There are 3 ways to get from Recife to Chicago by plane or bus
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Fly Recife International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)REC - ORD
20h 16m$653–840Bus to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Fly from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)JPA - ORD
23h 10m$464–1,670Fly Recife International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)REC - MDW
16h 2m$553–1,740
Recife International Airport (REC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Recife to Chicago is to fly which costs $650 - $850 and takes 20h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Chicago is to fly which takes 16h 2m and costs $550 - $1,800.
The distance between Recife and Chicago is 4865 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 16m to get from Recife to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 3h behind Recife. It is currently 11:03 PM in Recife and 8:03 PM in Chicago.
There are 1089+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Chicago, IL, USA?
Azul, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 3 times a day.
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Airlines
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Recife International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brasilia, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brasilia, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Belem, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brasilia, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brasilia, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Belem, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brasilia, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brasilia, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brasilia, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brasilia, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Recife International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Manaus, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Recife International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Brasilia, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Brasilia, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Manaus, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Bus operators
Bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–19
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 085 8282
- sac@viajetotal.com.br
- Website
- viajetotal.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–60
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
- Executivo
- $40–60
- Leito
- $26–40
- Phone
- 0800 042 4223
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
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