There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to El Nido by plane, bus, 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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Nido Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to El Nido Airport (ENI)plane ORD - ENI
25h 7m₱30,280–80,470Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)plane ORD - MNL
- Take the ferry from Baseco Port to El Nido Ferry Terminalferry
45h 56m₱27,122–68,706Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Puerto Princesa, Minivan
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane ORD - PPS
- Take the bus from Puerto Princesa Airport to El Nidobus
32h 2m₱34,125–91,285Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to El Nido Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to El Nido Airport (ENI)plane MDW - ENI
31h 2m₱47,280–130,470Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Puerto Princesa, Minivan
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane MDW - PPS
- Take the bus from Puerto Princesa Airport to El Nidobus
32h 2m₱51,125–141,285
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to El Nido Airport (ENI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to El Nido is to fly and ferry which costs ₱27,000 - ₱70,000 and takes 45h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to El Nido is to fly which takes 25h 7m and costs ₱30,000 - ₱85,000.
The distance between Chicago and El Nido is 13510 km.
It takes approximately 25h 7m to get from Chicago to El Nido, including transfers.
El Nido is 13h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 4:00 AM in Chicago and 5:00 PM in El Nido.
There are 677+ hotels available in El Nido.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and El Nido, Philippines?
EVA Air, Cebgo, and five other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to El Nido Airport (ENI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Nido Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱34,000–90,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Nido Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₱31,000–85,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Nido Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Boracay
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱30,000–80,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Nido Airport via Incheon, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱28,000–95,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Nido Airport via Incheon, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱29,000–95,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Nido Airport via Tokyo Narita, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱29,000–100,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to El Nido Airport via Boston, Hong Kong, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱55,000–180,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to El Nido Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱44,000–150,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to El Nido Airport via Detroit, Incheon, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱45,000–160,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to El Nido Airport via Los Angeles, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Boracay
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱50,000–140,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to El Nido Airport via San Francisco, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Boracay
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₱48,000–170,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to El Nido Airport via Seattle, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Boracay
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₱47,000–130,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱33,000–90,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Los Angeles, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₱55,000–150,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Seattle, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₱50,000–140,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Puerto Princesa via San Francisco, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱50,000–150,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 51m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱50,000–180,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱24,000–65,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Iloilo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱33,000–90,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Puerto Princesa via San Francisco, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱50,000–180,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Los Angeles, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱50,000–180,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱26,000–80,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–75,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱23,000–190,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱32,000–80,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱27,000–70,000
- Phone
- +63 917 686 1118
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puerto Princesa Airport to El Nido
Bus from Puerto Princesa Airport to El Nido
- Phone
- +63 928 457 7623 / 939 912 6840 / 998 881 7226
- [email protected]
- Website
- Atienza Interisland Ferries
Ferry from Baseco Port to El Nido Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₱2,900–3,300
- Schedules at
- Atienza Interisland Ferries
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