There are 4 ways to get from Chicago to Tallinn by plane, train, ferry, 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 9m€503–656Train to South Bend, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport
cheapest- 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
18h 31m€343–1,115Fly 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 Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
16h 32m€457–803Fly 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
39h 38m€436–1,431
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 €500 - €700 and takes 13h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Tallinn is to fly which takes 13h 9m and costs €500 - €700.
The distance between Chicago and Tallinn is 7208 km.
It takes approximately 13h 9m to get from Chicago to Tallinn, including transfers.
Tallinn is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 6:48 AM in Chicago and 2:48 PM in Tallinn.
There are 1328+ 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) every 4 hours.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,300
Flights from South Bend to Lennart Meri International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Dublin, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
- 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
- €300–1,100
Flights from South Bend to Lennart Meri International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from South Bend to Lennart Meri International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
Flights from South Bend to Lennart Meri International Airport via Washington Dulles, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–850
- 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
- €300–1,100
Flights from South Bend to Lennart Meri International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- 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
- €350–1,200
Flights from South Bend to Lennart Meri International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,100
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- 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 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Website
- http://www.bussikeskus.ee/
- Schedules at
- https://www.bussikeskus.ee/et/regular-services
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- Economy
- €20–30
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