There are 4 ways to get from Chicago to Tallinn by plane, ferry, train, 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 Lennart Meri International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane ORD - TLL
13h 14m€163–656Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Helsinki Airport, ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane ORD - HEL
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
15h 35m€346–503Train to South Bend, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane SBN - TLL
16h 35m€312–1,214Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY)plane ORD - TAY
- Take the bus from Tartu bussijaam to Tallinna bussijaambus
25h 17m€263–1,029
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Tallinn is to fly which costs €160 - €700 and takes 13h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Tallinn is to fly which takes 13h 14m and costs €160 - €700.
The distance between Chicago and Tallinn is 7209 km.
It takes approximately 13h 14m to get from Chicago to Tallinn, including transfers.
Tallinn is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 10:31 AM in Chicago and 6:31 PM in Tallinn.
There are 1199+ hotels available in Tallinn.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Tallinn, Estonia?
Finnair, LOT, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from South Bend to Lennart Meri International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Dublin, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from South Bend to Lennart Meri International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from South Bend to Lennart Meri International Airport via Washington Dulles, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from South Bend to Lennart Meri International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from South Bend to Lennart Meri International Airport via Washington Dulles, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from South Bend to Lennart Meri International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from South Bend to Lennart Meri International Airport via Washington Dulles, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–440
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from South Bend to Lennart Meri International Airport via Washington Dulles, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
- 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
- €11–13
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- €11–13
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tartu bussijaam to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +372 5551 5316
- info@mkautobuss.ee
- Website
- mkautobuss.ee
Bus from Tartu bussijaam to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–4
- Website
- https://www.mkautobuss.ee/
- Schedules at
- https://www.mkautobuss.ee/soiduplaanid/
- Phone
- +372 5886 0000
- info@bussikeskus.ee
- Website
- bussikeskus.ee
Bus from Tartu bussijaam to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Website
- http://www.bussikeskus.ee/
- Schedules at
- https://www.bussikeskus.ee/et/regular-services
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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