There are 6 ways to get from Malawi to Chicago by plane, train, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Chileka International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Chileka International Airport (BLZ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BLZ - ORD
28h 39m$445–1,608Fly Kamuzu International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Fly from Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane LLW - ORD
29h 11m$488–1,313Fly Kamuzu International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane LLW - MDW
2d 8h$908–2,813Fly Chileka International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Chileka International Airport (BLZ) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BLZ - MDW
28h 42m$755–2,808Fly Chileka International Airport to South Bend, train
- Fly from Chileka International Airport (BLZ) to South Bend (SBN)plane BLZ - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.train
31h 12m$866–3,118Bus, Private Transfer to Mbeya Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Karonga to Songwebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Malawi border to Mbeya Airport
- Fly from Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MBI - ORD
36h 47m
Chileka International Airport (BLZ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Malawi to Chicago is to fly which costs $480 - $1,400 and takes 29h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Malawi to Chicago is to fly which takes 28h 39m and costs $440 - $1,700.
The distance between Malawi and Chicago is 8694 miles.
It takes approximately 28h 39m to get from Malawi to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 8h behind Malawi. It is currently 4:51 PM in Malawi and 8:51 AM in Chicago.
There are 1304+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Malawi and Chicago, IL, USA?
Ethiopian Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Chileka International Airport (BLZ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chileka International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Chileka International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Chileka International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Chileka International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Chileka International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Addis Ababa, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Chileka International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Addis Ababa, Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Chileka International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Addis Ababa, London Heathrow, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 44m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Chileka International Airport to South Bend via Johannesburg, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chileka International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Chileka International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Chileka International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Addis Ababa, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Chileka International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Addis Ababa, Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Chileka International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Addis Ababa, London Heathrow, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 44m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chileka International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Addis Ababa, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Chileka International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Johannesburg, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Chileka International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Addis Ababa, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Kamuzu International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Addis Ababa, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Kamuzu International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Addis Ababa, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kamuzu International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK, Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Kamuzu International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK, Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Kamuzu International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK, Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Kamuzu International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK, Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Kamuzu International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Addis Ababa, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kamuzu International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Nairobi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- 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
Bus from Karonga to Songwe
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- captaintours.websites.co.in
- Phone
- +254 718 370 639
- zanzibartours@gmail.com
- Website
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
Shuttle from Malawi border to Mbeya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Schedules at
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
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