There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Penang by plane, train, or tram
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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
27h 38mRM 1,610–5,520Train 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
30h 44mRM 2,753–11,057Train 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 17mRM 3,394–11,243Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Alor Setar, tram
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane ORD - AOR
- Take the tram from Alor Star to Tasek Gelugortram
29h 21mRM 2,118–7,044Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, train
- 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 Nibong Tebaltrain
28h 51mRM 2,106–3,303Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MDW - PEN
28h 11mRM 2,410–8,020Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh, tram
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ipoh (IPH)plane ORD - IPH
- Take the tram from Ipoh to Nibong Tebaltram
31h 5mRM 2,724–7,563
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Penang is to fly and train which costs RM 2100 - RM 3300 and takes 28h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Penang is to fly which takes 27h 38m and costs RM 1600 - RM 5500.
The distance between Chicago and Penang is 14722 km.
It takes approximately 27h 38m to get from Chicago to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 13h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 6:12 AM in Chicago and 7:12 PM in Penang.
There are 2560+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Penang, 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 22m
- 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
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Seattle, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,500
- 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 1,600–5,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–8,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Alor Setar via Tokyo Narita, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 52m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–29,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Alor Setar via Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,000
- 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
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Tokyo Haneda, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–39,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–7,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Hong Kong, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Taiwan Taoyuan, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–9,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Tokyo Narita, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–39,000
- 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
- delta.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 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,300–11,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,300–9,000
- 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
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–8,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Alor Setar via Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Alor Setar via Tokyo Narita, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–29,000
- 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
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–7,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Hong Kong, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Taiwan Taoyuan, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–9,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Tokyo Narita, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–39,000
- 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 39m
- When
- Every day
- 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 2,400–8,000
- 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
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Alor Setar via Taiwan Taoyuan, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Alor Setar via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–8,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Alor Setar via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–8,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Alor Setar via Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–7,500
- 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
- malindoair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,900–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–19,000
- 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
- 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 53–58
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- RM 53–58
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 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Alor Star to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 8–24
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 16–22
- Shuttle
- RM 8–24
- Express First
- RM 19–24
Train from Kl Sentral to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 23–110
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 23–35
- Shuttle
- RM 35–110
- Express First
- RM 50–65
Tram from Ipoh to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 13–40
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 17–24
- Shuttle
- RM 13–40
- Express First
- RM 24–30
- 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
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