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How to get fromUlm to Chicagoby train, plane or ferry

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There are 6 ways to get from Ulm to Chicago by train, plane, or ferry

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)planeSTR - ORD
    15h 50m
    $526–1,467

  2. Train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingentrain
    2. Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)planeFMM - ORD
    17h 4m
    $260–983

  3. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)planeFRA - ORD
    14h 12m
    $297–659

  4. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)planeMUC - ORD
    14h 36m
    $296–575

  5. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Donauwoerthtrain
    2. Take the train from Donauwörth to Nürnberg Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)planeNUE - ORD
    16h 50m

  6. Train, ferry, train to Zurich Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquaiferry
    3. Take the train from Romanshorn to Zürich Flughafentrain
    4. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)planeZRH - ORD
    16h 56m
    $282–646

Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights

Calendar56Weekly Planes
Duration12h 41mAverage Duration
Ticket$245Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Chicago, IL, USA?

There is no direct connection from Ulm to Chicago. However, you can take the train to Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Flughafen/Messe, walk to Stuttgart Airport (STR) airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), walk to O'Hare, then take the subway to Jackson-Blue. Alternatively, you can take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), walk to O'Hare, then take the subway to Jackson-Blue.

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