There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Vaasa by plane, bus, train, or car ferry
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 Vaasa Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vaasa Airport (VAA)plane ORD - VAA
14h 26m€252–754Fly to Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK)plane ORD - KOK
- Take the bus from Kruunupyy koulu to Vaasanpuistikko / matkakeskus Pbus
19h 6m€328–898Fly to Helsinki Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane ORD - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Vaasatrain
16h 4m€433–691Fly to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP)plane ORD - TMP
- Take the train from Tampere to Vaasatrain
26h 18m€317–810Fly to Umeå Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Umeå Airport (UME)plane ORD - UME
- Take the carferry from Umeå to Vaasacarferry
23h 20m€285–662
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vaasa Airport (VAA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Vaasa is to fly and car ferry which costs €280 - €700 and takes 23h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Vaasa is to fly which takes 14h 26m and costs €250 - €800.
The distance between Chicago and Vaasa is 6842 km.
It takes approximately 14h 26m to get from Chicago to Vaasa, including transfers.
Vaasa is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:41 AM in Chicago and 7:41 AM in Vaasa.
There are 112+ hotels available in Vaasa.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Vaasa, Finland?
Finnair flies from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vaasa Airport (VAA) 6 times a week.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vaasa Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport via Dublin, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Umeå Airport via Helsinki Airport, Vaasa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–750
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–490
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Umeå Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Umeå Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Umeå Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Umeå Airport via Edinburgh, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Umeå Airport via Dublin, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Umeå Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Umeå Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tikkurila to Vaasa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tampere to Vaasa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +358 (0) 20 7434 530
- [email protected]
- Website
- INGSVA
Bus from Kruunupyy koulu to Vaasanpuistikko / matkakeskus P
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Website
- INGSVA
- Phone
- 0207 716 810
- [email protected]
- Website
- Wasaline
Car ferry from Umeå to Vaasa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €43–48
- Website
- Wasaline
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