There are 6 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
16h 25m$400–771Train, ferry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- 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
20h 16m$324–1,022Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane CTA - MDW
21h 23m$360–1,421Train, ferry, train to Lamezia Terme International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to Messina Centraletrain
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.train
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SUF - ORD
20h 11mTrain, 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 11m$352–747Train, 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 Central Bus Station to Coffa Strada Statale 514bus
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane CIY - ORD
19h 4m$371–1,144
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Taormina to Chicago is to train and fly which costs $400 - $800 and takes 16h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Taormina to Chicago is to train and fly which takes 16h 25m and costs $400 - $800.
The distance between Taormina and Chicago is 5199 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 25m to get from Taormina to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 7h behind Taormina. It is currently 2:04 PM in Taormina and 7:04 AM in Chicago.
There are 1068+ 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 Via Archimede, 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 Messina Centrale, walk to Messina Marittima, take the ferry to Reggio di Calabria, walk to Reggio di Calabria - Ponte Libertà, take the line 28 bus to Reggio Calabria Airport, walk to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), walk to O'Hare, then take the subway to Jackson-Blue.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
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
- $250–950
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
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
- $250–950
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- 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
- $250–950
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Rome, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
- 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
- $250–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Rome, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 164160
- info@etnatrasporti.it
- Website
- etnatrasporti.it
Bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Coffa Strada Statale 514
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- etnatrasporti.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
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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