There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Patras by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalamata International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane ORD - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Patrasbus
19h 16m€522–2,033Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ORD - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patrasbus
23h 1m€294–1,006Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Patras Araxos Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Patras Araxos Airport (GPA)plane ORD - GPA
19h 19m€477–1,735Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ORD - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Kiatotrain
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus
18h 40m€301–730Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Preveza Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane ORD - PVK
- Take the bus from Lefkáda to Patrasbus
20h 43m€509–1,826Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane ORD - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Aigiobus
23h 50m€403–1,352Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Athens International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MDW - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Kiatotrain
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus
22h 54m€331–1,330
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Patras is to fly and train and bus which costs €300 - €750 and takes 18h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Patras is to fly and train and bus which takes 18h 40m and costs €300 - €750.
The distance between Chicago and Patras is 8962 km.
It takes approximately 19h 16m to get from Chicago to Patras, including transfers.
Patras is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 8:46 AM in Chicago and 4:46 PM in Patras.
There are 103+ hotels available in Patras.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Patras, Greece?
Austrian Airlines, United Airlines, and TUI fly Belgium fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Patras Araxos Airport (GPA) twice a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–480
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Munich, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Frankfurt, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Brussels, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Vienna, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Rome, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Milan Malpensa, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Patras Araxos Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Preveza Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €460–2,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €480–2,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Preveza Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Preveza Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Patras Araxos Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Kiato to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +3026450 22364
- info@ktel-lefkadas.gr
- Website
- ktel-lefkadas.gr
Bus from Lefkáda to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Schedules at
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Aigio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
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