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 1,812–4,923Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train, car ferry
cheapest- 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
31h 43mRM 1,576–4,397Train 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
35h 52mRM 3,056–8,561Train 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
31h 28mRM 3,400–10,485Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MDW - PEN
30h 36mRM 2,412–8,523
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 1500 - RM 4400 and takes 31h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to George Town is to fly which takes 28h 42m and costs RM 1800 - RM 5000.
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 14h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 10:19 AM in Chicago and 12:19 AM in George Town.
There are 2572+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
Flights from South Bend to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–9,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–10,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Seattle, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–8,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Boston, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–8,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–8,000
Flights from South Bend to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 4,300–13,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 4,600–14,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Boston, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,500–11,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.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 1,800–4,900
Flights from South Bend to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–8,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
- 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 1,800–4,900
Flights from South Bend to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–8,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Helsinki, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–12,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,500
- Website
- ana.co.jp
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 1,500–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–15,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–7,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,300
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,200
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,200
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 54–59
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- RM 54–59
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 85–160
- 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 40–55
- 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
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once 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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