There are 6 ways to get from Leipzig to Chicago by plane, 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 from Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane LEJ - ORD
14h 39m$377–1,418Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BER - ORD
16h 11m$329–1,007Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane DRS - ORD
15h 53m$418–1,505Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane FRA - ORD
16h 8m$404–928Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane PRG - ORD
19h 3m$441–1,031Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MUC - ORD
16h 30m$419–894
Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Chicago is to train and fly which costs $400 - $950 and takes 16h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Chicago is to fly which takes 14h 39m and costs $370 - $1,500.
The distance between Leipzig and Chicago is 4464 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 39m to get from Leipzig to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 7h behind Leipzig. It is currently 2:17 AM in Leipzig and 7:17 PM in Chicago.
There are 1297+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Chicago, IL, USA?
Lufthansa, United Airlines, and Air Canada fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Frankfurt, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Dresden Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Dresden Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Dresden Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–26
- Website
- Grand Bus
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