There are 7 ways to get from Sendai to Chicago by bus, plane, 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.
Bus to Yamagata Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Take the bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-maebus
- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane GAJ - ORD
24h 18m$385–1,419Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Sendai to Ōmiyatrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane HND - ORD
17h 28m$547–1,483Bus to Shonai Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Sendai eki mae to S-mall Bus terminalbus
- Fly from Shonai Airport (SYO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SYO - ORD
20h 35m$568–2,029Train to Akita Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Sendai to Akitatrain
- Fly from Akita Airport (AXT) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane AXT - ORD
20h 11m$549–1,881Train, train to Narita International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Sendai to Ōmiyatrain
- Take the train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane NRT - ORD
17h 44m$518–1,195Fly Sendai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SDJ - ORD
21h 50m$395–1,409Train, train to Narita International Airport, fly to General Mitchell International Airport
- Take the train from Sendai to Ōmiyatrain
- Take the train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane NRT - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
21h 52m$880–2,510
Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sendai to Chicago is to train and fly which costs $500 - $1,200 and takes 17h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Sendai to Chicago is to train and fly which takes 17h 28m and costs $500 - $1,500.
The distance between Sendai and Chicago is 6211 miles.
It takes approximately 24h 18m to get from Sendai to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 15h behind Sendai. It is currently 5:25 AM in Sendai and 2:25 PM in Chicago.
There are 1244+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Sendai, Japan and Chicago, IL, USA?
Peach Aviation Limited, Air Canada, and five other airlines fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New Chitose, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Osaka Itami, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–3,500
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Shonai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–4,900
Flights from Akita Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–4,400
Flights from Akita Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Akita Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Chūbu Centrair, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–4,600
Flights from Akita Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New Chitose, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–4,700
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–2,400
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Osaka Kansai, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New Chitose, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–2,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Osaka Kansai, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–6,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Shonai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Akita Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Incheon, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Osaka Itami, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Shonai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Akita Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Incheon, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sendai to Ōmiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- $45–65
- Reserved seat
- $55–70
- Green seat
- $70–95
Train from Sendai to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- $45–70
- Reserved seat
- $55–70
- Green seat
- $70–95
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–17
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
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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
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
Bus from Sendai eki mae to S-mall Bus terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.co.jp
- Website
- shonaikotsu.jp
Bus from Sendai eki mae to S-mall Bus terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Schedules at
- shonaikotsu.jp
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