There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Windhoek by plane, train, taxi, or shuttle
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Windhoek International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Windhoek International Airport (WDH)plane ORD - WDH
24h 26m$516–1,121Train to South Bend, fly to Windhoek International Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Windhoek International Airport (WDH)plane SBN - WDH
32h 52m$726–2,530Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Windhoek International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Windhoek International Airport (WDH)plane MKE - WDH
36h 51m$786–2,732Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Windhoek International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Windhoek International Airport (WDH)plane MDW - WDH
34h 50m$666–2,221Train to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Windhoek International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Windhoek International Airport (WDH)plane GRR - WDH
41h 8m$802–2,682Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Walvis Bay Airport, taxi, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Walvis Bay Airport (WVB)plane ORD - WVB
- Take the taxi from Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) to Swakopmundtaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Swakopmund to Windhoek
38h 7m$644–2,012Train to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, fly to Windhoek International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bloomington-Normaltrain
- Fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Windhoek International Airport (WDH)plane BMI - WDH
36h 33m$528–1,768
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Windhoek International Airport (WDH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Windhoek is to fly which costs $500 - $1,200 and takes 24h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Windhoek is to fly which takes 24h 26m and costs $500 - $1,200.
The distance between Chicago and Windhoek is 12968 km.
It takes approximately 24h 26m to get from Chicago to Windhoek, including transfers.
Windhoek is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 10:30 PM in Chicago and 6:30 AM in Windhoek.
There are 388+ hotels available in Windhoek.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Windhoek, Namibia?
United Airlines, Edelweiss Air, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Windhoek International Airport (WDH) once daily.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from South Bend to Windhoek International Airport via Washington Dulles, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from South Bend to Windhoek International Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Newark, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Newark, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 49m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Windhoek International Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Windhoek International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Washington Dulles, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from South Bend to Windhoek International Airport via Washington Dulles, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Newark, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Newark, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Newark, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Washington Dulles, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Windhoek International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Windhoek International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Windhoek International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- 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
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Bloomington-Normal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- + 264 81 263 1433
- mandie@afol.com.na
- Website
- welwitschia-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Swakopmund to Windhoek
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $42
- Schedules at
- welwitschia-shuttle.com
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Estimated price
- $50–65
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