There are 3 ways to get from Tallinn to Chicago by plane, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport
best- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane TLL - ORD
15h 9m$504–757Ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane HEL - ORD
15h 7m$402–851Bus to Tartu Ülenurme Airport, fly
- 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 26m$517–2,632
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 fly which costs $500 - $800 and takes 15h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Tallinn to Chicago is to ferry and fly which takes 15h 7m and costs $400 - $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 6:36 PM in Tallinn and 10:36 AM in Chicago.
There are 784+ 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) every 4 hours.
- 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
- $300–1,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,700
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- 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
- $390–1,400
- 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
- $370–800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Helsinki Airport, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,700
- 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
- $12–24
- 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
- Twice daily
- 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
- $14–18
- 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
- $24–35
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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