There are 7 ways to get from Darwin to Chicago by plane, train, 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 31m$652–2,505Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane DRW - MDW
34h 16m$1,102–4,205Fly 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 33m$1,313–4,915Fly 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 16m$1,926–7,069Fly 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$886–3,281Fly 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
37h 14m$1,158–4,210Fly 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 19m$1,783–6,683
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 $650 - $2,500 and takes 28h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to Chicago is to fly which takes 28h 31m and costs $650 - $2,500.
The distance between Darwin and Chicago is 9426 miles.
It takes approximately 28h 31m to get from Darwin to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 14h 30m behind Darwin. It is currently 3:33 AM in Darwin and 1:03 PM in Chicago.
There are 2081+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and Chicago, IL, USA?
Qantas, American Airlines, and four 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 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to South Bend via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 38m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
Flights from Darwin International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
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 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 1m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–8,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 16m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–8,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 14m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
- 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
- $24–55
- 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
- $35–80
- 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
- $35–80
- 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
- $80–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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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