There are 8 ways to get from Darwin to Chicago by plane, train, bus, or shuttle
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Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane DRW - ORD
28h 49m$602–2,305Fly to South Bend, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to South Bend (SBN)plane DRW - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.train
35h 42m$813–5,015Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane DRW - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
37h 40m$1,223–7,564Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane DRW - MDW
34h 51m$702–4,405Fly to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI)plane DRW - BMI
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Stationtrain
37h$831–3,171Fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, bus
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane DRW - MSN
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
38h 52m$1,226–4,649Fly to Indianapolis, shuttle, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Indianapolis (IND)plane DRW - IND
- Take a shuttle bus from Indianapolis Airport to Holiday Inn City Centre
- Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
38h 46m$703–4,300Fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane DRW - STL
- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
34h 50m$2,173–8,163
Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Darwin to Chicago is to fly which costs $600 - $2,300 and takes 28h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to Chicago is to fly which takes 28h 49m and costs $600 - $2,300.
The distance between Darwin and Chicago is 9426 miles.
It takes approximately 28h 49m to get from Darwin to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 14h 30m behind Darwin. It is currently 7:40 PM in Darwin and 5:10 AM in Chicago.
There are 1101+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and Chicago, IL, USA?
Qantas, American Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Darwin International Airport to South Bend via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
Flights from Darwin International Airport to South Bend via Cairns, Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 54m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–8,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to South Bend via Gold Coast, Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 14m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 24m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–7,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,900
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Cairns, Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 11m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 9m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Cairns, Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 18m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Guangzhou Baiyun, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 31m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–8,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–8,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–8,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, San Francisco, Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 26m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Darwin International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 41m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–7,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–8,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to South Bend via Guangzhou Baiyun, Toronto, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 36m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 38m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- 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
- 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
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1 800-589-6004
- info@goextr.com
- Website
- goexpresstravel.com
Shuttle from Indianapolis Airport to Holiday Inn City Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Schedules at
- goexpresstravel.com
- Phone
- +1(765)4973828
- Website
- lafayettelimo.com
Shuttle from Indianapolis Airport to Holiday Inn City Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
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