There are 8 ways to get from Chicago to Rotorua by plane, taxi, bus, towncar, train, or shuttle
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 Tauranga Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tauranga Airport (TRG)plane ORD - TRG
- Take the taxi from Tauranga-Airport-TRG to Rotoruataxi
24h 55m$1,204–3,469Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rotorua
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Rotorua (ROT)plane ORD - ROT
25h 26m$906–3,214Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Auckland, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Auckland (AKL)plane ORD - AKL
- Take the bus from Manukau City to Rotoruabus
26h 44m$1,621–3,386Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Tauranga Airport, taxi
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Tauranga Airport (TRG)plane MDW - TRG
- Take the taxi from Tauranga-Airport-TRG to Rotoruataxi
24h 2m$1,504–4,569Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Rotorua
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Rotorua (ROT)plane MDW - ROT
24h 48m$1,206–4,314Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Auckland, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Auckland (AKL)plane MDW - AKL
- Take the bus from Manukau City to Rotoruabus
25h 51m$1,221–4,186Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Taupo, towncar
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Taupo (TUO)plane MDW - TUO
- Take a town car from Taupo Airport to Tūrangitowncar
- Take a town car from Tūrangi to Rotoruatowncar
27h 9m$1,529–4,634Train, shuttle to Indianapolis, fly to Auckland, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Auckland (AKL)plane IND - AKL
- Take the bus from Manukau City to Rotoruabus
30h 44m$1,199–4,261
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tauranga Airport (TRG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Rotorua is to fly which costs $900 - $3,300 and takes 25h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Rotorua is to fly and taxi which takes 24h 2m and costs $1,500 - $4,600.
The distance between Chicago and Rotorua is 13216 km.
It takes approximately 24h 55m to get from Chicago to Rotorua, including transfers.
Rotorua is 17h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:12 AM in Chicago and 5:12 PM in Rotorua.
There are 450+ hotels available in Rotorua.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Rotorua, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Rotorua (ROT) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tauranga Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tauranga Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tauranga Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tauranga Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rotorua via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rotorua via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rotorua via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rotorua via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rotorua via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 14m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Auckland via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tauranga Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tauranga Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Rotorua via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Rotorua via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Auckland via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Taupo via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Taupo via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Auckland via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Auckland via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Manukau City to Rotorua
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–70
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Manukau City to Rotorua
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–70
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Manukau City to Rotorua
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–70
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +64 021 146 7654
- [email protected]
- Website
- My Waka Your Waka
Towncar from Taupo Airport to Tūrangi
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100
- Schedules at
- My Waka Your Waka
Towncar from Tūrangi to Rotorua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $225
- Schedules at
- My Waka Your Waka
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