There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Greece by plane or bus
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ORD - ATH
14h 5m€381–713Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ORD - SKG
15h 23m€214–556Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ORD - HER
16h 37m€293–706Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane ORD - RHO
15h 51m€219–815Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MDW - ATH
17h 8m€321–1,213Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ioannina National Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane ORD - IOA
18h 12m€338–863Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ORD - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus
20h 4m€260–747
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Greece is to fly which costs €210 - €600 and takes 15h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Greece is to fly which takes 14h 5m and costs €380 - €750.
The distance between Chicago and Greece is 8832 km.
It takes approximately 14h 5m to get from Chicago to Greece, including transfers.
Greece is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:29 AM in Chicago and 8:29 AM in Greece.
There are 12932+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Greece?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Frankfurt, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Munich, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Brussels, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Vienna, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Rome, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–700
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–490
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Citylines
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