There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Victoria Falls by plane or bus
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI)plane ORD - LVI
27h 38m$556–2,111Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)plane ORD - VFA
26h 1m$654–2,006Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI)plane MDW - LVI
38h 26m$756–3,011Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)plane MDW - VFA
38h 9m$704–2,606Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kasane (BBK)plane ORD - BBK
- Take the bus from Kazungula to Livingstonebus
37h 47m$624–2,331Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Kasane, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kasane (BBK)plane MDW - BBK
- Take the bus from Kazungula to Livingstonebus
41h 55m$924–3,431Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lusaka, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lusaka (LUN)plane ORD - LUN
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Livingstonebus
30h 38m$802–1,284
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Victoria Falls is to fly and bus which costs $800 - $1,300 and takes 30h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Victoria Falls is to fly which takes 26h 1m and costs $650 - $2,100.
The distance between Chicago and Victoria Falls is 13315 km.
It takes approximately 27h 38m to get from Chicago to Victoria Falls, including transfers.
Victoria Falls is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 2:15 AM in Chicago and 9:15 AM in Victoria Falls.
There are 233+ hotels available in Victoria Falls.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe?
Ethiopian Airlines, Zambia Airways, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kasane via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kasane via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kasane via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Newark, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Addis Ababa, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lusaka via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lusaka via Addis Ababa, Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,000
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Addis Ababa, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg, Bulawayo
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Addis Ababa, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Bus operators
- Phone
- +260 961806060
- mazhandu69@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kazungula to Livingstone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Uglmazhandu/
Bus from Lusaka to Livingstone
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Uglmazhandu/
- Phone
- +260 212 217 118
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lusaka to Livingstone
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–22
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $18–21
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