There are 4 ways to get from Longyearbyen to Chicago by plane, train, or shuttle
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 Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane LYR - ORD
32h 46m$313–816Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane LYR - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
35h 39m$785–2,231Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane LYR - MDW
36h 11m$463–1,216Fly to Indianapolis, shuttle, train
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Indianapolis (IND)plane LYR - IND
- Take a shuttle bus from Indianapolis Airport to Holiday Inn City Centre
- Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
41h 42m$519–1,401
Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Longyearbyen to Chicago is to fly which costs $310 - $850 and takes 32h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Longyearbyen to Chicago is to fly which takes 32h 46m and costs $310 - $850.
The distance between Longyearbyen and Chicago is 3615 miles.
It takes approximately 32h 46m to get from Longyearbyen to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 7h behind Longyearbyen. It is currently 9:35 AM in Longyearbyen and 2:35 AM in Chicago.
There are 1251+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Longyearbyen, SJ and Chicago, IL, USA?
Scandinavian Airlines, Delta, and five other airlines fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Oslo, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Oslo, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to General Mitchell International Airport via Oslo, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 48m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to General Mitchell International Airport via Tromso, Oslo, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to General Mitchell International Airport via Tromso, Copenhagen, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 53m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to General Mitchell International Airport via Oslo, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 33m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Indianapolis via Oslo, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tromso, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Oslo, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to General Mitchell International Airport via Oslo, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Indianapolis via Oslo, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Indianapolis via Tromso, Oslo, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 1m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to General Mitchell International Airport via Oslo, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 6m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Chicago Midway International Airport via Oslo, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 56m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Indianapolis via Oslo, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Indianapolis via Oslo, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Indianapolis via Oslo, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Indianapolis via Tromso, Oslo, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tromso, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Indianapolis via Oslo, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Chicago Midway International Airport via Tromso, Copenhagen, Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Oslo, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tromso, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Chicago Midway International Airport via Tromso, Oslo, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
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
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-589-6004
- info@goextr.com
- Website
- goexpresstravel.com
Shuttle from Indianapolis Airport to Holiday Inn City Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Schedules at
- goexpresstravel.com
- Phone
- +1(765)4973828
- Website
- lafayettelimo.com
Shuttle from Indianapolis Airport to Holiday Inn City Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
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