There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Chicago by plane or train
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Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane CMB - ORD
23h 14m$581–2,139Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane CMB - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
27h 40m$1,551–6,598Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane CMB - MDW
27h 13m$981–4,039Fly to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO)plane CMB - AZO
- Take the train from Kalamazoo to Chicago Union Stationtrain
30h 38m$761–3,111Fly to Detroit, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Detroit (DTW)plane CMB - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Chicago Union Stationtrain
30h 53m$641–1,286Fly to South Bend, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to South Bend (SBN)plane CMB - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.train
27h 18m$1,142–4,549
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Chicago is to fly and train which costs $600 - $1,300 and takes 30h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Chicago is to fly which takes 23h 14m and costs $550 - $2,200.
The distance between Colombo and Chicago is 9045 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 14m to get from Colombo to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 10h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 12:25 PM in Colombo and 1:55 AM in Chicago.
There are 1304+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Chicago, IL, USA?
SriLankan Airlines, United Airlines, and Turkish Airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 43m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via London Heathrow, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via London Heathrow, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 51m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Detroit via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Detroit via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Detroit via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to South Bend via London Heathrow, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 58m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to South Bend via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 38m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to South Bend via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 43m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Detroit via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Detroit via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Detroit via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to South Bend via London Heathrow, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 58m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to South Bend via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 38m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to South Bend via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Doha, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–7,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via London Heathrow, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Doha, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via London Heathrow, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Detroit via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to South Bend via Doha, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to South Bend via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to South Bend via London Heathrow, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Detroit via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Doha, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Doha, Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Istanbul, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via London Heathrow, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Doha, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Detroit via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kalamazoo to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Dearborn to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
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