There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Switzerland by plane or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Basel (BSL)plane ORD - BSL
13h 41mCHF 285–858Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORD - ZRH
12h 6mCHF 188–402Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ORD - GVA
13h 43mCHF 219–620Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ORD - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
13h 53mCHF 227–711Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MDW - ZRH
13h 39mCHF 278–912Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ORD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
14h 57mCHF 251–523Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ORD - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain
16h 17mCHF 254–455
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Switzerland is to fly which costs SFr 180 - SFr 410 and takes 12h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Switzerland is to fly which takes 12h 6m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 410.
The distance between Chicago and Switzerland is 7095 km.
It takes approximately 13h 41m to get from Chicago to Switzerland, including transfers.
Switzerland is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 11:48 PM in Chicago and 6:48 AM in Switzerland.
There are 1224+ hotels available in Switzerland.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Switzerland?
American Airlines, British Airways, and five other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Basel (BSL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–310
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–310
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–380
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–440
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,400
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–18
- 1st Class
- CHF 21–35
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–55
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–120
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
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