There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Kos by plane, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kos (KGS)plane ORD - KGS
16h 28m€364–1,507Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport 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 car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Koscarferry
19h 30m€343–1,377Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport, ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV)plane ORD - BJV
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
18h 33m€379–1,449Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport 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 5m€402–1,579Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalymnos, car ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kalymnos (JKL)plane ORD - JKL
- Take the car ferry from Port of Kalymnos to Port of Koscarferry
32h 36m€522–2,043Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kos (KGS)plane MDW - KGS
19h 1m€554–2,207
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 €340 - €1400 and takes 19h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kos is to fly which takes 16h 28m and costs €360 - €1600.
The distance between Chicago and Kos is 9110 km.
It takes approximately 16h 28m to get from Chicago to Kos, including transfers.
Kos is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 11:19 PM in Chicago and 7:19 AM in Kos.
There are 1559+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Kos, Greece?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and seven other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kos (KGS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalymnos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalymnos via Athens, Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalymnos via Munich, Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalymnos via Milan Malpensa, Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 53m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos via Cleveland, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,700
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,500
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
- 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
- €370–1,500
- 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
- €370–1,500
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- info@12ne.gr
- Website
- 12ne.gr
Car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
Car ferry from Port of Kalymnos to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 21 0620 6427
- info@saos.gr
- Website
- saos.gr
Car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://saos.gr/en/
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 22430 29612
- anek@anekalymnou.gr
- Website
- anekalymnou.gr
Car ferry from Port of Kalymnos to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–22
- Schedules at
- anekalymnou.gr
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