There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Taormina by plane, train, or ferry
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ORD - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
16h 38m€348–673Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MDW - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
22h 56m€288–1,123Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry, train
- 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
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
20h 25m€292–919Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane ORD - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
19h 9mFly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ORD - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
20h 55m€295–645
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Taormina is to fly and train which costs €340 - €700 and takes 16h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Taormina is to fly and train which takes 16h 38m and costs €340 - €700.
The distance between Chicago and Taormina is 8320 km.
It takes approximately 16h 38m to get from Chicago to Taormina, including transfers.
Taormina is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 5:24 AM in Chicago and 12:24 PM in Taormina.
There are 2850+ hotels available in Taormina.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Taormina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Taormina. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, take the bus to Catania Via Archimede, walk to Catania Centrale, then take the train to Taormina-Giardini. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG), walk to Reggio di Calabria - Airport, take the bus to Reggio di Calabria - Porto, walk to Reggio Calabria, take the ferry to Messina Marittima, walk to Messina Centrale, then take the train to Taormina-Giardini.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–950
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
- 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
- €270–1,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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