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

Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, and Delta are the most popular carriers operating from Johannesburg to Chicago

Which airlines fly to Chicago?

United Airlines, Qatar Airways and Etihad 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 29% 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.

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 October 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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14:30 - 8:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 10m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

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

20h 15m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R15 462Ethiopian Air

Fri, Mar 19 - Sat, Apr 24

8:20 - 7:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

31h 20m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

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

19h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R15 495Ethiopian Air

Wed, Nov 25 - Sun, Jan 24

0:20 - 10:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

41h 40m1 stop Istanbul

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

30h 40m1 stop Istanbul

R15 579Turkish Airlines

Fri, Nov 13 - Fri, Nov 27

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

23h 10m1 stop Istanbul

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

30h 40m1 stop Istanbul

R15 729Turkish Airlines

Thu, Nov 19 - Mon, Jan 18

9:50 - 7:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

29h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

13:15 - 8:25ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

35h 10m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R16 562Etihad Airways

Fri, Nov 20 - Tue, Jan 19

21:40 - 22:36JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

32h 56m2 stops London Heathrow Boston Logan Intl

11:20 - 19:10ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

23h 50m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R16 828Virgin Atlantic

Thu, Nov 19 - Mon, Jan 18

21:40 - 21:51JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

32h 11m2 stops London Heathrow Boston Logan Intl

15:00 - 19:10ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

20h 10m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R16 828Virgin Atlantic

Fri, Nov 20 - Tue, Jan 19

22:00 - 13:12JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 12m2 stops Newark Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

10:33 - 18:35ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

24h 02m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Newark

R17 062United Airlines

Thu, Feb 11 - Thu, Feb 25

22:00 - 11:02JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

21h 02m1 stop Newark

7:10 - 18:35ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 25m1 stop Newark

R17 062United Airlines

Thu, Feb 11 - Thu, Feb 25

9:50 - 7:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

29h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

11:00 - 8:25ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

37h 25m2 stops Boston Logan Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R20 077Etihad Airways

Sat, Nov 14 - Fri, Nov 27

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0:20 - 19:20JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

27h 00m1 stop Istanbul

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

30h 40m1 stop Istanbul

R15 629Turkish Airlines

Sun, Nov 1 - Mon, Nov 16

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

R16 645Ethiopian Air

Mon, Nov 2 - Mon, Nov 16

21:40 - 23:57JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

34h 17m2 stops London Heathrow Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

15:59 - 19:10ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

19h 11m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R16 745Virgin Atlantic

Mon, Nov 2 - Mon, Nov 16

22:00 - 18:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

28h 30m1 stop Newark

7:00 - 18:35ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 35m1 stop Newark

R17 028United Airlines

Mon, Nov 2 - Mon, Nov 16

21:40 - 20:38JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

30h 58m2 stops London Heathrow Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

18:15 - 8:40ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

30h 25m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson London Heathrow

R17 745Virgin Atlantic

Mon, Nov 2 - Mon, Nov 16

21:40 - 22:33JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MDW Chicago Midway

32h 53m2 stops London Heathrow Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

13:05 - 22:25MDW Chicago Midway-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

25h 20m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Cape Town Intl

R18 045Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 2 - Mon, Nov 16

21:40 - 21:43JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

32h 03m2 stops London Heathrow New York John F Kennedy Intl

11:35 - 22:25ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 50m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Cape Town Intl

R18 045Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 2 - Mon, Nov 16

16:40 - 22:33JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MDW Chicago Midway

37h 53m2 stops Cape Town Intl Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

17:13 - 19:10MDW Chicago Midway-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

17h 57m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R18 811Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 2 - Mon, Nov 16

12:05 - 17:20JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

37h 15m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

6:00 - 10:55ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

44h 55m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R19 244Kenya Airways

Mon, Nov 2 - Mon, Nov 16

12:30 - 7:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

51h 10m4 stops Blantyre Chileka Nacala Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

9:45 - 11:35ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

41h 50m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Blantyre Chileka

R59 049Ethiopian Air

Mon, Nov 2 - Mon, Nov 16

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Etihad Airways

Nov 20

JNB9:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 45m

1 stop

ORD7:35Chicago O'Hare Intl

Jan 19

ORD13:15Chicago O'Hare Intl

35h 10m

1 stop

JNB8:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

R16 562

Etihad Airways

Nov 14

JNB9:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 45m

1 stop

ORD7:35Chicago O'Hare Intl

Nov 27

ORD11:00Chicago O'Hare Intl

37h 25m

2 stops

JNB8:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

R20 077

Etihad Airways

Nov 14

JNB9:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 45m

1 stop

ORD7:35Chicago O'Hare Intl

Nov 27

ORD13:15Chicago O'Hare Intl

35h 10m

1 stop

JNB8:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

R20 194

Virgin Atlantic flights from Johannesburg to Chicago

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Virgin Atlantic

Nov 2

JNB21:40Johannesburg OR Tambo

34h 17m

2 stops

ORD23:57Chicago O'Hare Intl

Nov 16

ORD15:59Chicago O'Hare Intl

19h 11m

1 stop

JNB19:10Johannesburg OR Tambo

R16 745

Virgin Atlantic

Nov 19

JNB21:40Johannesburg OR Tambo

32h 56m

2 stops

ORD22:36Chicago O'Hare Intl

Jan 18

ORD11:20Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 50m

1 stop

JNB19:10Johannesburg OR Tambo

R16 828

Virgin Atlantic

Feb 11

JNB21:40Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 57m

2 stops

ORD16:37Chicago O'Hare Intl

Feb 25

ORD9:30Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 40m

1 stop

JNB19:10Johannesburg OR Tambo

R16 995

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JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

JNBORD

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 19/3

14:30-8:40

2 stops25h 10m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sat 24/4

10:15-13:30

1 stop20h 15m

R15 462

JohannesburgChicago

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

JNBORD

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 25/11

8:20-7:40

2 stops31h 20m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 24/1

9:45-13:30

1 stop19h 45m

R15 495

JohannesburgChicago

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

JNBORD

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 13/11

0:20-10:00

1 stop41h 40m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 27/11

20:15-10:55

1 stop30h 40m

R15 579

JohannesburgChicago

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

JNBORD

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 19/11

18:50-10:00

1 stop23h 10m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 18/1

20:15-10:55

1 stop30h 40m

R15 729

JohannesburgChicago

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

JNBORD

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 20/11

9:50-7:35

1 stop29h 45m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 19/1

13:15-8:25

1 stop35h 10m

R16 562

JohannesburgChicago

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

JNBORD

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 19/11

21:40-22:36

2 stops32h 56m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 18/1

11:20-19:10

1 stop23h 50m

R16 828

JohannesburgChicago

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

JNBORD

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 20/11

21:40-21:51

2 stops32h 11m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 19/1

15:00-19:10

1 stop20h 10m

R16 828

JohannesburgChicago

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

JNBORD

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 11/2

22:00-13:12

2 stops23h 12m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 25/2

10:33-18:35

2 stops24h 02m

R17 062

JohannesburgChicago

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

JNBORD

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 11/2

22:00-11:02

1 stop21h 02m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 25/2

7:10-18:35

1 stop27h 25m

R17 062

JohannesburgChicago

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

JNBORD

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 14/11

9:50-7:35

1 stop29h 45m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 27/11

11:00-8:25

2 stops37h 25m

R20 077

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

Prices are currently low for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from R16 245 to R17 795.
The lowest price recently found on this route was R15 462.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Chicago?

The month of November is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Chicago from Johannesburg, with most prices found around R16 579. If you are unable to visit Chicago during the month of November, then departing from Johannesburg during the month February is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around R16 628.

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 R19 822 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 R16 479 on momondo.

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Best price found	R10 364
Fastest flight time	22h 26m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Chicago from Johannesburg in the past 72 hours is R10 364. The best return flight deal from Johannesburg to Chicago found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R15 462.

The fastest flight from Johannesburg to Chicago takes 22h 26m

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. 22h 26m 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 October 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 761	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 4 461 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom R14 660	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,3 1 552 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
United Airlines	PriceFrom R15 464	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,3 10 460 reviews	Search United Airlines flights
Ethiopian Air	PriceFrom R15 622	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,1 1 042 reviews	Search Ethiopian Air flights
British Airways	PriceFrom R16 401	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,7 8 277 reviews	Search British Airways flights
KLM	PriceFrom R16 757	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,8 1 595 reviews	Search KLM flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R16 978	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,3 3 711 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Emirates	PriceFrom R20 703	Free Cancellation	Rating 8,1 3 685 reviews	Search Emirates flights

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