There are 3 ways to get from Gander to Chicago by plane, car, car ferry, or train
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 Gander International Airport (YQX) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane YQX - ORD
8h 22m$170–714Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Gander to Port aux Basquescar
- Take the car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NScarferry
- Drive from North Sydney, NS to Chicagocar
45h 14m$462–735Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Gander International Airport (YQX) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane YQX - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
13h 27m$353–1,573
Gander International Airport (YQX) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gander to Chicago is to fly which costs $170 - $750 and takes 8h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Gander to Chicago is to fly which takes 8h 22m and costs $170 - $750.
The distance between Gander and Chicago is 1700 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 22m to get from Gander to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 2h 30m behind Gander. It is currently 10:28 PM in Gander and 7:58 PM in Chicago.
There are 1326+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Gander, NL, Canada and Chicago, IL, USA?
Air Canada and United Airlines fly from Gander International Airport (YQX) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 4 times a week.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Gander International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Gander International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Gander International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Montreal, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gander International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Halifax, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,700
Flights from Gander International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Montreal, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Gander International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Halifax, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,700
Flights from Gander International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Montreal, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- 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
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-341-7981
- reservations@marineatlantic.ca
- Website
- marineatlantic.ca
Car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NS
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–83
- Schedules at
- marineatlantic.ca
- Adults
- $32
- Standard vehicle
- $83
- Bicycles
- $13
- Motorcycles
- $42
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