There are 5 ways to get from Palermo to Chicago by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
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Fly Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane PMO - ORD
16h 48m$326–711Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane CTA - ORD
17h 47m$373–776Fly Palermo Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane PMO - MDW
21h 10m$376–1,511Fly Palermo Airport to South Bend, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to South Bend (SBN)plane PMO - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.train
21h 12m$457–1,721Shuttle to Trapani Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Lazio Municipio to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane TPS - ORD
23h 19m$345–1,318
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Chicago is to fly which costs $320 - $750 and takes 16h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Chicago is to fly which takes 16h 48m and costs $320 - $750.
The distance between Palermo and Chicago is 5071 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 48m to get from Palermo to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 7h behind Palermo. It is currently 9:42 PM in Palermo and 2:42 PM in Chicago.
There are 446+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Chicago, IL, USA?
United Airlines, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Palermo Airport to South Bend via Rome, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Palermo Airport to South Bend via Milan Malpensa, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Venice, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Venice, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Venice, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Venice, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Rome, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to South Bend via New York JFK, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to South Bend via Rome, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Rome, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- 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
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Shuttle from Lazio Municipio to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
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