What is the cheapest airline that flies from Chicago O'Hare Intl to Cape Town Intl?

Turkish Airlines is the most popular carrier operating from Chicago O'Hare Intl to Cape Town Intl

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?

Prices for flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport were last updated today.

How old do you have to be to fly from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Cape Town Intl Airport?

The required travel and health documents for your Cape Town Intl Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Cape Town Intl Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

R11 985 Cheap Flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Cape Town in 2026

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11:25 - 11:50ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

41h 25m1 stop Istanbul

16:35 - 9:40CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

24h 05m1 stop Istanbul

R18 025Turkish Airlines

Mon, Sep 14 - Wed, Sep 30

20:15 - 12:05ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

31h 50m1 stop Istanbul

0:55 - 18:20CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 25m1 stop Istanbul

R18 494Turkish Airlines

Wed, Nov 18 - Tue, Dec 1

20:15 - 12:05ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

31h 50m1 stop Istanbul

17:20 - 10:00CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

24h 40m1 stop Istanbul

R18 575Turkish Airlines

Mon, Feb 1 - Fri, Feb 19

20:15 - 12:05ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

31h 50m1 stop Istanbul

17:20 - 10:00CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

24h 40m1 stop Istanbul

R18 591Turkish Airlines

Mon, Feb 1 - Fri, Feb 19

11:45 - 12:05ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

40h 20m1 stop Istanbul

17:20 - 10:00CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

24h 40m1 stop Istanbul

R19 011Turkish Airlines

Mon, Nov 9 - Mon, Nov 23

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

32h 40m1 stop Istanbul

17:20 - 18:20CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

33h 00m1 stop Istanbul

R19 059Turkish Airlines

Tue, Oct 20 - Tue, Nov 24

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

41h 45m1 stop Istanbul

17:20 - 10:00CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

24h 40m1 stop Istanbul

R19 075Turkish Airlines

Sun, Nov 1 - Fri, Nov 20

12:45 - 23:00ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

27h 15m1 stop Istanbul

17:20 - 11:00CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 40m1 stop Istanbul

R19 124Turkish Airlines

Fri, Oct 30 - Fri, Nov 6

11:25 - 12:05ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

41h 40m1 stop Istanbul

0:55 - 18:20CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 25m1 stop Istanbul

R19 221Turkish Airlines

Sat, Oct 24 - Mon, Nov 23

11:25 - 11:50ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

41h 25m1 stop Istanbul

16:35 - 9:40CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

24h 05m1 stop Istanbul

R19 301Turkish Airlines

Tue, Sep 22 - Tue, Sep 29

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10:15 - 14:10ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

20h 55m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

13:50 - 8:15CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 25m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

R22 548Ethiopian Air

Mon, Aug 17 - Mon, Aug 24

22:30 - 11:00ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

29h 30m1 stop London Heathrow

18:50 - 16:00CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

28h 10m2 stops London Heathrow Madrid Barajas

R23 226Iberia

Mon, Aug 17 - Mon, Aug 24

22:30 - 11:00ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

29h 30m1 stop London Heathrow

18:50 - 13:50CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

26h 00m1 stop London Heathrow

R23 291Iberia

Mon, Aug 17 - Mon, Aug 24

10:15 - 14:10ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

20h 55m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

13:50 - 8:15CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 25m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

R23 485Ethiopian Air

Mon, Aug 17 - Mon, Aug 24

17:50 - 11:00ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 10m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth London Heathrow

18:50 - 21:35CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

33h 45m2 stops London Heathrow Boston Logan Intl

R23 985Iberia

Mon, Aug 17 - Mon, Aug 24

12:40 - 11:00ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

39h 20m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl London Heathrow

18:50 - 16:58CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

29h 08m2 stops London Heathrow New York John F Kennedy Intl

R24 793Iberia

Mon, Aug 17 - Mon, Aug 24

22:30 - 11:00ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

29h 30m1 stop London Heathrow

18:50 - 13:50CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

26h 00m1 stop London Heathrow

R25 714Iberia

Mon, Aug 17 - Mon, Aug 24

10:15 - 14:10ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

20h 55m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

13:50 - 14:30CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

31h 40m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

R26 311Ethiopian Air

Mon, Aug 17 - Mon, Aug 24

17:00 - 11:00ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

35h 00m1 stop London Heathrow

18:50 - 17:15CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

29h 25m1 stop London Heathrow

R27 119Iberia

Mon, Aug 17 - Mon, Aug 24

10:15 - 14:10ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

20h 55m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

13:50 - 14:30CPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

31h 40m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

R27 410Ethiopian Air

Mon, Aug 17 - Mon, Aug 24

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Turkish Airlines flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Cape Town

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Turkish Airlines

Sept 14

ORD11:25Chicago O'Hare Intl

41h 25m

1 stop

CPT11:50Cape Town Intl

Sept 30

CPT16:35Cape Town Intl

24h 05m

1 stop

ORD9:40Chicago O'Hare Intl

R18 025

Turkish Airlines

Nov 18

ORD20:15Chicago O'Hare Intl

31h 50m

1 stop

CPT12:05Cape Town Intl

Dec 1

CPT0:55Cape Town Intl

25h 25m

1 stop

ORD18:20Chicago O'Hare Intl

R18 494

Turkish Airlines

Feb 1

ORD20:15Chicago O'Hare Intl

31h 50m

1 stop

CPT12:05Cape Town Intl

Feb 19

CPT17:20Cape Town Intl

24h 40m

1 stop

ORD10:00Chicago O'Hare Intl

R18 575

Ethiopian Air flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Cape Town

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Ethiopian Air

Sept 14

ORD10:15Chicago O'Hare Intl

20h 55m

1 stop

CPT14:10Cape Town Intl

Sept 30

CPT13:50Cape Town Intl

25h 25m

2 stops

ORD8:15Chicago O'Hare Intl

R20 012

Ethiopian Air

Oct 8

ORD10:15Chicago O'Hare Intl

20h 55m

1 stop

CPT14:10Cape Town Intl

Oct 20

CPT13:50Cape Town Intl

25h 25m

2 stops

ORD8:15Chicago O'Hare Intl

R20 109

Ethiopian Air

Sept 13

ORD10:15Chicago O'Hare Intl

20h 55m

1 stop

CPT14:10Cape Town Intl

Oct 4

CPT13:50Cape Town Intl

25h 25m

2 stops

ORD8:15Chicago O'Hare Intl

R20 351

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11:25-11:50

1 stop41h 25m

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R18 575

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R18 591

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11:45-12:05

1 stop40h 20m

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17:20-10:00

1 stop24h 40m

R19 011

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ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

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Chicago O'Hare Intl

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20:10-11:50

1 stop32h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 24/11

17:20-18:20

1 stop33h 00m

R19 059

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ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

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Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 1/11

21:15-23:00

1 stop41h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 20/11

17:20-10:00

1 stop24h 40m

R19 075

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ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

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Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 30/10

12:45-23:00

1 stop27h 15m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 6/11

17:20-11:00

1 stop25h 40m

R19 124

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ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

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Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sat 24/10

11:25-12:05

1 stop41h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 23/11

0:55-18:20

1 stop25h 25m

R19 221

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ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

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Tue 22/9

11:25-11:50

1 stop41h 25m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 29/9

16:35-9:40

1 stop24h 05m

R19 301

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How to get the cheapest flight ticket from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Cape Town

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What is the typical price of a round-trip flight between Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport and Cape Town?

Prices are currently low for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from R23 921 to R31 593.
The lowest price recently found on this route was R17 848.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town?

The month of November is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, with most prices found around R17 864. If you aren’t able to travel to Cape Town during the month of November, then flying in March is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of R19 221.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Cape Town?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cape Town from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cape Town for around R24 253 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Cape Town from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport for as low as R19 091 on momondo.

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You could potentially save up to 66% on your flight if you consider stops on a Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Cape Town flight.

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Fastest flight time	20h 50m
Direct flights	None

The fastest flight from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Cape Town takes 20h 50m

There are no direct flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Cape Town. There are no popular flight routes from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Cape Town.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Cape Town

How far is Chicago O'Hare Intl to Cape Town Intl by plane?
There are 13684,9 km between Chicago O'Hare Intl and Cape Town Intl. 20h 50m is a normal flight duration for this route.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?
Prices for flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport were last updated today.
How old do you have to be to fly from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?
The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Cape Town Intl Airport?
The required travel and health documents for your Cape Town Intl Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Cape Town Intl Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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