There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Crete by plane or car ferry
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ORD - HER
15h 19m€363–955Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sitia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane ORD - JSH
17h 58m€362–1,404Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ORD - CHQ
16h 58m€374–694Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini, car ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santorini (JTR)plane ORD - JTR
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
20h 18m€456–655Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MDW - HER
19h 58m€413–1,305
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Crete is to fly which costs €360 - €1000 and takes 15h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Crete is to fly which takes 15h 19m and costs €360 - €1000.
The distance between Chicago and Crete is 9085 km.
It takes approximately 15h 19m to get from Chicago to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 9:43 PM in Chicago and 5:43 AM in Crete.
There are 2633+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Crete, Greece?
United Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sitia Airport via Frankfurt, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Newark, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,300
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sitia Airport via Frankfurt, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Cleveland, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €92–95
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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