What is the cheapest airline that flies from Chicago to South Africa?

Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, and Ethiopian Air are the most popular carriers operating from Chicago to South Africa

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Chicago to South Africa?

Prices for flights from Chicago to South Africa were last updated today.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Chicago to South Africa?

There is 1 operator available for flights from Chicago to South Africa as of October 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from Chicago to South Africa?

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Chicago to South Africa.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Africa?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to South Africa can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s licence, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at South Africa. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

R11 210 Cheap Flights from Chicago to South Africa in 2026/27

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20:15 - 22:25ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

42h 10m1 stop Istanbul

18:50 - 18:20JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

31h 30m1 stop Istanbul

R16 121Turkish Airlines

Wed, Nov 11 - Tue, Nov 17

11:45 - 10:55ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

39h 10m1 stop Istanbul

18:50 - 18:20JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

31h 30m1 stop Istanbul

R16 121Turkish Airlines

Wed, Nov 11 - Tue, Nov 17

21:15 - 23:00ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

41h 45m1 stop Istanbul

17:15 - 10:00CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

24h 45m1 stop Istanbul

R16 287Turkish Airlines

Thu, Nov 5 - Wed, Nov 18

20:15 - 22:25ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

42h 10m1 stop Istanbul

0:20 - 18:20JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

26h 00m1 stop Istanbul

R16 287Turkish Airlines

Fri, Feb 5 - Wed, Feb 17

20:15 - 11:00ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

30h 45m1 stop Istanbul

18:50 - 10:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 10m1 stop Istanbul

R16 287Turkish Airlines

Thu, Jan 28 - Fri, Feb 5

20:15 - 10:55ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

30h 40m1 stop Istanbul

18:50 - 18:20JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

31h 30m1 stop Istanbul

R16 287Turkish Airlines

Wed, Jan 27 - Fri, Feb 5

11:45 - 10:55ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

39h 10m1 stop Istanbul

18:50 - 10:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 10m1 stop Istanbul

R16 336Turkish Airlines

Mon, Jan 18 - Wed, Feb 10

11:45 - 10:55ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

39h 10m1 stop Istanbul

18:50 - 10:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 10m1 stop Istanbul

R16 353Turkish Airlines

Mon, Jan 18 - Wed, Feb 10

18:50 - 10:30ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

31h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

12:35 - 14:30CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

33h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R16 832Qatar Airways

Wed, Nov 11 - Wed, Nov 18

18:50 - 15:35ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

36h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

20:35 - 14:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

49h 55m2 stops Cape Town Intl Doha Hamad Intl

R19 560Qatar Airways

Wed, Nov 11 - Tue, Nov 17

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19:20 - 10:30ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

32h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

12:35 - 15:30CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

33h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R20 172Qatar Airways

Mon, Oct 19 - Mon, Oct 26

16:26 - 17:30ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

42h 04m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Doha Hamad Intl

13:15 - 15:30CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

33h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R20 222Qatar Airways

Mon, Oct 19 - Sat, Oct 24

19:20 - 10:30ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

32h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

13:15 - 15:30CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

33h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R20 834Qatar Airways

Mon, Oct 19 - Sat, Oct 24

16:26 - 10:30ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

35h 04m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Doha Hamad Intl

13:50 - 15:30CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

56h 40m3 stops Harare Lusaka Doha Hamad Intl

R22 074Qatar Airways

Mon, Oct 19 - Sat, Oct 24

16:26 - 10:30ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

35h 04m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Doha Hamad Intl

13:15 - 9:05CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

50h 50m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

R22 504Qatar Airways

Mon, Oct 19 - Sat, Oct 24

20:10 - 11:50ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

32h 40m1 stop Istanbul

12:35 - 15:30CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

33h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R24 157Multiple Airlines

Sun, Oct 18 - Sun, Oct 25

6:10 - 10:30ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

45h 20m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Doha Hamad Intl

7:00 - 15:30CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

39h 30m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Doha Hamad Intl

R26 852Qatar Airways

Sun, Oct 18 - Sun, Oct 25

20:05 - 14:10ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

35h 05m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Addis Ababa Bole

12:35 - 15:30CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

33h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R27 216Multiple Airlines

Sun, Oct 18 - Sun, Oct 25

20:10 - 14:10ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

35h 00m3 stops Istanbul Warsaw Frederic Chopin Addis Ababa Bole

0:55 - 10:00CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

41h 05m1 stop Istanbul

R27 348Multiple Airlines

Sat, Oct 17 - Sat, Nov 7

18:05 - 6:00ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

52h 55m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

14:25 - 19:25CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

37h 00m3 stops Livingstone Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

R27 844Multiple Airlines

Sat, Oct 17 - Sun, Nov 8

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Turkish Airlines flights from Chicago to South Africa

Our best Turkish Airlines deals on Chicago to South Africa flight tickets

Turkish Airlines

Nov 11

ORD20:15Chicago O'Hare Intl

42h 10m

1 stop

JNB22:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

Nov 17

JNB18:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

31h 30m

1 stop

ORD18:20Chicago O'Hare Intl

R16 121

Turkish Airlines

Jan 27

ORD20:15Chicago O'Hare Intl

30h 40m

1 stop

JNB10:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

Feb 5

JNB18:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

31h 30m

1 stop

ORD18:20Chicago O'Hare Intl

R16 287

Turkish Airlines

Jan 18

ORD11:45Chicago O'Hare Intl

39h 10m

1 stop

JNB10:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

Feb 10

JNB18:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

23h 10m

1 stop

ORD10:00Chicago O'Hare Intl

R16 336

Kenya Airways flights from Chicago to South Africa

Our best Kenya Airways deals on Chicago to South Africa flight tickets

Kenya Airways

Oct 28

ORD6:10Chicago O'Hare Intl

26h 40m

2 stops

JNB15:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

Nov 2

JNB17:00Johannesburg OR Tambo

32h 20m

2 stops

ORD17:20Chicago O'Hare Intl

R16 502

Kenya Airways

Feb 5

ORD6:00Chicago O'Hare Intl

34h 25m

2 stops

JNB0:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

Feb 17

JNB1:35Johannesburg OR Tambo

47h 59m

2 stops

ORD17:34Chicago O'Hare Intl

R17 659

Kenya Airways

Nov 23

ORD6:00Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 50m

2 stops

JNB15:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

Dec 3

JNB12:05Johannesburg OR Tambo

37h 14m

2 stops

ORD17:19Chicago O'Hare Intl

R18 155

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ChicagoJohannesburg

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

ORDJNB

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 11/11

20:15-22:25

1 stop42h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 17/11

18:50-18:20

1 stop31h 30m

R16 121

ChicagoJohannesburg

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

ORDJNB

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 11/11

11:45-10:55

1 stop39h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 17/11

18:50-18:20

1 stop31h 30m

R16 121

ChicagoCape Town

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

ORDCPT

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 5/11

21:15-23:00

1 stop41h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 18/11

17:15-10:00

1 stop24h 45m

R16 287

ChicagoJohannesburg

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

ORDJNB

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 5/2

20:15-22:25

1 stop42h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 17/2

0:20-18:20

1 stop26h 00m

R16 287

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ChicagoJohannesburg

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

ORDJNB

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 28/1

20:15-11:00

1 stop30h 45m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 5/2

18:50-10:00

1 stop23h 10m

R16 287

ChicagoJohannesburg

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

ORDJNB

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 27/1

20:15-10:55

1 stop30h 40m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 5/2

18:50-18:20

1 stop31h 30m

R16 287

ChicagoJohannesburg

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

ORDJNB

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 18/1

11:45-10:55

1 stop39h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 10/2

18:50-10:00

1 stop23h 10m

R16 336

ChicagoJohannesburg

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

ORDJNB

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 18/1

11:45-10:55

1 stop39h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 10/2

18:50-10:00

1 stop23h 10m

R16 353

ChicagoCape Town

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

ORDCPT

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 11/11

18:50-10:30

1 stop31h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 18/11

12:35-14:30

1 stop33h 55m

R16 832

ChicagoJohannesburg

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

ORDJNB

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 11/11

18:50-15:35

1 stop36h 45m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 17/11

20:35-14:30

2 stops49h 55m

R19 560

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How to get the cheapest flight ticket from Chicago to South Africa

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What is the cheapest month to fly to South Africa?

The cheapest month to fly to South Africa from Chicago is in April. Flight prices, which tend to average around R18 188, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit South Africa in April, then you should wait until March to fly from Chicago, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of R18 684.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Chicago to South Africa?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to South Africa from Chicago when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to South Africa for around R22 849 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to South Africa from Chicago for as low as R20 123 on momondo.

Can stopping save me money on Chicago to South Africa flights?

You could potentially save up to 34% on your flight if you consider stops on a Chicago to South Africa flight.

Cheap Chicago to South Africa flight deals and tips

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Best price found	R11 210
Fastest flight time	17h 10m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to South Africa from Chicago in the past 72 hours is R11 210. The best return flight deal from Chicago to South Africa found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R16 121.

The fastest flight from Chicago to South Africa takes 17h 10m

There are no direct flights from Chicago to South Africa. There are no popular flight routes from Chicago to South Africa.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Chicago to South Africa

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Chicago to South Africa?
Prices for flights from Chicago to South Africa were last updated today.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Chicago to South Africa?
There is 1 operator available for flights from Chicago to South Africa as of October 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Chicago to South Africa?
Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Chicago to South Africa.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Africa?
The travel and health documents required for your trip to South Africa can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s licence, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at South Africa. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

Best airlines flying from Chicago to South Africa

Compare and see reviews for airlines that fly from Chicago to South Africa with momondo

Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R21 698	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,3 3 724 reviews		Search Qatar Airways flights

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