There are 10 ways to get from Chicago to Guatemala by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, taxi, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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 La Aurora International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane ORD - GUA
8h 14m$274–706Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to La Aurora International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane MDW - GUA
10h 7m$184–756Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Politécnico to Tapachulabus
- Drive from Tapachula to Tocachécar
- Take the bus from Tocaché to Transportes Fuente del Nortebus
3d$627–1,172Drive 4,234.1 km
- Drive from Chicago to Guatemala Citycar 4,234.1 km
2d 2h$511–738Train to South Bend, fly to La Aurora International Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane SBN - GUA
12h 18m$194–765Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL)plane ORD - SAL
- Take a shuttle bus from El Salvador International Airport to Santa Ana
- Take the taxi from San Cristobal Frontera to Jutiapataxi
11h 32m$414–966Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tapachula International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tapachula International Airport (TAP)plane ORD - TAP
- Take the bus from Tecun Uman to Retalhuleubus
12h 51mTrain, bus via Mexico City
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Dallastrain
- Take the bus from Dallas to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Cristóbal de las Casasbus
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to La Mesillabus
- Take the bus from La Mesilla to Buses de Nororientebus
3d 2hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Longviewtrain
- Take the bus from Longview to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Guatemala Citybus
3d 20h$526–1,060Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Guatemala Citybus
3d 21h$379–767
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Guatemala is to fly which costs $180 - $800 and takes 10h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Guatemala is to fly which takes 8h 14m and costs $270 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Guatemala. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Guatemala City via Memphis Bus Station, Smith St @ Pierce St, Mission Bend TC and Houston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 21h.
The distance between Chicago and Guatemala is 3095 km. The road distance is 4234.1 km.
The best way to get from Chicago to Guatemala without a car is to train and bus via Mexico City which takes 3 days 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from Chicago to Guatemala, including transfers.
Chicago to Guatemala bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
The best way to get from Chicago to Guatemala is to fly which takes 8h 14m and costs $270 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $370 - $800 and takes 3 days 21h.
Chicago to Guatemala bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Memphis Bus Station.
Guatemala is 1h behind Chicago. It is currently 3:45 AM in Chicago and 2:45 AM in Guatemala.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Guatemala?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Guatemala City via Memphis Bus Station, Downtown Houston, Smith St @ Pierce St, Mission Bend TC, Bellaire Blvd @ Corporate Dr, and Houston in around 3d 21h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from South Bend to La Aurora International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from South Bend to La Aurora International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from South Bend to La Aurora International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tapachula International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from South Bend to La Aurora International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from South Bend to La Aurora International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from South Bend to La Aurora International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tapachula International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tapachula International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tapachula International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Dallas to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Politécnico to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $50–70
- First Class
- $50–60
- Phone
- +502 2471 0952
- Website
- mmcorporacion.com
Bus from Tocaché to Transportes Fuente del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- mmcorporacion.com
- Phone
- +503 7491 3696
- [email protected]
- Website
- alfaritotours.com
Shuttle from El Salvador International Airport to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $220
- Website
- https://www.alfaritotours.com/
- Phone
- +502 2440 3842
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tecun Uman to Retalhuleu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +502 7762 2462
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to La Mesilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/EternaPrimaveraPanajachel
- Phone
- +502 2221 0139 / 5746 5055
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from La Mesilla to Buses de Nororiente
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Longview to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Houston to Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $170–390
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Houston to Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $170–390
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $30–40
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