There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to George Town by plane, train, or car ferry
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane ORD - PEN
28h 42mRM 1,612–5,523Train to South Bend, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane SBN - PEN
31h 48mRM 2,755–11,060Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Penang International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MKE - PEN
32h 22mRM 3,396–11,246Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train, car ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane ORD - KUL
- Take the train from Klia T1 to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Butterworthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminalcarferry
29h 55mRM 2,109–3,315Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MDW - PEN
29h 16mRM 2,412–8,023
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to George Town is to fly and train and car ferry which costs RM 2100 - RM 3400 and takes 29h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to George Town is to fly which takes 28h 42m and costs RM 1600 - RM 5500.
The distance between Chicago and George Town is 14746 km.
It takes approximately 28h 42m to get from Chicago to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 13h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 11:38 AM in Chicago and 12:38 AM in George Town.
There are 2560+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and George Town, Malaysia?
Emirates, Flydubai, and six other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Penang International Airport (PEN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from South Bend to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–10,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
Flights from South Bend to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,600–11,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,300–13,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–11,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–9,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from South Bend to Penang International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–11,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–13,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–9,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–19,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–19,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Helsinki, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,600
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–6,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–3,700
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Seattle, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–15,000
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 53–57
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- RM 53–57
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 85–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- customerenquiry@kliaekspres.com
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from Klia T1 to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 73
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Kl Sentral to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 24–120
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 24–35
- Shuttle
- RM 40–120
- Express First
- RM 55–75
- Phone
- 04-375 2400
- info@penangport.com.my
- Website
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 2
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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