Which airlines fly to Chicago?

United Airlines, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Chicago from Johannesburg according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 28% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Chicago. Keep in mind that there are 8 different airlines that fly to Chicago on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Johannesburg to Chicago?

Delta, Virgin Atlantic, and Qatar Airways are the most popular carriers operating from Johannesburg to Chicago

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

Prices for flights from Johannesburg to Chicago are updated daily.

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

As of August 2026, there are 8 operators available to choose from for flights from Johannesburg to Chicago.

How old do you have to be to fly from Johannesburg to Chicago?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and stopovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from Johannesburg to Chicago.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Chicago?

The necessary travel and health documents for your Chicago trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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22:50 - 8:15JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

40h 25m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

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

26h 55m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R15 319Ethiopian Air

Thu, Oct 8 - Mon, Oct 12

18:00 - 9:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

22h 40m1 stop Istanbul

11:25 - 22:25ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

28h 00m1 stop Istanbul

R15 494Turkish Airlines

Sun, Oct 11 - Sat, Oct 24

18:00 - 9:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

22h 40m1 stop Istanbul

11:25 - 22:25ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

28h 00m1 stop Istanbul

R15 510Turkish Airlines

Sun, Oct 11 - Sat, Oct 24

22:00 - 15:21JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

24h 21m2 stops Newark Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

13:55 - 18:30ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

21h 35m2 stops Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Newark

R16 243United Airlines

Thu, Oct 8 - Sat, Oct 17

22:00 - 18:39JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

27h 39m1 stop Newark

13:55 - 18:30ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

21h 35m1 stop Newark

R16 243United Airlines

Thu, Oct 8 - Sat, Oct 17

9:45 - 15:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

36h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

20:25 - 8:20ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

28h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R16 323Etihad Airways

Thu, Oct 8 - Mon, Oct 12

9:45 - 8:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

29h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

20:25 - 8:15ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

28h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R16 355Etihad Airways

Thu, Oct 15 - Thu, Oct 22

21:55 - 23:57JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

33h 02m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

13:23 - 19:40ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

23h 17m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R16 753Virgin Atlantic

Sun, Oct 11 - Sun, Oct 18

21:55 - 22:33JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MDW Chicago Midway

31h 38m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

11:33 - 19:10MDW Chicago Midway-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

24h 37m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R16 785Delta

Sun, Oct 11 - Sat, Oct 24

23:00 - 7:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

40h 40m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

9:45 - 13:30ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

19h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R24 755Ethiopian Air

Thu, Jan 28 - Sun, Jan 31

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14:30 - 8:15JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

24h 45m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

10:15 - 13:30ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

20h 15m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R19 543Ethiopian Air

Mon, Aug 31 - Wed, Sep 30

21:45 - 5:15JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

38h 30m1 stop Cairo

10:30 - 7:10ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

37h 40m1 stop Cairo

R20 053Egyptair

Mon, Aug 31 - Wed, Sep 30

17:00 - 12:17JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

26h 17m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

6:00 - 15:50ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 50m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R20 674Kenya Airways

Mon, Aug 31 - Wed, Sep 30

23:15 - 18:01JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MDW Chicago Midway

25h 46m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Minneapolis St Paul

17:11 - 19:40MDW Chicago Midway-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

19h 29m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R26 604Delta

Mon, Aug 31 - Wed, Sep 30

23:15 - 18:01JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MDW Chicago Midway

25h 46m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Minneapolis St Paul

9:29 - 19:40MDW Chicago Midway-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 11m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R27 927Delta

Mon, Aug 31 - Wed, Sep 30

6:30 - 8:15JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

32h 45m2 stops Cape Town Intl Addis Ababa Bole

11:25 - 3:55ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

33h 30m3 stops Istanbul Dubai Intl Addis Ababa Bole

R33 219Multiple Airlines

Mon, Aug 31 - Wed, Sep 30

10:15 - 8:15JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

29h 00m3 stops Lusaka Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

14:37 - 3:55ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

30h 18m3 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Lome Addis Ababa Bole

R42 943Ethiopian Air

Mon, Aug 31 - Wed, Sep 30

11:10 - 14:20JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

34h 10m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

16:15 - 7:55ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

32h 40m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

R43 947Cathay Pacific

Tue, Sep 1 - Tue, Sep 22

21:15 - 16:58JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

26h 43m2 stops London Heathrow New York John F Kennedy Intl

17:55 - 9:25ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

32h 30m1 stop London Heathrow

R57 257British Airways

Tue, Sep 1 - Tue, Sep 22

10:00 - 15:55JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

36h 55m3 stops Harare Lusaka Dubai Intl

14:16 - 10:15ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

36h 59m2 stops Houston George Bush Intcntl Dubai Intl

R70 615Emirates

Tue, Sep 1 - Tue, Sep 22

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Ethiopian Air flights from Johannesburg to Chicago

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Ethiopian Air

Oct 8

JNB22:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

40h 25m

2 stops

ORD8:15Chicago O'Hare Intl

Oct 12

ORD10:15Chicago O'Hare Intl

26h 55m

1 stop

JNB20:10Johannesburg OR Tambo

R15 319

Ethiopian Air

Aug 31

JNB14:30Johannesburg OR Tambo

24h 45m

2 stops

ORD8:15Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sept 30

ORD10:15Chicago O'Hare Intl

20h 15m

1 stop

JNB13:30Johannesburg OR Tambo

R19 543

Ethiopian Air

Sept 4

JNB5:00Johannesburg OR Tambo

34h 15m

4 stops

ORD8:15Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sept 13

ORD10:15Chicago O'Hare Intl

26h 55m

1 stop

JNB20:10Johannesburg OR Tambo

R30 940

Etihad Airways flights from Johannesburg to Chicago

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Etihad Airways

Oct 15

JNB9:45Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 50m

1 stop

ORD8:35Chicago O'Hare Intl

Oct 22

ORD20:25Chicago O'Hare Intl

28h 50m

1 stop

JNB8:15Johannesburg OR Tambo

R16 355

Etihad Airways

Oct 8

JNB9:45Johannesburg OR Tambo

36h 55m

1 stop

ORD15:40Chicago O'Hare Intl

Oct 12

ORD20:25Chicago O'Hare Intl

28h 55m

1 stop

JNB8:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

R16 387

Etihad Airways

Oct 10

JNB9:45Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 50m

1 stop

ORD8:35Chicago O'Hare Intl

Oct 17

ORD14:00Chicago O'Hare Intl

35h 20m

1 stop

JNB8:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

R16 960

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JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

JNBORD

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 8/10

22:50-8:15

2 stops40h 25m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 12/10

10:15-20:10

1 stop26h 55m

R15 319

JohannesburgChicago

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

JNBORD

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 11/10

18:00-9:40

1 stop22h 40m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sat 24/10

11:25-22:25

1 stop28h 00m

R15 494

JohannesburgChicago

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

JNBORD

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 11/10

18:00-9:40

1 stop22h 40m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sat 24/10

11:25-22:25

1 stop28h 00m

R15 510

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JohannesburgChicago

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

JNBORD

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 8/10

22:00-15:21

2 stops24h 21m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sat 17/10

13:55-18:30

2 stops21h 35m

R16 243

JohannesburgChicago

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

JNBORD

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 8/10

22:00-18:39

1 stop27h 39m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sat 17/10

13:55-18:30

1 stop21h 35m

R16 243

JohannesburgChicago

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

JNBORD

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 8/10

9:45-15:40

1 stop36h 55m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 12/10

20:25-8:20

1 stop28h 55m

R16 323

JohannesburgChicago

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

JNBORD

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 15/10

9:45-8:35

1 stop29h 50m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 22/10

20:25-8:15

1 stop28h 50m

R16 355

JohannesburgChicago

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

JNBORD

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 11/10

21:55-23:57

1 stop33h 02m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 18/10

13:23-19:40

1 stop23h 17m

R16 753

JohannesburgChicago

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - MDW Chicago Midway

JNBMDW

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 11/10

21:55-22:33

1 stop31h 38m

Chicago Midway

Sat 24/10

11:33-19:10

1 stop24h 37m

R16 785

JohannesburgChicago

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

JNBORD

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 28/1

23:00-7:40

2 stops40h 40m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 31/1

9:45-13:30

1 stop19h 45m

R24 755

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What is the typical price of a round-trip flight between Johannesburg and Chicago?

Prices are currently typical for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from R14 888 to R16 179.
The lowest price recently found on this route was R15 319.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Chicago?

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Chicago from Johannesburg, with most prices found around R14 840. If you are unable to visit Chicago during the month of February, then departing from Johannesburg during the month November is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around R15 558.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Chicago from Johannesburg when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Chicago for around R18 877 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 Johannesburg for as low as R15 637 on momondo.

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Best price found	R9 739
Fastest flight time	24h 45m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Chicago from Johannesburg in the past 72 hours is R9 739. The best return flight deal from Johannesburg to Chicago found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R15 319.

The fastest flight from Johannesburg to Chicago takes 24h 45m

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

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Johannesburg to Chicago

How far is Johannesburg to Chicago by plane?
Chicago is 13972,2 km away from Johannesburg. 24h 45m is a normal flight duration for this route.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Johannesburg to Chicago?
Prices for flights from Johannesburg to Chicago are updated daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Johannesburg to Chicago?
As of August 2026, there are 8 operators available to choose from for flights from Johannesburg to Chicago.
How old do you have to be to fly from Johannesburg to Chicago?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and stopovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from Johannesburg to Chicago.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Chicago?
The necessary travel and health documents for your Chicago trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom R13 165	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 4 484 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom R13 904	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,3 1 518 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
United Airlines	PriceFrom R14 795	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 10 128 reviews	Search United Airlines flights
Ethiopian Air	PriceFrom R14 815	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,2 1 033 reviews	Search Ethiopian Air flights
British Airways	PriceFrom R15 766	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,7 8 195 reviews	Search British Airways flights
KLM	PriceFrom R16 102	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,8 1 565 reviews	Search KLM flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R16 242	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 3 728 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Emirates	PriceFrom R19 807	Free Cancellation	Rating 8,1 3 656 reviews	Search Emirates flights

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