There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to St. John's by plane, car, car ferry, train, or bus
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 Saint John'S International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Saint John'S International Airport (YYT)plane ORD - YYT
9h 39m$216–910Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chicago to North Sydney, NScar
- Take the car ferry from North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basquescarferry
- Drive from Port aux Basques to St. John'scar
2d$711–1,132Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Saint John'S International Airport (YYT)plane MDW - YYT
13h 52m$296–1,210Train to South Bend, fly to Saint John'S International Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Saint John'S International Airport (YYT)plane SBN - YYT
14h 22m$282–1,123Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Saint John'S International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Saint John'S International Airport (YYT)plane MKE - YYT
13h 40m$345–1,400Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gander International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Gander International Airport (YQX)plane ORD - YQX
- Take the bus from Gander - Gander Airport to St. John’s - MUN University Centrebus
14h 3m$329–1,189
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to St. John's is to fly which costs $210 - $950 and takes 9h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to St. John's is to fly which takes 9h 39m and costs $210 - $950.
The distance between Chicago and St. John's is 2858 km.
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Chicago to St. John's, including transfers.
St. John's is 2h 30m ahead of Chicago. It is currently 7:41 PM in Chicago and 10:11 PM in St. John's.
There are 200+ hotels available in St. John's.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and St. John's, NL, Canada?
Air Canada, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) every 3 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Columbus, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Covington, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from South Bend to Saint John'S International Airport via Detroit, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Detroit, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gander International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Columbus, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Covington, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from South Bend to Saint John'S International Airport via Washington Dulles, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from South Bend to Saint John'S International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from South Bend to Saint John'S International Airport via Detroit, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Detroit, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto, Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto, Montreal St. Hubert
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto, Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Detroit, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Detroit, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Detroit, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Detroit, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
- 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
- $18–21
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $18–21
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-888-263-1854
- [email protected]
- Website
- drl-lr.com
Bus from Gander - Gander Airport to St. John’s - MUN University Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $76–82
- Website
- https://drl-lr.com/
- Adult
- $76–82
- Phone
- +1 800-341-7981
- [email protected]
- Website
- marineatlantic.ca
Car ferry from North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basques
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–115
- Website
- https://www.marineatlantic.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.marineatlantic.ca/sailing-information/schedule
- Adults
- $44
- Standard vehicle
- $115
- Bicycles
- $18
- Motorcycles
- $58
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