There are 4 ways to get from Cooktown to Chicago by plane or bus
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Fly Cooktown Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)CTN - ORD
25h 7m$587–2,947Fly Cooktown Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)CTN - MDW
25h 54m$837–4,247Bus to Cairns, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Smithfield
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)CNS - ORD
31h 18m$649–1,871Bus to Cairns, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Smithfield
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)CNS - MDW
32h 4m$949–4,571
Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cooktown to Chicago is to bus and fly which costs $650 - $1,900 and takes 31h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Cooktown to Chicago is to fly which takes 25h 7m and costs $550 - $3,000.
The distance between Cooktown and Chicago is 8885 miles.
It takes approximately 25h 7m to get from Cooktown to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 16h behind Cooktown. It is currently 8:27 AM in Cooktown and 4:27 PM in Chicago.
There are 1226+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Cooktown, QLD, Australia and Chicago, IL, USA?
Hinterland Aviation, Fiji Airways, and American Airlines fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) once daily.
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Cairns, Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Cairns, Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,900
Flights from Cairns to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,200
Flights from Cairns to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Cairns, Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,200
Flights from Cairns to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Cairns, Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,200
Flights from Cairns to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Cairns, Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,200
Flights from Cairns to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 38m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cairns to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,200
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cooktown to Smithfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
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