There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Donostia / San Sebastián by plane, bus, or train
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
16h 27m€452–904Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ORD - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
16h 18m€293–621Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane ORD - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
15h 1m€496–812Fly to Pamplona Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Pamplona Airport (PNA)plane ORD - PNA
- Take the bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
17h 23m€660–2,416Fly 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 San Sebastian/Donostiatrain
17h 48m€383–867Fly to Pau Pyrénées Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)plane ORD - PUF
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
19h 59m€628–2,257
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Donostia / San Sebastián is to fly and bus which costs €290 - €650 and takes 16h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Donostia / San Sebastián is to fly and bus which takes 15h 1m and costs €490 - €850.
The distance between Chicago and Donostia / San Sebastián is 6751 km.
It takes approximately 16h 27m to get from Chicago to Donostia / San Sebastián, including transfers.
Donostia / San Sebastián is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 9:24 PM in Chicago and 4:24 AM in Donostia / San Sebastián.
There are 1814+ hotels available in Donostia / San Sebastián.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Donostia / San Sebastián, Spain?
Iberia, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS) 4 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
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €800–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via New York JFK, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €800–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Toronto, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Toronto, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €800–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via New York JFK, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €800–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Toronto, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Toronto, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €310–550
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
- 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
- €410–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to San Sebastian/Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- ALSA
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