There are 3 ways to get from Chicago to Palermo by plane or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ORD - PMO
15h 20m€356–611Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MDW - PMO
16h 48m€336–1,111Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ORD - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
18h 34m€383–612
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Palermo is to fly which costs €350 - €650 and takes 15h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Palermo is to fly which takes 15h 20m and costs €350 - €650.
The distance between Chicago and Palermo is 8113 km.
It takes approximately 15h 20m to get from Chicago to Palermo, including transfers.
Palermo is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 6:08 AM in Chicago and 1:08 PM in Palermo.
There are 2440+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Palermo, Italy?
United Airlines, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Palermo Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Palermo Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Palermo Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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