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
33h 29m$1,002–3,805Fly 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
39h 34m$1,613–6,515Fly 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
42h 5m$1,925–7,569Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane DRW - MDW
28h 41m$1,202–4,505Fly 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
43h 59m$1,555–6,110Fly 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 12m$1,236–4,376Fly 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 18m$1,778–6,673
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 $1,000 - $3,800 and takes 33h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to Chicago is to fly which takes 28h 41m and costs $1,200 - $4,500.
The distance between Darwin and Chicago is 9426 miles.
It takes approximately 33h 29m to get from Darwin to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 14h 30m behind Darwin. It is currently 5:23 PM in Darwin and 2:53 AM in Chicago.
There are 538+ 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) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Darwin International Airport to South Bend via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 34m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 6m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 54m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Sydney, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 19m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
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 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 6m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to South Bend via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,000
- 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 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–8,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–8,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to South Bend via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 38m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to South Bend via Guangzhou Baiyun, Toronto, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 38m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Indianapolis via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 51m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
- 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
- $23–55
- 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
- $30–75
- 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
- $35–75
- 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
- $75–170
- 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
- $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
- $25
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
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