tur.br
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Carazinho to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$140–180
- Schedules at
- helios.tur.br
- Book at
- helios.tur.br
- Phone
- 08005 518666
- sac@ouroeprata.com
- Website
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
Bus from Rodoviária de Santo Ângelo to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$100–160
- Schedules at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Book at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Chapecó to Estação Rodoviária de Carazinho
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$80–130
- Schedules at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Book at
- viacaoouroeprata.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 940 5515
- atendimento@santacruzbus.com.br
- Website
- santacruzbus.com.br
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Porto Alegre to Rodoviária De Santa Cruz Do Sul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$65–110
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
Bus from Rodoviária De Santa Cruz Do Sul to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$60–90
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Novo Hamburgo to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$130–200
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de São Leopoldo to Estação Rodoviária de Santa Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$120–190
- Schedules at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Book at
- santacruzbus.com.br
- Phone
- +55 84 3205-6161
- sac-ouvidoria@viacaonordeste.com.br
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Caxias do Sul to Novo Hamburgo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$30–50
- Website
- https://viacaonordeste.queropassagem.com.br/
- Website
- https://www.clickbus.com.br/viacao/nordeste
- Phone
- +55 51 3375 9595
- sac@unesul.com.br
- Website
- unesul.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Chapecó to Estação Rodoviária de Carazinho
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$120–170
- Schedules at
- unesul.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 609 1800
- sac@lopesul.com
- Website
- lopesul.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Chapecó to Estação Rodoviária de Carazinho
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$55–100
- Schedules at
- lopesul.com
- Book at
- lopesul.com
- Phone
- +55 51 3793-1700
- viasul@viasulbus.com.br
- Website
- viasulbus.com.br
Bus from Tubarão to São Leopoldo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R$65–230
- Schedules at
- viasulbus.com.br
- Book at
- viasulbus.com.br
- Phone
- +55 800-470-470
- sac@catarinense.com.br
- Website
- catarinense.com.br
Bus from Tubarão to São Leopoldo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R$130–210
- Schedules at
- catarinense.com.br
- Book at
- catarinense.com.br
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