There are 4 ways to get from Chicago to Lefkáda by plane, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Preveza Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Preveza Airport (PVK)ORD - PVK
16h 51m€414–1,408Fly to Athens International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)ORD - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Lefkáda
20h 30m€322–755Fly to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)ORD - CFU
- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Paxos
- Take the ferry from Port of Paxos to Lefkáda
23h 36m€419–708Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)ORD - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Lefkáda
23h 29m€324–456
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Preveza Airport (PVK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Lefkáda is to fly and bus which costs €320 - €460 and takes 23h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Lefkáda is to fly which takes 16h 51m and costs €410 - €1500.
The distance between Chicago and Lefkáda is 8546 km.
It takes approximately 16h 51m to get from Chicago to Lefkáda, including transfers.
Lefkáda is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 5:03 AM in Chicago and 1:03 PM in Lefkáda.
There are 2134+ hotels available in Lefkáda.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Lefkáda, Ionian Islands, Greece?
Austrian Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Preveza Airport (PVK) 5 times a week.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Preveza Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Preveza Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Preveza Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Phone
- +3026450 22364
- info@ktel-lefkadas.gr
- Website
- ktel-lefkadas.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Schedules at
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Schedules at
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Phone
- +3026610 80444
- paxosilida@yahoo.com
- Website
- joycruises.gr
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Paxos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–39
- Website
- https://joycruises.gr/
- Phone
- +30 2645024609
- info@lefkastraveller.gr
- Website
- lefkadapalace.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Paxos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://lefkadapalace.com/
- Schedules at
- https://lefkadapalace.com/ferry-routes-schedule/
Ferry from Port of Paxos to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://lefkadapalace.com/
- Schedules at
- https://lefkadapalace.com/ferry-routes-schedule/
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