There are 5 ways to get from Swansea to Chicago by train, bus, or plane
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Train, bus to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Swansea to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BRS - ORD
16h 36m$240–837Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Swansea to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane LHR - ORD
14h 39m$477–1,253Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Swansea to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BHX - ORD
17h 18m$306–983Train, train to Exeter, fly
- Take the train from Swansea to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane EXT - ORD
21h 52m$416–1,383Train to Cardiff Airport, fly
- Take the train from Swansea to Bridgendtrain
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane CWL - ORD
15h 3m$308–1,061
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Swansea to Chicago is to train and bus and fly which costs $240 - $850 and takes 16h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Swansea to Chicago is to train and fly which takes 14h 39m and costs $470 - $1,300.
The distance between Swansea and Chicago is 3991 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 36m to get from Swansea to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 6h behind Swansea. It is currently 11:52 AM in Swansea and 5:52 AM in Chicago.
There are 1308+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Swansea, Wales and Chicago, IL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Swansea to Chicago. However, you can take the train to Newport (S Wales), walk to Kingsway K14, take the bus to Public Transport Interchange, walk to Bristol Airport (BRS) airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), walk to O'Hare, then take the subway to Jackson-Blue. Alternatively, you can take the train to London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), walk to O'Hare, then take the subway to Jackson-Blue.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Exeter to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Swansea to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Swansea to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–21
- Website
- National Express
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