Cheap flights from Athens to Chicago from £383

The cheapest month to fly to Chicago from Athens is in July. Flight prices, which tend to average around £252, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of July, then book flights to Chicago from Athens during March instead. Flights to Chicago in March, while not as cheap as those in July, still average around £335.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Chicago from Athens when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Chicago for around £551 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Chicago from Athens for as low as £355 on momondo.

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between Athens to Chicago.

As of May 2026, prices for Athens to Chicago flights are approximately 21% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 12% of flights between Athens and Chicago have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 219 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Wednesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Tuesday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, American Airlines have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 10% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Paris (CDG) was the most common stop: 75% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Paris (CDG) offer the lowest average return price of £369.

Flights connecting via Istanbul (IST) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 16h 15m.

Istanbul (IST) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 2h 00m.

As of May 2026, 7 flights take off from Athens and land in Chicago each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 11:00, with 58% of daily flights taking off at midday.

As of May 2026, there are 51 flights per week flying from Athens to Chicago. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.