There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Cayenne by plane, train, shuttle, taxi, or ferry
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 Cayenne
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cayenne (CAY)plane ORD - CAY
22h 9m$538–1,961Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Cayenne
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Cayenne (CAY)plane MDW - CAY
35h 34m$858–3,161Train, shuttle to Indianapolis, fly to Cayenne
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Cayenne (CAY)plane IND - CAY
34h 40m$786–2,893Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport, taxi, Boat, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM)plane ORD - PBM
- Take the taxi from Zanderij Airport to Albina Customstaxi
- Take the ferry from Albina to Saint-Laurent-du-Maroniferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni to Cayenne
23h 14m$556–1,635Train to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Cayenne
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Cayenne (CAY)plane GRR - CAY
36h 34m$757–2,509
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cayenne (CAY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Cayenne is to fly and taxi and Boat and shuttle which costs $550 - $1,700 and takes 23h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Cayenne is to fly which takes 22h 9m and costs $500 - $2,000.
The distance between Chicago and Cayenne is 5471 km.
It takes approximately 22h 9m to get from Chicago to Cayenne, including transfers.
Cayenne is 3h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 10:27 AM in Chicago and 1:27 PM in Cayenne.
There are 402+ hotels available in Cayenne.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Cayenne, French Guiana?
American Airlines, Air France, and three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cayenne (CAY) once daily.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cayenne via Miami, Fort de France
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cayenne via Toronto, Fort de France
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 19m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cayenne via Montreal, Fort de France
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cayenne via Quebec, Fort de France
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cayenne via Miami, Fort de France
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cayenne via Fort Lauderdale, Santo Domingo, Fort de France
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Cayenne via Miami, Fort de France
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Indianapolis to Cayenne via Montreal, Fort de France
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Cayenne via Miami, Fort de France
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- caribbean-airlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport via Orlando, Piarco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-589-6004
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go Express Travel
Shuttle from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- Go Express Travel
- Phone
- +1(765)4973828
- Website
- lafayettelimo.com
Shuttle from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
- Child
- $14–23
- Adult
- $24–28
- Phone
- +594 694 94 08 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- ADG Transport
Shuttle from Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni to Cayenne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $56
- Website
- ADG Transport
- Phone
- +594 694 09 96 97
- [email protected]
- Website
- Guyane Déplacement
Shuttle from Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni to Cayenne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $67
- Website
- Guyane Déplacement
Ferry from Albina to Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $5
- Phone
- +594 59 427 9129
- [email protected]
- Website
- saintlaurentdumaroni.fr
Ferry from Albina to Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–84
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Person (no car)
- $5
- Car+Driver
- $41
- Van
- $61
- Bus
- $84
- Motorcycle
- $18
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