There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Xiamen by plane 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 Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane ORD - XMN
23h 50m¥2,347–7,573Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC)plane ORD - FOC
- Take the train from Fuzhou South to Xiamen Northtrain
27h 11m¥2,239–7,250Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane MDW - XMN
26h 25m¥3,847–11,073Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN)plane ORD - JJN
- Take the train from Jinjiang to Xiamentrain
30h 12m¥3,217–8,678Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane ORD - HKG
- Take the train from Shenzhen North to Xiamentrain
23h 37m¥3,388–8,653
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Xiamen is to fly and train which costs ¥2200 - ¥7500 and takes 27h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Xiamen is to fly and train which takes 23h 37m and costs ¥3300 - ¥9000.
The distance between Chicago and Xiamen is 12189 km.
It takes approximately 23h 50m to get from Chicago to Xiamen, including transfers.
Xiamen is 13h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:42 AM in Chicago and 1:42 PM in Xiamen.
There are 362+ hotels available in Xiamen.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Xiamen, China?
Philippine Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and five other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–13,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Vancouver, Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–10,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,500
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–13,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,500
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,500
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–22,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–22,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–11,000
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
- Website
- cambodiaangkorair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–21,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,000
Train from Fuzhou South to Xiamen North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥90–180
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥90–130
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–180
Train from Jinjiang to Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45–75
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–75
Train from Shenzhen North to Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥170–380
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥170–240
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥270–380
Train from Fuzhou South to Xiamen North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥100–115
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥160–190
- Business Class Seat
- ¥240–340
Train from Shenzhen North to Xiamen
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥230–260
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥380–420
- Business Class Seat
- ¥550–800
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