There are 3 ways to get from Chicago to Sandanski by plane, bus, or shuttle
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Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ORD - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sandanskibus
19h 16m$336–1,327Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ORD - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Sandanskibus
18h 44m$326–776Fly to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI)plane ORD - INI
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Sandanskibus
23h 54m
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Sandanski is to fly and bus which costs $320 - $800 and takes 18h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Sandanski is to fly and bus which takes 18h 44m and costs $320 - $800.
The distance between Chicago and Sandanski is 8688 km.
It takes approximately 19h 16m to get from Chicago to Sandanski, including transfers.
Sandanski is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 9:35 AM in Chicago and 5:35 PM in Sandanski.
There are 332+ hotels available in Sandanski.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Sandanski, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Sandanski. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG), walk to Thessaloniki Airport, take the bus to Thessaloniki Neos Sidirodromikos Stathmos, walk to Thessaloniki train station, then take the bus to Sandanski. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop, take the bus to Dupnitsa Bus Station, then take the bus to Sandanski.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- austrian.com
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
- $410–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Munich, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Dupnitsa to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- 0722 60019
- samokovtouristcenter@mail.bg
- Website
- samokov-info.com
Bus from Dupnitsa to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- kontakt@flix.rs
- Website
- flix.rs
Shuttle from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://flix.rs/en/airport-belgrade-shuttle-transfer/
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