There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Basque Country by plane, train, 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 to San Sebastián Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane ORD - EAS
14h 40m€352–1,304Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane ORD - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain
18h 31m€274–926Fly to Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ORD - BIO
15h 5m€294–610Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane ORD - BIQ
14h 10m€304–1,208Fly to Pamplona Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Pamplona Airport (PNA)plane ORD - PNA
- Take the train from Pamplona to Vitoria/Gasteiztrain
20h 33m€567–2,125Fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ORD - SDR
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
18h 34m€304–1,124Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ORD - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Vitoria/Gasteiztrain
15h 45m€333–686
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Basque Country is to fly which costs €290 - €650 and takes 15h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Basque Country is to fly which takes 14h 10m and costs €300 - €1300.
The distance between Chicago and Basque Country is 6731 km.
It takes approximately 14h 40m to get from Chicago to Basque Country, including transfers.
Basque Country is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 2:11 AM in Chicago and 8:11 AM in Basque Country.
There are 1644+ hotels available in Basque Country.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Basque Country, Spain?
Iberia, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Lisboa, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Toronto, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Lisboa, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Lisboa, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Lisboa, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–440
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Pamplona to Vitoria/Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Vitoria/Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
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