There are 6 ways to get from Recife to Chicago by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane REC - MDW
16h 39m$553–1,707Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane REC - ORD
15h 43m$453–1,407Fly to South Bend, train
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to South Bend (SBN)plane REC - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.train
22h 4m$764–2,717Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane REC - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
17h 38m$1,027–3,671Fly to Indianapolis, shuttle, train
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Indianapolis (IND)plane REC - IND
- Take a shuttle bus from Indianapolis Airport to Holiday Inn City Centre
- Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
20h 6m$806–2,412Fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, train
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane REC - GRR
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
23h 54m$1,005–2,916
Recife International Airport (REC) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Recife to Chicago is to fly which costs $450 - $1,500 and takes 15h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Chicago is to fly which takes 15h 43m and costs $450 - $1,500.
The distance between Recife and Chicago is 4844 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 39m to get from Recife to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 2h behind Recife. It is currently 10:10 PM in Recife and 8:10 PM in Chicago.
There are 1342+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Chicago, IL, USA?
Azul, Southwest Airlines, and LATAM Chile fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) 3 times a week.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Fortaleza, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Recife International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Recife International Airport to Indianapolis via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Recife International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Fortaleza, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Belem, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Indianapolis via Belem, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Belem, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to South Bend via Brasilia, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Recife International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 38m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Recife International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Belem, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to South Bend via Orlando, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Recife International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Orlando, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- 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
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
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- 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
- $33
- 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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