There are 5 ways to get from Recife to Chicago by plane, bus, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Recife International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane REC - ORD
15h 5m$444–1,207Bus to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Maceióbus
- Fly from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MCZ - ORD
23h 19m$392–1,335Bus to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoabus
- Fly from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane JPA - ORD
23h 10m$472–1,647Fly Recife International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane REC - MDW
14h 54m$554–1,507Fly Recife International Airport 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
26h 21m$781–2,047
Recife International Airport (REC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Recife to Chicago is to fly which costs $440 - $1,300 and takes 15h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Chicago is to fly which takes 14h 54m and costs $550 - $1,600.
The distance between Recife and Chicago is 4865 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 5m to get from Recife to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 2h behind Recife. It is currently 6:27 AM in Recife and 4:27 AM in Chicago.
There are 1127+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Chicago, IL, USA?
Azul, United Airlines, and JetBlue Airways fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) twice a week.
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brasilia, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brasilia, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brasilia, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brasilia, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to Indianapolis via Belem, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brasilia, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brasilia, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brasilia, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to Indianapolis via Belem, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Orlando, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Recife International Airport to Indianapolis via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Recife International Airport to Indianapolis via Orlando, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Recife International Airport to Indianapolis via Fortaleza, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brasilia, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Recife International Airport, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brasilia, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to Indianapolis via Orlando, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Recife International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Belem, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 0800 085 8282
- sac@viajetotal.com.br
- Website
- viajetotal.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–29
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 009 7325
- sarc@realalagoas.com.br
- Website
- realalagoas.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Maceió
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–29
- Schedules at
- realalagoas.com.br
- Book at
- realalagoas.com.br
- Phone
- +55 800 766 9000
- Website
- maisprogresso.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Maceió
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–23
- Schedules at
- maisprogresso.com.br
- Book at
- maisprogresso.com.br
- Phone
- +1 800-589-6004
- info@goextr.com
- Website
- Go Express Travel
Shuttle from Indianapolis Airport to Holiday Inn City Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- Go Express Travel
- 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
- $14–28
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
- Child
- $14–23
- Adult
- $25–28
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