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
31h 25m$852–2,705Fly 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
36h 53m$1,713–5,515Fly 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 50m$2,127–6,569Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane DRW - MDW
32h 46m$1,202–3,705Fly 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 16m$1,136–3,581Fly 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
39h$1,529–4,859Fly 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 19m$1,749–5,610Fly 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
39h 55m$2,088–6,683
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 $850 - $2,700 and takes 31h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to Chicago is to fly which takes 31h 25m and costs $850 - $2,700.
The distance between Darwin and Chicago is 9426 miles.
It takes approximately 31h 25m to get from Darwin to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 14h 30m behind Darwin. It is currently 6:09 AM in Darwin and 3:39 PM in Chicago.
There are 1279+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and Chicago, IL, USA?
Virgin Australia, United 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, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 1m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to South Bend via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–6,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Sydney, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 33m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 49m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 38m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–6,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 38m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 38m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 7m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 11m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
- 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
- $25–55
- 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
- $35–75
- 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
- $85–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- questions@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
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $23–50
- 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
- $33
- 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
- $14–28
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
- Child
- $14–23
- Adult
- $25–28
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