There are 7 ways to get from Penang to Chicago by plane or train
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Fly Penang International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
best- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane PEN - MDW
28h 16m$699–2,268Fly Penang International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane PEN - ORD
25h 12m$315–1,596Train, train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Nibong Tebal to Kl Sentraltrain
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane KUL - ORD
27h 4m$516–835Fly Penang International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane PEN - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
29h 14m$1,179–4,282Fly Penang International Airport to South Bend, train
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to South Bend (SBN)plane PEN - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.train
35h 41m$813–2,941Train to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Nibong Tebal to Sungai Buluhtrain
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SZB - ORD
30h 59m$446–1,718Fly Penang International Airport to Detroit, train
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Detroit (DTW)plane PEN - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Chicago Union Stationtrain
30h 14m$616–2,144
Penang International Airport (PEN) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Penang to Chicago is to train and fly which costs $500 - $850 and takes 27h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Penang to Chicago is to fly which takes 25h 12m and costs $310 - $1,600.
The distance between Penang and Chicago is 9209 miles.
It takes approximately 28h 16m to get from Penang to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 13h behind Penang. It is currently 10:31 AM in Penang and 9:31 PM in Chicago.
There are 1277+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Penang, Malaysia and Chicago, IL, USA?
China Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) once daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Penang International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Chongqing, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 9m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,600
Flights from Penang International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Penang International Airport to South Bend via Shanghai Pudong, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Detroit via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–4,500
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Singapore Changi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–3,000
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Singapore Changi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–3,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Penang International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
Flights from Penang International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
Flights from Penang International Airport to South Bend via Shanghai Pudong, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Penang International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Singapore Changi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–3,000
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Singapore Changi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Singapore Changi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–3,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–4,500
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Singapore Changi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–3,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Nibong Tebal to Kl Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–12
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- $2–4
- Express
- $8–12
Train from Nibong Tebal to Sungai Buluh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–11
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Shuttle
- $2–3
- Express
- $7–11
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- customerenquiry@kliaekspres.com
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from KL Sentral to Klia T1
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
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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
- $24–55
- 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
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.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
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