There are 4 ways to get from Tallinn to Chicago by plane, ferry, bus, or train
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Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane TLL - ORD
15h 9m$504–807Ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane HEL - ORD
15h 17m$402–753Bus to Tartu Ülenurme Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Tartu bussijaambus
- Fly from Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane TAY - ORD
21h 22m$477–2,532Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to South Bend, train
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to South Bend (SBN)plane TLL - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.train
20h 15m$465–2,017
Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tallinn to Chicago is to ferry and fly which costs $400 - $800 and takes 15h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Tallinn to Chicago is to fly which takes 15h 9m and costs $500 - $850.
The distance between Tallinn and Chicago is 4506 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 9m to get from Tallinn to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 8h behind Tallinn. It is currently 7:01 AM in Tallinn and 11:01 PM in Chicago.
There are 2052+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Tallinn, Estonia and Chicago, IL, USA?
Finnair, Air Baltic, and five other airlines fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,500
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to South Bend via Helsinki Airport, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,700
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to South Bend via Copenhagen, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to South Bend via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,700
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to South Bend via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- 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
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +372 5551 5316
- info@mkautobuss.ee
- Website
- mkautobuss.ee
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.mkautobuss.ee/
- Schedules at
- https://www.mkautobuss.ee/soiduplaanid/
- Phone
- +372 5886 0000
- info@bussikeskus.ee
- Website
- bussikeskus.ee
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- http://www.bussikeskus.ee/
- Schedules at
- https://www.bussikeskus.ee/et/regular-services
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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