There are 6 ways to get from Kuala Lumpur to Chicago by train or plane
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Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T1
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)KUL - ORD
23h 13m$416–1,214Fly Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)SZB - ORD
27h 6m$552–1,706Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to South Bend, train
- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T1
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to South Bend (SBN)KUL - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
28h 23m$517–1,924Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T1
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)KUL - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
27h 25m$1,028–3,029Fly Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)SZB - MDW
28h 38m$802–5,006Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T1
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)KUL - MDW
26h 7m$476–1,714
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Chicago is to train and fly which costs $410 - $1,300 and takes 23h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Chicago is to train and fly which takes 23h 13m and costs $410 - $1,300.
The distance between Kuala Lumpur and Chicago is 9391 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 13m to get from Kuala Lumpur to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 14h behind Kuala Lumpur. It is currently 7:43 AM in Kuala Lumpur and 5:43 PM in Chicago.
There are 1101+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Chicago, IL, USA?
HK Express, Cathay Pacific, and five other airlines fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–3,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Singapore Changi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to South Bend via Tokyo Narita, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–5,500
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to South Bend via Incheon, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–8,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Singapore Changi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,900
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to South Bend via Incheon, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to South Bend via Tokyo Narita, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Chicago Midway International Airport via Singapore Changi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Chicago Midway International Airport via Singapore Changi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Singapore Changi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,900
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to South Bend via Incheon, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to South Bend via Incheon, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to South Bend via Incheon, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–3,200
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Chicago Midway International Airport via Singapore Changi, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,000
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- CustomerEnquiry@KLIAekspres.com
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T1
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
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
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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