There are 4 ways to get from Helsinki to Chicago by plane, 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 Helsinki Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane HEL - ORD
12h 39m$375–661Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane TLL - ORD
17h 33m$207–796Fly Helsinki Airport to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane HEL - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
17h 13m$579–2,375Fly Helsinki Airport to South Bend, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to South Bend (SBN)plane HEL - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.train
17h 50m$416–1,621
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Chicago is to ferry and fly which costs $200 - $800 and takes 17h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Chicago is to fly which takes 12h 39m and costs $370 - $700.
The distance between Helsinki and Chicago is 4482 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 39m to get from Helsinki to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 8h behind Helsinki. It is currently 4:25 PM in Helsinki and 8:25 AM in Chicago.
There are 1250+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Chicago, IL, USA?
Finnair and Icelandair fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) once daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Helsinki Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Helsinki Airport to South Bend via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to South Bend via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
Flights from Helsinki Airport to South Bend via Copenhagen, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to South Bend via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Helsinki Airport to South Bend via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to South Bend via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–550
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
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
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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