There are 3 ways to get from Chicago to Santorini Island by plane or car ferry
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santorini (JTR)ORD - JTR
15h 21m€402–654Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Santorini
cheapest- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Santorini (JTR)MDW - JTR
17h 47m€312–1,304Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, car ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)ORD - HER
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
18h 17m€395–549
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santorini (JTR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Santorini Island is to fly which costs €400 - €700 and takes 15h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Santorini Island is to fly which takes 15h 21m and costs €400 - €700.
The distance between Chicago and Santorini Island is 9016 km.
It takes approximately 15h 21m to get from Chicago to Santorini Island, including transfers.
Santorini Island is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 10:41 AM in Chicago and 6:41 PM in Santorini Island.
There are 2101+ hotels available in Santorini Island.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Santorini Island, Greece?
Lufthansa, United Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santorini (JTR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santorini via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santorini via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santorini via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santorini via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santorini via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santorini via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santorini via Cleveland, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,600
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santorini via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santorini via Cleveland, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,600
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €92–93
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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