# Chicago (ORD) to Athens (ATH) business class award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/ord-ath
Data updated: 2026-10-21T16:01:11.142Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 70,000 Atmos points plus $38 on Aer Lingus through Atmos Rewards, departing 2026-11-03.

## Every program and airline that can book it, next 60 days

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United Airlines | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 88,000 miles | $22 | via IAD, ZRH | 2026-10-24 | 12 Oct 2026, 15:18 UTC |
| Aer Lingus | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 93,000 miles | $26 | via DUB, ZRH | 2026-10-28 | 12 Oct 2026, 15:19 UTC |
| Lufthansa | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 88,000 miles | $28 | via MUC | 2026-11-16 | 11 Oct 2026, 12:28 UTC |
| Air Canada | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 72,000 miles | $30 | via YYZ | 2026-11-28 | 21 Oct 2026, 16:01 UTC |
| Turkish Airlines | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 72,000 miles | $34 | via IST | 2026-11-13 | 21 Oct 2026, 15:59 UTC |
| Aer Lingus | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 70,000 Atmos points | $38 | via DUB | 2026-11-03 | 20 Oct 2026, 18:35 UTC |
| American Airlines | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 110,000 Atmos points | $45 | via CLT, LHR | 2026-11-13 | 20 Oct 2026, 18:35 UTC |
| United Airlines | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 72,000 miles | $49 | via ZRH | 2026-11-03 | 21 Oct 2026, 15:58 UTC |
| Lufthansa | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 72,000 miles | $74 | via FRA | 2026-11-05 | 21 Oct 2026, 15:58 UTC |
| Air France | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 174,000 miles | $355 | via CDG | 2026-10-24 | 19 Oct 2026, 11:48 UTC |
| KLM | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Light fare) | 202,000 miles | $366 | via AMS | 2026-10-23 | 19 Oct 2026, 11:48 UTC |
| Delta Air Lines | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 197,000 miles | $370 | via JFK, AMS | 2026-11-26 | 13 Oct 2026, 17:17 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Chicago to Athens on 39 of the 60 departure days, through 4 programs. These figures are counted from the seats stored for those dates, not from a price history; the typical day is the median of each day's cheapest seat.

| Program | Days with space | Lowest | Typical day | Cash on top |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 12 of 60 | 70,000 Atmos points | 110,000 Atmos points | $26 to $1,543 |
| [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 21 of 60 | 72,000 miles | 72,000 miles | $30 to $74 |
| [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 39 of 60 | 88,000 miles | 200,000 miles | $6 to $60 |
| [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) | 35 of 60 | 174,000 miles | 202,500 miles | $355 to $370 |

Nonstop seats on United Airlines.
With a connection on Aer Lingus, Air Canada, Air France, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM, Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines.

## How to book it

1. [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) books on alaskaair.com: sign in there, search ORD to ATH in business class on a date with space, and pay in Atmos points with the cash on top (from $26).
2. [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) books on lifemiles.com: sign in there, search ORD to ATH in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $30).
3. [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) books on united.com: sign in there, search ORD to ATH in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $6).
4. [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) books on airfrance.fr: sign in there, search ORD to ATH in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $355).

MilesZone finds the seat; it does not book it or take payment.

## More routes from Chicago

- [Paris (CDG)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-cdg)
- [London (LHR)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-lhr)
- [Dublin (DUB)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-dub)
- [Edinburgh (EDI)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-edi)
- [Rome (FCO)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-fco)
- [Frankfurt (FRA)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-fra)
- [Madrid (MAD)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-mad)
- [Manchester (MAN)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-man)
- [Munich (MUC)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-muc)
- [London (LGW)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-lgw)
- [Barcelona (BCN)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-bcn)
- [Doha (DOH)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-doh)

## More routes to Athens

- [Amman (AMM)](https://miles.zone/routes/amm-ath)
- [Doha (DOH)](https://miles.zone/routes/doh-ath)
- [London (LHR)](https://miles.zone/routes/lhr-ath)
- [Madrid (MAD)](https://miles.zone/routes/mad-ath)
- [Amsterdam (AMS)](https://miles.zone/routes/ams-ath)
- [Paris (CDG)](https://miles.zone/routes/cdg-ath)
- [Edinburgh (EDI)](https://miles.zone/routes/edi-ath)
- [London (LGW)](https://miles.zone/routes/lgw-ath)
- [Manchester (MAN)](https://miles.zone/routes/man-ath)
- [Dublin (DUB)](https://miles.zone/routes/dub-ath)
- [Frankfurt (FRA)](https://miles.zone/routes/fra-ath)
- [New York (JFK)](https://miles.zone/routes/jfk-ath)