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
15h 56m€527–1,444Fly 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 31m€522–2,674Fly 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 49m€759–1,100Fly 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 44m€557–1,644Fly 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
18h 56m€572–1,674
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 Private transfer which costs €500 - €1500 and takes 15h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Rethymno is to fly and Private transfer which takes 15h 56m and costs €500 - €1500.
The distance between Chicago and Rethymno is 9066 km.
It takes approximately 15h 56m to get from Chicago to Rethymno, including transfers.
Rethymno is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 3:07 PM in Chicago and 11:07 PM in Rethymno.
There are 3161+ 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
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chania International Airport via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,400
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,100
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chania International Airport via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chania International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chania International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chania International Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Cleveland, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
- 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
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/
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