There are 2 ways to get from Gander to Chicago by plane, car, or car ferry
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Fly
best- Fly from Gander International Airport (YQX) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane YQX - ORD
7h 3m$130–564Drive, 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$462–735
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 $130 - $600 and takes 7h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Gander to Chicago is to fly which takes 7h 3m and costs $130 - $600.
The distance between Gander and Chicago is 1700 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Gander to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 2h 30m behind Gander. It is currently 3:08 PM in Gander and 12:38 PM in Chicago.
There are 996+ 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) 5 times a week.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Gander International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Gander International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- 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
- $14–84
- Schedules at
- marineatlantic.ca
- Adults
- $32
- Standard vehicle
- $84
- Bicycles
- $14
- Motorcycles
- $43
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