There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Victoria Falls by plane or bus
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI)plane ORD - LVI
27h 5m$706–1,811Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bulawayo, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bulawayo (BUQ)plane ORD - BUQ
- Take the bus from Bulawayo to Victoria Fallsbus
34h 23m$566–1,376Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)plane ORD - VFA
24h 48m$604–1,506Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI)plane MDW - LVI
39h 11m$906–3,211Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)plane MDW - VFA
38h 54m$754–2,606Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kasane (BBK)plane ORD - BBK
- Take the bus from Kazungula to Livingstonebus
37h 19m$674–1,631Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Kasane, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kasane (BBK)plane MDW - BBK
- Take the bus from Kazungula to Livingstonebus
42h 40m$1,124–3,831
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Victoria Falls is to fly which costs $600 - $1,600 and takes 24h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Victoria Falls is to fly which takes 24h 48m and costs $600 - $1,600.
The distance between Chicago and Victoria Falls is 13315 km.
It takes approximately 27h 5m to get from Chicago to Victoria Falls, including transfers.
Victoria Falls is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:21 AM in Chicago and 7:21 AM in Victoria Falls.
There are 262+ hotels available in Victoria Falls.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe?
KLM, Kenya Airways, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kasane via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bulawayo via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kasane via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bulawayo via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bulawayo via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kasane via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kasane via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bulawayo via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Addis Ababa, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg, Bulawayo
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 36m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bulawayo via Addis Ababa, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bulawayo via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Addis Ababa, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bulawayo via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Addis Ababa, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
- Phone
- +260 961806060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Unlimited Gifts Limited
Bus from Kazungula to Livingstone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Unlimited Gifts Limited
Bus from Kazungula to Livingstone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Unlimited Gifts Limited
- Phone
- 0242 661930
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stallion Cruise
Bus from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $36
- Website
- Stallion Cruise
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