There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Zimbabwe by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)plane ORD - HRE
22h 24m$616–1,922Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Bulawayo
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Bulawayo (BUQ)plane MKE - BUQ
31h 24m$1,051–3,695Train to South Bend, fly to Bulawayo
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Bulawayo (BUQ)plane SBN - BUQ
36h 24m$891–3,149Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bulawayo
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bulawayo (BUQ)plane ORD - BUQ
24h 21m$730–2,240Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Bulawayo
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Bulawayo (BUQ)plane MDW - BUQ
32h 44m$880–3,040Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)plane MDW - HRE
23h 43m$766–2,822Fly 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 Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPortbus
31h 30m$806–1,270
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Zimbabwe is to fly and bus which costs $800 - $1,300 and takes 31h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Zimbabwe is to fly which takes 22h 24m and costs $600 - $2,000.
The distance between Chicago and Zimbabwe is 13745 km.
It takes approximately 22h 24m to get from Chicago to Zimbabwe, including transfers.
Zimbabwe is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:53 AM in Chicago and 7:53 AM in Zimbabwe.
There are 302+ hotels available in Zimbabwe.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Zimbabwe?
Ethiopian Airlines flies from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) 3 times a week.
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Bulawayo via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Bulawayo via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Bulawayo via Newark, Johannesburg, Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Bulawayo via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Addis Ababa, Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from South Bend to Bulawayo via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 17m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from South Bend to Bulawayo via Atlanta, Johannesburg, Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Bulawayo via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Bulawayo via Atlanta, Johannesburg, Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Bulawayo via Atlanta, Johannesburg, Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from South Bend to Bulawayo via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bulawayo via Addis Ababa, Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Atlanta, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lusaka via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lusaka via Addis Ababa, Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Bulawayo via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from South Bend to Bulawayo via Washington Dulles, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from South Bend to Bulawayo via Washington Dulles, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
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
- $20–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- +263 78 694 9273
- cagtcoaches@gmail.com
- Website
- cagtours.co.zw
Bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPort
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–25
- Schedules at
- cagtours.co.zw
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