There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Kos by plane, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly to Kos
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kos (KGS)plane ORD - KGS
16h 26m€356–1,110Fly to Rhodes International Airport, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane ORD - RHO
- Take the carferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Koscarferry
19h 28m€353–992Fly to Samos Aristarchos International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)plane ORD - SMI
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Port of Kosferry
22h 3m€389–1,144Fly to Kalymnos, ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kalymnos (JKL)plane ORD - JKL
- Take the ferry from Kalymnos to Port of Kosferry
34h 54m€523–1,636Fly to Leros Municipal Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Leros Municipal Airport (LRS)plane ORD - LRS
- Take the carferry from Agia Marina to Port of Koscarferry
21h€681–2,053
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kos (KGS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Kos is to fly and car ferry which costs €350 - €1000 and takes 19h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kos is to fly which takes 16h 26m and costs €350 - €1200.
The distance between Chicago and Kos is 9110 km.
It takes approximately 16h 26m to get from Chicago to Kos, including transfers.
Kos is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:46 PM in Chicago and 8:46 PM in Kos.
There are 1670+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Kos, Greece?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kos (KGS) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Brussels, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Vienna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Frankfurt, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €700–2,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Munich, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,500
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalymnos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalymnos via Athens, Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalymnos via Vienna, Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalymnos via Munich, Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Athens, Astypalaia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Brussels, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Vienna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Frankfurt, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €700–2,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Munich, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €380–900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- info@12ne.gr
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
Car ferry from Agia Marina to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
- Phone
- +30 21 0620 6427
- info@saos.gr
- Website
- Saos Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Saos Ferries
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Kalymnos to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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