There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Sicily by plane or ferry
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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 10m€366–611Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane ORD - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
17h 37m€267–860Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ORD - CTA
15h 12m€343–556Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane ORD - CIY
15h 8m€520–1,226Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MDW - PMO
17h 44m€336–1,111Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Trapani Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane ORD - TPS
20h 8m€285–1,207
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Sicily is to fly which costs €340 - €600 and takes 15h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Sicily is to fly which takes 15h 8m and costs €500 - €1300.
The distance between Chicago and Sicily is 8113 km.
It takes approximately 15h 10m to get from Chicago to Sicily, including transfers.
Sicily is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 11:00 AM in Chicago and 5:00 PM in Sicily.
There are 5879+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Sicily, Italy?
ITA Airways, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Palermo Airport (PMO) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Trapani Airport via Munich, Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Trapani Airport via Brussels, Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Trapani Airport via Frankfurt, Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Palermo Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €400–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Brussels, Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Munich, Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Munich, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Brussels, Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Munich, Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Munich, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Palermo Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Palermo Airport via Newark, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Palermo Airport via Boston, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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