There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Rethymno by plane, shuttle, car ferry, or subway
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ORD - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymno
16h 8m€517–844Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ORD - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
16h 28m€442–874Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini, car ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santorini (JTR)plane ORD - JTR
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Rethymnocarferry
20h 56m€559–900Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ORD - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
21h 25m€491–1,143Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MDW - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymno
21h 36m€527–1,844Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MDW - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
19h 26m€552–1,774
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Rethymno is to fly and subway and car ferry which costs €490 - €1200 and takes 21h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Rethymno is to fly and Private transfer which takes 16h 8m and costs €500 - €850.
The distance between Chicago and Rethymno is 9066 km.
It takes approximately 16h 8m to get from Chicago to Rethymno, including transfers.
Rethymno is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 10:58 PM in Chicago and 6:58 AM in Rethymno.
There are 2881+ hotels available in Rethymno.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Rethymno, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Rethymno. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Chania International Airport (CHQ), walk to Chania Airport, then take the shuttle to Rethymno. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Heraklion Airport, then take the shuttle to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–470
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
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
- €290–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chania International Airport via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–470
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
- €290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–470
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chania International Airport via Boston, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chania International Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Cleveland, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chania International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- oasa.gr
Subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.oasa.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- info@cretetaxitransfers.gr
- Website
- cretetaxitransfers.gr
Shuttle from Chania Airport to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.cretetaxitransfers.gr/
- Car (4 passengers)
- €55–85
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €115–130
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €130–140
Shuttle from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €70–165
- Website
- https://www.cretetaxitransfers.gr/
- Car (4 passengers)
- €70–110
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €130–150
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €150–165
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–380
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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