There are 6 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€326–1,010Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport, ferry
cheapest- 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 6m€279–900Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport, car ferry
- 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 27m€293–932Fly 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
22h 17m€329–858Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalymnos, ferry
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kalymnos (JKL)plane ORD - JKL
- Take the ferry from Kalymnos to Port of Kosferry
35h 43m€464–1,639Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kos (KGS)plane MDW - KGS
18h 34m€446–1,610
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 €270 - €900 and takes 19h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kos is to fly which takes 17h 5m and costs €320 - €1100.
The distance between Chicago and Kos is 9110 km.
It takes approximately 17h 5m to get from Chicago to Kos, including transfers.
Kos is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 3:39 AM in Chicago and 10:39 AM in Kos.
There are 1356+ 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
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos via Detroit, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalymnos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kalymnos via Athens, Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos via Detroit, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kos via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kos via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- 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
- €270–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- 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 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €35–50
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Kalymnos to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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