There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Cherbourg-Octeville by plane, train, or ferry
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 Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane ORD - CDG
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
15h 16m€315–1,077Fly to Jersey Airport, ferry, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane ORD - JER
- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Granvilleferry
- Take the train from Granville to Lisontrain
- Take the train from Lison to Cherbourgtrain
19h 52m€287–1,091Fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane ORD - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Lisontrain
- Take the train from Lison to Cherbourgtrain
18h 26m€424–1,495Fly to Guernsey Airport, ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane ORD - GCI
- Take the ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderneyferry
- Take the ferry from Alderney to Port of Cherbourgferry
19h 19m€408–1,175Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane ORD - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
16h 34m€585–1,250Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ORD - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
17h 46m€578–1,427Fly to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane ORD - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Rennestrain
- Take the train from Rennes to Lisontrain
- Take the train from Lison to Cherbourgtrain
21h 41m€402–1,468
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Cherbourg-Octeville is to fly and train which costs €310 - €1100 and takes 15h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Cherbourg-Octeville is to fly and train which takes 15h 16m and costs €310 - €1100.
The distance between Chicago and Cherbourg-Octeville is 7096 km.
It takes approximately 15h 16m to get from Chicago to Cherbourg-Octeville, including transfers.
Cherbourg-Octeville is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 9:19 AM in Chicago and 4:19 PM in Cherbourg-Octeville.
There are 605+ hotels available in Cherbourg-Octeville.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Cherbourg-Octeville, France?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Cherbourg-Octeville. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG), walk to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2, take the train to Paris Nord, walk to Gare Magenta, take the train to Haussmann Saint-Lazare, walk to Paris St Lazare, then take the train to Cherbourg. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS), walk to Aéroport, take the bus to Saint-Jacques - Gaîté, walk to Saint-Jacques - Gaîté, take the subway to Gares, walk to Rennes, take the train to Lison, then take the train to Cherbourg.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €440–2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jersey Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Jersey Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Guernsey Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Guernsey Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lison to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Granville to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lison to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lison to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- 07781 119796
- Website
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €74
- Schedules at
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Alderney to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–95
- Schedules at
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
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