There are 8 ways to get from Darwin to Chicago by plane, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane DRW - ORD
38h 40m$652–2,305Fly 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
42h 50m$864–2,917Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane DRW - MDW
40h 56m$902–3,105Fly 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
44h 49m$1,247–4,189Fly 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
44h 18m$916–3,011Fly 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
42h 49m$1,279–4,345Fly 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
43h 20m$1,353–4,243Fly to Detroit, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Detroit (DTW)plane DRW - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Chicago Union Stationtrain
43h 52m$1,342–4,432
Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Darwin to Chicago is to fly which costs $650 - $2,300 and takes 38h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to Chicago is to fly which takes 38h 40m and costs $650 - $2,300.
The distance between Darwin and Chicago is 9426 miles.
It takes approximately 38h 40m to get from Darwin to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 15h 30m behind Darwin. It is currently 8:44 AM in Darwin and 5:14 PM in Chicago.
There are 1309+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and Chicago, IL, USA?
Jetstar, American Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to South Bend via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to South Bend via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,900
Flights from Darwin International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 43m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 3m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Detroit via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 34m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 3m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Detroit via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,100
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 3m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to South Bend via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 11m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 38m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Detroit via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 34m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 14m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 11m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Detroit via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 31m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $14–17
Train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–16
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Dearborn to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-589-6004
- info@goextr.com
- Website
- Go Express Travel
Shuttle from Indianapolis Airport to Holiday Inn City Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- Go Express Travel
- 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
- $14–28
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
- Child
- $14–23
- Adult
- $25–28
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