Cheapest€982.49
- Etihad Airways EA835414:0916h 23m06:32Abu Dhabi AUHChicago MDW
Door to door 19h 33mCO2 1779.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Travelling from Abu Dhabi to Chicago costs €982.49 at the cheapest and takes 18h 38m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 12,024 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 12,024 km
- Fastest
- 18h 38m
- Average
- 19h 57m
- Services per day
- 6
- Cheapest
- €982.49
- CO2 per passenger
- 1779.6 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 29 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 19h 33m | 16h 23m | 3h 10m | €1,132.94 | 1779.6 kg | 5 |
- 19h 33mFastest, by Flight
- €1,132.94Cheapest, by Flight
- 1779.6 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 12,024 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Abu Dhabi to Chicago | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept | Thu24 Sept | Fri25 Sept | Sat26 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €2,524.16 | €1,898.17 | €1,774.86 | €1,518.21 | €1,970.15 | €1,741.82 | €1,857.46 | €1,400.21 | €1,132.94 | €1,289.29 | €1,176.01 | €1,561.87 | €1,509.95 | €1,656.27 |
| Train | €2,407.14 | €1,885.74 | €2,006.19 | €1,708.64 | €1,926.99 | €1,922.59 | €2,107.39 | €1,329.14 | €1,423.74 | €1,243.34 | €1,273.04 | €1,473.79 | €1,853.29 | €1,695.99 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €982.49
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When to book Abu Dhabi to Chicago
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €1,120.1490 days
- €897.5360 days
- €817.2945 days
- €870.3930 days
- €1,078.0721 days
- €1,656.2714 days
- €1,857.467 days
- €1,774.863 days
- €2,407.141 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €817.29.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 195 percent. The dearest point is €2,407.14, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €1,329.14Sun
- €1,132.94Mon
- €1,243.34Tue
- €1,176.01Wed
- €1,473.79Thu
- €1,509.95Fri
- €1,656.27Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €1,774.86Sept
- €1,000.19Oct
- €837.44Nov
- €977.69Dec
- €799.49Jan
- €690.59Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 12,024 km against 11,674 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Doha, Kraków, Dubai, Amsterdam. The gap between arriving and leaving is 65 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Abu Dhabi at 06:22 and the last at 14:09, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Abu Dhabi
Coach
- Abu Dhabi Airport City Terminal
- B03115
Air
- AUH
- AZI
Chicago
Rail
- Chicago Union Station
- Chicago Ridge
- Chicago station
Coach
- Chicago Union Station
- Chicago & Austin Terminal
Air
- ORD
- MDW
Ferry
- Chicago Avenue
- Chicago Riverwalk
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Etihad Airways | €982.49 | 18h 38m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €825.00 | 84% |
| Taxes | €148.50 | 15% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 1% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 0% |
| Total you pay | €982.49 | 100% |
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Questions about Abu Dhabi to Chicago
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Abu Dhabi to Chicago?
The fastest journey from Abu Dhabi to Chicago takes 18h 38m door to door, of which 16h 23m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 19h 57m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Abu Dhabi to Chicago?
The cheapest fare from Abu Dhabi to Chicago is €982.49, checked on 12 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €1,555.38. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Abu Dhabi to Chicago?
The cheapest way from Abu Dhabi to Chicago is by flight, at €1,132.94 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 19h 33m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Abu Dhabi to Chicago?
Fares from Abu Dhabi to Chicago bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €817.29. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 195 percent, measured on 12 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Abu Dhabi to Chicago?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Abu Dhabi to Chicago, at €1,132.94. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 12 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Abu Dhabi to Chicago?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Abu Dhabi to Chicago, at €690.59 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Abu Dhabi to Chicago?
1 operators sell services from Abu Dhabi to Chicago across 1 mode: Etihad Airways. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Abu Dhabi to Chicago?
33 percent of the services we sell from Abu Dhabi to Chicago are direct. The rest connect at Doha, Kraków, Dubai, Amsterdam, with about 65 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Abu Dhabi to Chicago use?
Services from Abu Dhabi to Chicago by flight leave from Abu Dhabi AUH and arrive at Chicago MDW. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Abu Dhabi to Chicago?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Abu Dhabi to Chicago allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Abu Dhabi to Chicago on 12 September 2026: 12024 km of route against 11674 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €982.49, and 18h 38m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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