There are 4 ways to get from Madrid to Chicago by plane or train
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Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MAD - ORD
12h 27m$323–607Fly to South Bend, train
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to South Bend (SBN)plane MAD - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.train
16h 52m$245–869Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane MAD - MDW
15h 1m$253–957Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane MAD - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
17h 20m$368–1,291
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Chicago is to fly which costs $320 - $650 and takes 12h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Chicago is to fly which takes 12h 27m and costs $320 - $650.
The distance between Madrid and Chicago is 4238 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 27m to get from Madrid to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 7h behind Madrid. It is currently 9:29 PM in Madrid and 2:29 PM in Chicago.
There are 1305+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Chicago, IL, USA?
American Airlines, Iberia, and four other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) every 3 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to South Bend via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to South Bend via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to South Bend via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to South Bend via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to South Bend via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Toronto, Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Montreal, Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to South Bend via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $14–17
Train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–16
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
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