There are 5 ways to get from Palermo to Chicago by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 49m$376–811Shuttle to Trapani Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- 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$325–1,118Bus 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$423–824Fly Palermo Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane PMO - MDW
20h 20m$376–1,411Fly 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 7m$437–1,621
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 $370 - $850 and takes 16h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Chicago is to fly which takes 16h 49m and costs $370 - $850.
The distance between Palermo and Chicago is 5071 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 49m to get from Palermo to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 7h behind Palermo. It is currently 2:10 AM in Palermo and 7:10 PM in Chicago.
There are 1301+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Chicago, IL, USA?
United Airlines, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Palermo Airport to South Bend via Rome, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Palermo Airport to South Bend via Milan Malpensa, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Venice, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Venice, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Venice, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Venice, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Rome, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to South Bend via New York JFK, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Palermo Airport to South Bend via Rome, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Rome, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- 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
- $450–1,300
- 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
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
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
- $11–19
- 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
- $14
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
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