There are 5 ways to get from Palermo to Chicago by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 1m$286–1,111Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane CTA - ORD
19h 22m$255–835Fly Palermo Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane PMO - MDW
19h 55m$386–1,411Fly 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$438–1,323Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane TPS - ORD
18h 12m$409–1,515
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Chicago is to bus and fly which costs $250 - $850 and takes 19h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Chicago is to fly which takes 16h 1m and costs $280 - $1,200.
The distance between Palermo and Chicago is 5071 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 1m to get from Palermo to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 6h behind Palermo. It is currently 5:52 AM in Palermo and 11:52 PM in Chicago.
There are 1130+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Chicago, IL, USA?
British Airways, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Palermo Airport to South Bend via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to South Bend via Rome, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to South Bend via Milan Malpensa, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to South Bend via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Rome, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Palermo Airport to South Bend via Rome, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Trapani Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Rome, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Palermo Airport to South Bend via Rome, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to South Bend via Rome, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Rome, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $14–17
Train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–16
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
Bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
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