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 41mRM 3,812–25,025Fly 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
30h 45mRM 1,666–4,048Train 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 59mRM 4,457–12,063Train 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
30h 51mRM 4,413–13,278Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MDW - PEN
29h 54mRM 3,612–11,025
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 1600 - RM 4100 and takes 30h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to George Town is to fly which takes 28h 41m and costs RM 3800 - RM 25000.
The distance between Chicago and George Town is 14744 km.
It takes approximately 28h 41m to get from Chicago to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 13h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 7:41 PM in Chicago and 8:41 AM in George Town.
There are 2517+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and George Town, Malaysia?
Emirates, Flydubai, and eight other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Penang International Airport (PEN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–7,000
Flights from South Bend to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,400–12,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,700–12,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Boston, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,900–10,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–8,000
Flights from South Bend to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,000–13,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Seattle, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,300–14,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,200–13,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Boston, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,800–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
- 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 2,500–7,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,300–13,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,600–15,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from South Bend to Penang International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,800–13,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,100–14,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–12,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Seattle, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,600–34,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Seattle, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,800–28,000
- 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 2,300–22,000
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 2,300–22,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,800–23,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Manila, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–8,500
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Helsinki, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–6,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Seattle, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 4,300–14,000
- 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 2,100–6,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–7,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–3,900
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–7,000
- 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 55–60
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- RM 55–60
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 100–220
- 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 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
- 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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