There are 6 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 26mRM 1,710–4,720Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Alor Setar, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane ORD - AOR
- Take the train from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugortrain
27h 58mRM 2,231–6,073Train 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 4mRM 2,654–8,558Train 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 3mRM 3,306–8,766Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MDW - PEN
27h 59mRM 2,810–8,020Fly 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 23mRM 3,414–7,547
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 which costs RM 1700 - RM 4800 and takes 27h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Penang is to fly which takes 27h 26m and costs RM 1700 - RM 4800.
The distance between Chicago and Penang is 14722 km.
It takes approximately 27h 26m to get from Chicago to Penang, including transfers.
Penang is 13h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 4:58 AM in Chicago and 5:58 PM in Penang.
There are 2416+ hotels available in Penang.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Penang, Malaysia?
Emirates, Flydubai, and nine 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
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,100–6,500
Flights from South Bend to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,500–8,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–9,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Boston, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,000–9,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Seattle, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–17,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Tokyo Haneda, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–27,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–7,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Hong Kong, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,500–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Taiwan Taoyuan, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,600–9,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Manila, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 4,000–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Tokyo Narita, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–27,000
- 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 2,100–6,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Helsinki, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–8,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–8,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–8,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,400–7,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Hong Kong, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,500–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Taiwan Taoyuan, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,600–9,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Manila, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 4,000–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ipoh via Tokyo Narita, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–27,000
- 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 2,600–7,500
Flights from South Bend to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–9,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,900–11,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Boston, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 3,500–10,000
- 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 1,900–6,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Alor Setar via Taiwan Taoyuan, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,700–7,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Alor Setar via Manila, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Alor Setar via Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,200–6,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from South Bend to Penang International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,600–8,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–11,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–9,500
- 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 2,100–6,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Penang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,200–8,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Penang International Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,800–8,000
- 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 2,400–6,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Alor Setar via Doha, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 3,100–8,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Helsinki, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penang International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Alor Setar via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 2,900–8,500
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Alor Setar via Manila, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,400–8,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- KTM Intercity
Train from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 21–29
- Website
- KTM Intercity
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 2–21
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 2–4
- Express
- RM 14–21
Tram from Ipoh to Nibong Tebal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 3–24
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- RM 3–5
- Express
- RM 16–24
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- KTM
Train from Anak Bukit to Tasek Gelugor
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- RM 15–17
- Gold
- RM 20
- Platinum
- RM 23–25
- 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 54–59
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- RM 54–59
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 95–220
- Website
- Amtrak
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