There are 5 ways to get from Taormina to Chicago by train, plane, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane CTA - ORD
18h 26m$558–1,018Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane CTA - MDW
19h 45m$288–1,118Train, ferry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to Messina Centraletrain
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane REG - ORD
19h 56m$465–1,427Train, train to Palermo Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centraletrain
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane PMO - ORD
22h 15m$312–1,167Train, bus to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Catania Via Archimede to Ragusa Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane CIY - ORD
19h 59m$481–1,680
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Taormina to Chicago is to train and fly which costs $310 - $1,200 and takes 22h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Taormina to Chicago is to train and fly which takes 18h 26m and costs $550 - $1,100.
The distance between Taormina and Chicago is 5198 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 26m to get from Taormina to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 7h behind Taormina. It is currently 7:36 AM in Taormina and 12:36 AM in Chicago.
There are 1309+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Taormina, Italy and Chicago, IL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Taormina to Chicago. However, you can take the train to Catania Centrale, walk to Catania, take the bus to Catania Airport, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), walk to O'Hare, then take the subway to Jackson-Blue. Alternatively, you can take the train to Catania Centrale, walk to Catania, take the bus to Catania Airport, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), walk to Midway, then take the subway to Harold Washington Library.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 37m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Rome, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Munich, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
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
- $280–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
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
- $280–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Rome, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Montreal, Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- 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
- $270–1,200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 0935 22 460
- Website
- interbus.it
Bus from Catania Via Archimede to Ragusa Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–15
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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