There are 7 ways to get from Puducherry to Chicago by train, plane, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Chennai International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Take the train from Pondicherry to Trisulamtrain
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MAA - ORD
28h$374–969Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Pondicherry to Krishnarajapurmtrain
- Take the bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airportbus
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BLR - ORD
32h 34m$336–879Fly Pondicherry to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Fly from Pondicherry (PNY) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane PNY - ORD
32h 7m$505–1,308Train to Chennai International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the train from Pondicherry to Trisulamtrain
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane MAA - MDW
30h 19m$504–1,319Taxi to Madurai, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the taxi from Puducherry to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane IXM - ORD
37h 42m$441–1,162Train, train to Trichy International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Pondicherry to Vridhachalam Jntrain
- Take the train from Vridhachalam Jn to Tiruchchirapalitrain
- Fly from Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane TRZ - ORD
32h 38m$609–1,836Train to Chennai International Airport, fly to Detroit, train
- Take the train from Pondicherry to Trisulamtrain
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Detroit (DTW)plane MAA - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Chicago Union Stationtrain
34h 2m$944–3,146
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Puducherry to Chicago is to train and bus and fly which costs $330 - $900 and takes 32h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Puducherry to Chicago is to train and fly which takes 28h and costs $370 - $1,000.
The distance between Puducherry and Chicago is 8745 miles.
It takes approximately 28h to get from Puducherry to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 10h 30m behind Puducherry. It is currently 8:33 AM in Puducherry and 10:03 PM in Chicago.
There are 1294+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Puducherry, India and Chicago, IL, USA?
IndiGo Airlines, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Pondicherry (PNY) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Frankfurt, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Pondicherry to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Hyderabad, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Pondicherry to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Madurai to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Madurai to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dubai, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Detroit via Frankfurt, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Pondicherry to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Hyderabad, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Pondicherry to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Detroit via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Doha, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dubai, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Doha, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Doha, Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via London Heathrow, Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via London Heathrow, Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Pondicherry to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Detroit via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Pondicherry to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Detroit via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pondicherry to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Detroit via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from Pondicherry to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–850
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Madurai to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Madurai to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Pondicherry to Trisulam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–14
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $1–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $5–7
- Second AC (2A)
- $6–9
- First Class (1A)
- $11–14
Train from Pondicherry to Krishnarajapurm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2–21
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $2–4
- Third AC (3A)
- $7–9
- Second AC (2A)
- $10–13
- First Class (1A)
- $16–21
Train from Pondicherry to Trisulam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–14
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $1–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $5–7
- Second AC (2A)
- $6–9
- First Class (1A)
- $11–14
Train from Pondicherry to Vridhachalam Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–12
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–6
- Second AC (2A)
- $5–7
- First Class (1A)
- $9–12
Train from Vridhachalam Jn to Tiruchchirapali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–13
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–6
- Second AC (2A)
- $6–8
- First Class (1A)
- $9–13
Train from Pondicherry to Trisulam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–14
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $1–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $5–7
- Second AC (2A)
- $6–9
- First Class (1A)
- $11–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Dearborn to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- BMTC
Bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- BMTC
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- $1
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- $2–3
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Estimated price
- $45–60
Devaki Travels
- Phone
- +91 413 225 7199
- Website
- devakitravels.com
Golden Tours And Travels
- Phone
- +91 97 91 94 44 22
- Website
- goldentoursandtravels.com
Royal Travels Cabs
- Phone
- +91 22 33 55 33 55
- Website
- royaltravelscabs.com
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