There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Rethymno by plane, shuttle, or car ferry
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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€427–744Fly 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€392–1,474Fly 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
21h 8m€414–890Fly 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€477–1,844Fly 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€512–1,674
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 car ferry which costs €410 - €900 and takes 21h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Rethymno is to fly and Private transfer which takes 16h 8m and costs €420 - €750.
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 11:47 PM in Chicago and 7:47 AM in Rethymno.
There are 2756+ 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
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chania International Airport via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–2,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- 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
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chania International Airport via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chania International Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Cleveland, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,900
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €340–950
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,500
- 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
- Book at
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- 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
- Book at
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €70–110
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €130–150
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €150–165
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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