There are 5 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$196–810Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chicago to North Sydney, NScar
- Take the carferry from North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basquescarferry
- Drive from Port aux Basques to St. John'scar
2d$704–1,121Train 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
12h 54m$252–1,023Train 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 53m$339–1,393Fly 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
22h 4m$309–1,089
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 $190 - $850 and takes 9h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to St. John's is to fly which takes 9h 39m and costs $190 - $850.
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 2:12 AM in Chicago and 4:42 AM in St. John's.
There are 188+ 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 4 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from South Bend to Saint John'S International Airport via Detroit, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Philadelphia, Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Reagan Washington, Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gander International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from South Bend to Saint John'S International Airport via Washington Dulles, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from South Bend to Saint John'S International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from South Bend to Saint John'S International Airport via Detroit, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- 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
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto, Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Detroit, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,400
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Detroit, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,400
- 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
- $18–20
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $18–20
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-888-263-1854
- [email protected]
- Website
- Home DRL
Bus from Gander - Gander Airport to St. John’s - MUN University Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $76–82
- Website
- Home DRL
- Adult
- $76–82
- Phone
- +1 800-341-7981
- [email protected]
- Website
- Marine Atlantic
Car ferry from North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basques
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–115
- Website
- Marine Atlantic
- Schedules at
- Nova Scotia / Newfundland Ferry Schedule
- Adults
- $44
- Standard vehicle
- $115
- Bicycles
- $18
- Motorcycles
- $58
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