There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Chicago Loop by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MEL - ORD
23h 6m$721–1,924Fly to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI)plane MEL - BMI
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Stationtrain
28h 34m$550–2,095Fly to South Bend, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to South Bend (SBN)plane MEL - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Millennium Stationtrain
28h 11m$782–2,934Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane MEL - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
27h 49m$1,144–4,183Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane MEL - MDW
25h 14m$671–2,524Fly to University Of Illinois Willard Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)plane MEL - CMI
- Take the train from Champaign-Urbana to Chicago Union Stationtrain
28h 35m$572–2,122Fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane MEL - MSN
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
31h 20m$795–2,968
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Chicago Loop is to fly which costs $700 - $2,000 and takes 23h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Chicago Loop is to fly which takes 23h 6m and costs $700 - $2,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Chicago Loop is 9753 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 6m to get from Melbourne to Chicago Loop, including transfers.
Chicago Loop is 16h behind Melbourne. It is currently 12:52 AM in Melbourne and 8:52 AM in Chicago Loop.
There are 1255+ hotels available in Chicago Loop.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Chicago Loop, IL, USA?
United Airlines, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to South Bend via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via San Francisco, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via San Francisco, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Los Angeles, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to South Bend via Los Angeles, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 29m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to South Bend via San Francisco, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via San Francisco, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 38m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from South Bend Airport to Millennium Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
- 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
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Champaign-Urbana to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
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