There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Kos by plane, car ferry, or ferry
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 Kos
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kos (KGS)plane ORD - KGS
17h 5m€306–860Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane ORD - RHO
- Take the carferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Koscarferry
19h 32m€233–882Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport, ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV)plane ORD - BJV
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
19h 56m€259–650Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)plane ORD - SMI
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Port of Kosferry
24h 27m€299–1,058Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kos (KGS)plane MDW - KGS
20h 8m€506–1,510
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kos (KGS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Kos is to fly and ferry which costs €250 - €650 and takes 19h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kos is to fly which takes 17h 5m and costs €300 - €900.
The distance between Chicago and Kos is 9110 km.
It takes approximately 17h 5m to get from Chicago to Kos, including transfers.
Kos is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 11:07 AM in Chicago and 7:07 PM in Kos.
There are 1229+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Kos, Greece?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and seven other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kos (KGS) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos via Detroit, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €230–600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
- Phone
- +30 21 0620 6427
- [email protected]
- Website
- Saos Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Saos Ferries
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €35–50
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