There are 6 ways to get from Ulm to Chicago by train or plane
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Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane STR - ORD
15h 11m$289–934Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MUC - ORD
14h 16m$351–637Train to Frankfurt, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane FRA - ORD
13h 55m$357–798Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Donauwoerthtrain
- Take the train from Donauwoerth to Nuernberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane NUE - ORD
16h 53m$382–1,390Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane MUC - MDW
16h 42m$371–1,357Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane ZRH - ORD
16h 18m$354–910
Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Chicago is to train and fly which costs $350 - $650 and takes 14h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Chicago is to train and fly which takes 13h 55m and costs $350 - $800.
The distance between Ulm and Chicago is 4498 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 11m to get from Ulm to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 7h behind Ulm. It is currently 3:39 PM in Ulm and 8:39 AM in Chicago.
There are 1149+ hotels available in Chicago.
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 Wendlingen, walk to Wendlingen, take the bus 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 München Hbf, walk to Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Flughafen München, walk to Munich International Airport (MUC) airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), walk to O'Hare, then take the subway to Jackson-Blue.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Zurich 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
- $320–600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Donauwoerth to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Donauwoerth to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- servus@agilis.de
- Website
- agilis
Train from Ulm Hbf to Donauwoerth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–95
- Schedules at
- agilis
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
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