There are 8 ways to get from George Town to Chicago by plane, train, or car ferry
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Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)PEN - ORD
28h 49m$323–1,206Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)PEN - MDW
28h 18m$473–1,406Fly to South Bend, train
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to South Bend (SBN)PEN - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
31h 17m$614–2,216Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)PEN - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
32h 4m$975–3,426Fly to Purdue University Airport, train
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Purdue University Airport (LAF)PEN - LAF
- Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
35h 43m$542–1,732Fly to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport, train
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO)PEN - AZO
- Take the train from Kalamazoo to Chicago Union Station
34h 55m$513–1,793Fly to Detroit, train
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Detroit (DTW)PEN - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Chicago Union Station
32h 13m$518–1,733Fly to Muskegon, car ferry, train
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Muskegon (MKG)PEN - MKG
- Take the car ferry from Muskegon to Milwaukee
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
30h 33m$685–1,774
Penang International Airport (PEN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from George Town to Chicago is to fly which costs $320 - $1,300 and takes 28h 49m.
The fastest way to get from George Town to Chicago is to fly which takes 28h 18m and costs $470 - $1,500.
The distance between George Town and Chicago is 9217 miles.
It takes approximately 28h 49m to get from George Town to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 14h behind George Town. It is currently 7:00 PM in George Town and 5:00 AM in Chicago.
There are 1245+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between George Town, Malaysia and Chicago, IL, USA?
Shanghai Airlines, Air Canada, and five other airlines fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Penang International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Penang International Airport to South Bend via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Penang International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Penang International Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Penang International Airport to Detroit via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Penang International Airport to South Bend via Shanghai Pudong, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Penang International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 41m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Penang International Airport to Purdue University Airport via Hong Kong, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Penang International Airport to Purdue University Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Vancouver, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Penang International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 41m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Tianfu International, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Penang International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Muskegon via Hong Kong, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kalamazoo to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Dearborn to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866-914-1010
- Website
- lake-express.com
Car ferry from Muskegon to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $115–121
- Schedules at
- lake-express.com
- Classic Cabin Adult
- $115
- Standard Vehicle
- $121
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