There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Victoria Falls by plane, train, 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 8m$706–1,811Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)plane ORD - VFA
33h 31m$554–1,006Train to South Bend, fly to Victoria Falls Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)plane SBN - VFA
40h 4m$1,114–2,715Fly 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 56m$756–2,711Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)plane MDW - VFA
38h 19m$654–2,406Fly 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 22m$574–2,332
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 which costs $550 - $1,100 and takes 33h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Victoria Falls is to fly which takes 27h 8m and costs $700 - $1,900.
The distance between Chicago and Victoria Falls is 13315 km.
It takes approximately 27h 8m to get from Chicago to Victoria Falls, including transfers.
Victoria Falls is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 2:57 AM in Chicago and 10:57 AM in Victoria Falls.
There are 211+ hotels available in Victoria Falls.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe?
Air France, Kenya Airways, and five other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from South Bend to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Munich, Windhoek
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,000
Flights from South Bend to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from South Bend to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from South Bend to Victoria Falls Airport via Washington Dulles, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from South Bend to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from South Bend to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from South Bend to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg, Bulawayo
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg, Bulawayo
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Addis Ababa, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from South Bend to Victoria Falls Airport via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 31m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
Flights from South Bend to Victoria Falls Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Addis Ababa, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- 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
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
- 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/
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