There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Austria by plane or train
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Fly to Vienna International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ORD - VIE
11h 55m€298–462Fly to Munich International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ORD - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbftrain
13h 45m€294–490Fly to Salzburg Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane ORD - SZG
13h 44m€314–808Fly to Graz Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane ORD - GRZ
13h 45m€346–1,309Fly to Linz Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Linz Airport (LNZ)plane ORD - LNZ
14h 25m€347–909Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain
16h 3m€315–593
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vienna International Airport (VIE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Austria is to fly which costs €290 - €470 and takes 11h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Austria is to fly which takes 11h 55m and costs €290 - €470.
The distance between Chicago and Austria is 7615 km.
It takes approximately 11h 55m to get from Chicago to Austria, including transfers.
Austria is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 9:25 PM in Chicago and 4:25 AM in Austria.
There are 4622+ hotels available in Austria.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Austria?
Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vienna International Airport (VIE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salzburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Graz Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Graz Airport via Brussels, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Linz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Linz Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Linz Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Linz Airport via Munich International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–360
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Graz Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Graz Airport via Brussels, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Graz Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Graz Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–340
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–450
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salzburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–370
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,500
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Linz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–900
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €18–23
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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