There are 5 ways to get from Palermo to Chicago by plane, train, or bus
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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 16m$427–712Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo-Via Libertа Don Bosco to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane TPS - ORD
18h 7m$279–1,015Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane CTA - ORD
18h 52m$458–915Fly 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 10m$518–1,822Fly Palermo Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane PMO - MDW
19h 48m$377–1,412
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Chicago is to train and fly which costs $450 - $950 and takes 18h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Chicago is to fly which takes 16h 16m and costs $420 - $750.
The distance between Palermo and Chicago is 5071 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 16m to get from Palermo to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 7h behind Palermo. It is currently 10:15 PM in Palermo and 3:15 PM in Chicago.
There are 2052+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Chicago, IL, USA?
British Airways, United Airlines, and five 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 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Palermo Airport to South Bend via Milan Malpensa, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Venice, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Venice, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to South Bend via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Palermo Airport to South Bend via New York JFK, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to South Bend via Rome, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 58m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo-Via Libertа Don Bosco to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
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