There are 6 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
best- Take the bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-mae
- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)GAJ - ORD
24h 18m$365–1,319Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sendai to Ōmiya
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)HND - ORD
17h 23m$557–1,283Bus to Shonai Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sendai eki mae to S-mall Bus terminal
- Fly from Shonai Airport (SYO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)SYO - ORD
20h 30m$618–2,229Train to Akita Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sendai to Akita
- Fly from Akita Airport (AXT) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)AXT - ORD
20h 6m$539–1,782Train, train to Narita International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sendai to Ōmiya
- Take the train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)NRT - ORD
17h 39m$518–1,095Fly from Sendai Airport
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)SDJ - ORD
21h 55m$405–1,409
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 $550 - $1,300 and takes 17h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Sendai to Chicago is to train and fly which takes 17h 23m and costs $550 - $1,300.
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 11:41 PM in Sendai and 8:41 AM in Chicago.
There are 1182+ 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) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
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
- $370–3,100
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
- $370–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Shonai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–5,500
Flights from Akita Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–4,000
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
- $500–1,800
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
- $500–4,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–2,400
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Osaka Kansai, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Osaka Itami, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Shonai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Akita Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
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
- $370–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–2,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- 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
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Shonai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Akita Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Incheon, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Incheon, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- 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
- $50–70
- 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
- $50–70
- 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
- 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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