There are 6 ways to get from France to Chicago by plane or train
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Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane CDG - ORD
12h 20m$395–768Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane FRA - ORD
14h 2m$312–766Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BRU - ORD
12h 35m$480–1,029Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane NTE - ORD
14h 37m$444–657Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane CDG - MDW
14h 39m$375–1,418Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane ZRH - ORD
15h 28m$318–735
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Chicago is to train and fly which costs $310 - $750 and takes 15h 28m.
The fastest way to get from France to Chicago is to fly which takes 12h 20m and costs $390 - $800.
The distance between France and Chicago is 4204 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 20m to get from France to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 7h behind France. It is currently 8:38 PM in France and 1:38 PM in Chicago.
There are 2055+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between France and Chicago, IL, USA?
American Airlines, Air France, and three other airlines fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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