There are 5 ways to get from Arusha to Chicago by taxi, plane, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)taxi
- Fly from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane JRO - ORD
23h 4m$520–1,826Shuttle to Nairobi, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Arusha to Nairobi JKIA
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane NBO - ORD
27h 32m$395–1,052Taxi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)taxi
- Fly from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane JRO - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
30h 7m$1,365–2,210Fly Arusha to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Fly from Arusha (ARK) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane ARK - ORD
27h 39m$556–2,010Taxi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the taxi from Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)taxi
- Fly from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane JRO - MDW
23h 54m$720–2,426
Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Arusha to Chicago is to shuttle and fly which costs $390 - $1,100 and takes 27h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Arusha to Chicago is to taxi and fly which takes 23h 4m and costs $500 - $1,900.
The distance between Arusha and Chicago is 8231 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 4m to get from Arusha to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 8h behind Arusha. It is currently 6:15 AM in Arusha and 10:15 PM in Chicago.
There are 1130+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Arusha, Tanzania and Chicago, IL, USA?
Flightlink, Edelweiss Air, and two other airlines fly from Arusha (ARK) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 6 times a week.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Istanbul, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 11m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Nairobi to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Nairobi to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Nairobi to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Arusha to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 11m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
Flights from Nairobi to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Nairobi to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Arusha to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 42m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
Flights from Nairobi to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Nairobi to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Arusha to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Zanzibar, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 42m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
Flights from Nairobi to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Nairobi to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK, Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Nairobi to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nairobi to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Nairobi to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Arusha to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Istanbul, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +254722328595
- [email protected]
- Website
- riverside-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Arusha to Nairobi JKIA
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- riverside-shuttle.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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