There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Tehrān by plane, bus, or train
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 Tehran International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane ORD - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
19h$374–1,107Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mehrabad International Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mehrabad International Airport (THR)plane ORD - THR
28h 46m$394–1,306Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Tehran International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane MKE - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
23h 29m$701–1,988Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Mehrabad International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Mehrabad International Airport (THR)plane MDW - THR
33h 56m$554–1,906Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Tehran International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane MDW - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
25h 9m$654–1,307Train to South Bend, fly to Tehran International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane SBN - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
27h 57m$447–1,518
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tehran International Airport (IKA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Tehrān is to fly and bus which costs $370 - $1,200 and takes 19h.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Tehrān is to fly and bus which takes 19h and costs $370 - $1,200.
The distance between Chicago and Tehrān is 10550 km.
It takes approximately 19h to get from Chicago to Tehrān, including transfers.
Tehrān is 8h 30m ahead of Chicago. It is currently 2:15 AM in Chicago and 10:45 AM in Tehrān.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Tehrān, Iran?
Turkish Airlines, Iran Airtour Airline, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mehrabad International Airport (THR) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Philadelphia, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from South Bend to Tehran International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- iranairtour.ir
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mehrabad International Airport via Istanbul, Mashhad
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mehrabad International Airport via Istanbul, Tabriz
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Mehrabad International Airport via Atlanta, Istanbul, Tabriz
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Mehrabad International Airport via Boston, Istanbul, Tabriz
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Mehrabad International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul, Tabriz
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Philadelphia, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from South Bend to Tehran International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from South Bend to Tehran International Airport via Newark, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from South Bend to Tehran International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 9m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- iaa.ir
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mehrabad International Airport via Istanbul, Shiraz
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from South Bend to Tehran International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from South Bend to Tehran International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- chabaharairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mehrabad International Airport via Istanbul, Esfahan
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Mehrabad International Airport via Boston, Istanbul, Esfahan
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Mehrabad International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul, Esfahan
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- ataair.ir
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Mehrabad International Airport via Boston, Istanbul, Tabriz
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Mehrabad International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul, Tabriz
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
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
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- $14–17
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $14–17
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–16
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
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