There are 4 ways to get from Chicago to Sparta by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalamata International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)ORD - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Sparti
18h 43m€418–1,414Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)ORD - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Sparti
18h 47m€313–685Train to South Bend, fly to Athens International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)SBN - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Sparti
24h 11m€333–1,143Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)MKE - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Sparti
24h 17m€411–1,536
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Sparta is to fly and bus which costs €310 - €700 and takes 18h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Sparta is to fly and bus which takes 18h 43m and costs €410 - €1500.
The distance between Chicago and Sparta is 8813 km.
It takes approximately 18h 43m to get from Chicago to Sparta, including transfers.
Sparta is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 1:29 PM in Chicago and 9:29 PM in Sparta.
There are 184+ hotels available in Sparta.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Sparta, Peloponnese, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Sparta. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Kalamata International Airport (KLX), walk to Kalamata Airport, take the bus to Kalamata, then take the bus to Sparti. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Athens International Airport (ATH), walk to Στ.Αεροδρομιου, take the subway to Στ.Συνταγματοσ, take the subway to Στ.Αγ.Αντωνιοσ, walk to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL, then take the bus to Sparti.
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- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from South Bend to Athens International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from South Bend to Athens International Airport via Washington Dulles, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from South Bend to Athens International Airport via Washington Dulles, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from South Bend to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from South Bend to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from South Bend to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from South Bend to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from South Bend to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
Flights from South Bend to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from South Bend to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Athens International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from South Bend to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Athens International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,000
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- €11–13
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +302731026441
- info@ktel-lakonias.gr
- Website
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Book at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
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