There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Sicily by plane or ferry
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ORD - CTA
14h 37m€216–658Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ORD - PMO
15h 7m€225–709Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane ORD - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
19h 43m€348–1,015Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane ORD - CIY
15h 5m€333–1,230Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MDW - CTA
16h 16m€346–1,008
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Sicily is to fly which costs €210 - €700 and takes 14h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Sicily is to fly which takes 14h 37m and costs €210 - €700.
The distance between Chicago and Sicily is 8269 km.
It takes approximately 14h 37m to get from Chicago to Sicily, including transfers.
Sicily is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 1:43 PM in Chicago and 7:43 PM in Sicily.
There are 6141+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Sicily, Italy?
ITA Airways, Lufthansa, and six other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) twice daily.
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Brussels, Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Frankfurt, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Munich, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Frankfurt, Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Philadelphia, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- [email protected]
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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