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 43mRM 1,612–5,523Fly 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
30h 45mRM 2,066–3,247Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MDW - PEN
29h 46mRM 2,412–8,023Train 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
32h 6mRM 2,955–9,560Train 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 28mRM 3,407–11,264
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 2000 - RM 3300 and takes 30h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to George Town is to fly which takes 28h 43m and costs RM 1600 - RM 5500.
The distance between Chicago and George Town is 14744 km.
It takes approximately 28h 43m to get from Chicago to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 13h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 9:58 AM in Chicago and 10:58 PM in George Town.
There are 503+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and George Town, Malaysia?
Emirates, Flydubai, and five 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
- 34h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–6,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,500
Flights from South Bend to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–11,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–13,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–9,500
Flights from South Bend to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–9,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–14,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–11,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–7,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,000
Flights from South Bend to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–9,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–11,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–9,000
Flights from South Bend to Penang International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–11,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–13,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–6,500
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–20,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–20,000
- 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 1,400–4,800
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–6,500
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–7,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Seattle, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–16,000
- 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 45–75
- 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 9–50
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- RM 9–13
- Express
- RM 30–50
- 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 95–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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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