There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Ulm by plane, train, or ferry
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 Munich International Airport, train
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ORD - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
13h 36m€304–489Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane ORD - STR
- Take the train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
14h 34m€234–614Fly 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 Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
13h 39m€301–489Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane MDW - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
15h 54m€404–1,499Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane ORD - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Donauwörthtrain
- Take the train from Donauwoerth to Ulm Hbftrain
16h 8m€323–1,148Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Romanshorntrain
- Take the ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehreferry
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
16h 11m€304–590
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Munich International Airport (MUC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Ulm is to fly and train which costs €230 - €650 and takes 14h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Ulm is to fly and train which takes 13h 36m and costs €300 - €490.
The distance between Chicago and Ulm is 7484 km.
It takes approximately 13h 36m to get from Chicago to Ulm, including transfers.
Ulm is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 10:47 PM in Chicago and 5:47 AM in Ulm.
There are 648+ hotels available in Ulm.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Ulm, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Ulm. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Munich International Airport (MUC), walk to Flughafen München, take the train to Pasing, then take the train to Ulm Hauptbahnhof. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport (STR), walk to Flughafen/Messe, take the bus to Wendlingen, walk to Wendlingen, then take the train to Ulm Hauptbahnhof.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–450
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Munich International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–450
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Munich International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–370
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Munich International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Munich International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Munich International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Munich International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Munich International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–370
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–600
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–330
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–450
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Munich International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Donauwörth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Donauwörth
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- servus@agilis.de
- Website
- agilis
Train from Donauwoerth to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Schedules at
- agilis
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Romanshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Romanshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- €17–21
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Romanshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 3640-0
- info@bsb.de
- Website
- bsb.de
Ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehre
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- bsb.de
- Phone
- +41 71 466 78 88
- info@sbsag.ch
- Website
- Schweizerische Bodensee-Schifffahrt Ag
Ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehre
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Bodensee-Schifffahrt Ag
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