There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Victoria Falls by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)plane ORD - VFA
33h 31m$604–1,406Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bulawayo, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bulawayo (BUQ)plane ORD - BUQ
- Take the bus from Bulawayo to Victoria Fallsbus
33h 15m$498–1,965Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI)plane ORD - LVI
27h 8m$706–1,711Train 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$1,014–2,615Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Victoria Falls Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)plane MKE - VFA
41h 36m$825–3,117Fly 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$654–2,406
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Victoria Falls is to fly which costs $600 - $1,500 and takes 33h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Victoria Falls is to fly which takes 27h 8m and costs $700 - $1,800.
The distance between Chicago and Victoria Falls is 13343 km.
It takes approximately 33h 31m to get from Chicago to Victoria Falls, including transfers.
Victoria Falls is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 10:52 AM in Chicago and 6:52 PM in Victoria Falls.
There are 212+ hotels available in Victoria Falls.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe?
Ethiopian Airlines, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
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
- $550–2,000
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
- $550–2,100
Flights from South Bend to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
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
- $750–2,800
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
- $700–2,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bulawayo via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bulawayo via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Addis Ababa, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from South Bend to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from South Bend to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg, Bulawayo
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg, Bulawayo
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
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
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bulawayo via Addis Ababa, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- 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
- $800–2,900
Flights from South Bend to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Newark, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
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
- $750–2,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- 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
- $700–2,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bulawayo via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- 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
- $850–3,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
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
- $750–2,800
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
- $700–2,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bulawayo via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bulawayo via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Munich, Windhoek
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
Flights from South Bend to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
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
- $750–2,800
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
- $700–2,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bulawayo via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Addis Ababa, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from South Bend to Victoria Falls Airport via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 31m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from South Bend to Victoria Falls Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bulawayo via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bulawayo via Addis Ababa, Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
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
- $550–2,000
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
- $550–2,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- airzimbabwe.aero
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Addis Ababa, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Addis Ababa, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +263-775205200
- info@extracity.co.zw
- Website
- extracity.co.zw
Bus from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.extracity.co.zw/
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