There are 8 ways to get from Darwin to Chicago by plane, train, or bus
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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)DRW - ORD
30h 26m$552–2,005Fly to South Bend, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to South Bend (SBN)DRW - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
36h 5m$1,113–3,715Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)DRW - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
33h 37m$1,625–5,625Fly to University Of Illinois Willard Airport, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)DRW - CMI
- Take the train from Champaign-Urbana to Chicago Union Station
36h 9m$838–2,803Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)DRW - MDW
32h 16m$752–2,705Fly to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI)DRW - BMI
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Station
37h 29m$820–2,961Fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, bus
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)DRW - MSN
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
40h 20m$1,326–4,549Fly to Peoria International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Peoria International Airport (PIA)DRW - PIA
- Take the bus from Peoria to Bloomington/Normal
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Station
39h 55m$843–3,006
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 $550 - $2,000 and takes 30h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to Chicago is to fly which takes 30h 26m and costs $550 - $2,000.
The distance between Darwin and Chicago is 9426 miles.
It takes approximately 30h 26m to get from Darwin to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 15h 30m behind Darwin. It is currently 12:13 AM in Darwin and 8:43 AM in Chicago.
There are 1262+ 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, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to South Bend via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Sydney, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Darwin International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Sydney, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Sydney, Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Sydney, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 9m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Cairns, Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 46m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–8,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Peoria International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Peoria International Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- 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
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Champaign-Urbana to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–80
- 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
- $19–260
- 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 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Peoria to Bloomington/Normal
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $23–35
- Flexible Fares
- $30–45
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