There are 4 ways to get from Chicago to Kilimanjaro by plane, taxi, shuttle, or car
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 Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane ORD - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Kilimanjarotaxi
24h 4m$682–2,045Fly to Nairobi, shuttle, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nairobi (NBO)plane ORD - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Moshi
- Take the taxi from Moshi to Kilimanjarotaxi
31h 39m$592–1,027Fly to Arusha, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Arusha (ARK)plane ORD - ARK
- Take the taxi from Arusha-Airport-ARK to Kilimanjarotaxi
34h 20m$598–2,060Fly to Amboseli Airport, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Amboseli Airport (ASV)plane ORD - ASV
- Drive from Amboseli Airport (ASV) to Kilimanjarocar
33h 18m$920–2,632
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Kilimanjaro is to fly and shuttle and taxi which costs $550 - $1,100 and takes 31h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kilimanjaro is to fly and taxi which takes 24h 4m and costs $650 - $2,100.
The distance between Chicago and Kilimanjaro is 13211 km.
It takes approximately 24h 4m to get from Chicago to Kilimanjaro, including transfers.
Kilimanjaro is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 7:15 AM in Chicago and 3:15 PM in Kilimanjaro.
There are nine+ hotels available in Kilimanjaro.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Kilimanjaro, Tanzania?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Kilimanjaro. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), then take the taxi to Kilimanjaro. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Nairobi (NBO), walk to Nairobi JKIA, take the shuttle to Moshi, then take the taxi to Kilimanjaro.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Zurich, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Cairo, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amboseli Airport via Frankfurt, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amboseli Airport via Istanbul, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amboseli Airport via Addis Ababa, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amboseli Airport via Milan Malpensa, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–750
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Arusha via Addis Ababa, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
- Phone
- +254722328595
- Website
- riverside-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Nairobi JKIA to Moshi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- riverside-shuttle.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Estimated price
- $18–55
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