There are 5 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 43m€304–1,107Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport, ferry
cheapest- 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 32m€292–1,149Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport, car ferry
- 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 38m€293–1,187Fly 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 46m€462–1,845Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kos (KGS)plane MDW - KGS
22h 56m€424–1,707
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 ferry which costs €290 - €1200 and takes 18h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kos is to fly which takes 16h 43m and costs €300 - €1200.
The distance between Chicago and Kos is 9110 km.
It takes approximately 16h 43m to get from Chicago to Kos, including transfers.
Kos is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:33 PM in Chicago and 8:33 PM in Kos.
There are 1454+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Kos, Greece?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and eight other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kos (KGS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–2,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,700
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalymnos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalymnos via Athens, Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalymnos via Milan Malpensa, Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,900
- 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
- €290–1,200
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- 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
- €270–1,100
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- 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
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
Car ferry from Port of Kalymnos to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- 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/
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- https://www.yesilmarmarislines.com/
- Phone
- +90 252 612 99 19
- info@skymarineferries.com.tr
- Website
- skymarineferries.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.skymarineferries.com.tr/en
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
- 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
- €7–24
- Schedules at
- anekalymnou.gr
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