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Find cheap flights from Chicago to Lusaka from $942

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Cheap flight deals from Chicago to Lusaka (ORD-LUN)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Chicago to Lusaka that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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10:15 am - 12:35 pmORD-LUN
43h 20m2 stops
2:05 pm - 8:05 amLUN-ORD
49h 00m3 stops
$1,119Ethiopian Air
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Sat, Sep 28 - Sat, Oct 12
11:25 am - 1:15 amORD-LUN
30h 50m2 stops
2:10 am - 5:45 pmLUN-ORD
46h 35m2 stops
$1,499
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Sat, Sep 28 - Fri, Oct 11
10:15 am - 7:25 pmORD-LUN
50h 10m2 stops
2:10 am - 11:14 pmLUN-ORD
28h 04m3 stops
$1,585Ethiopian Air
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Mon, Aug 12 - Sun, Aug 25
10:15 am - 12:30 pmORD-LUN
19h 15m1 stop
3:45 pm - 8:05 amLUN-ORD
23h 20m2 stops
$1,596Ethiopian Air
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Mon, May 20 - Wed, May 29
10:15 am - 12:35 pmORD-LUN
43h 20m2 stops
2:10 am - 11:14 pmLUN-ORD
28h 04m3 stops
$1,649Ethiopian Air
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Sat, Sep 28 - Fri, Oct 11
9:15 pm - 1:30 pmORD-LUN
33h 15m2 stops
2:15 pm - 1:45 pmLUN-ORD
30h 30m2 stops
$1,665
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Mon, May 27 - Mon, Jun 3
8:45 pm - 2:35 pmORD-LUN
34h 50m1 stop
9:35 pm - 3:45 pmLUN-ORD
25h 10m1 stop
$1,788Emirates
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Sat, Sep 28 - Sat, Oct 12
7:40 pm - 8:35 amORD-LUN
29h 55m1 stop
3:25 pm - 3:25 pmLUN-ORD
31h 00m1 stop
$1,851Qatar Airways
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Mon, Aug 12 - Mon, Aug 26
7:40 pm - 8:35 amORD-LUN
29h 55m1 stop
3:25 pm - 4:40 amLUN-ORD
44h 15m2 stops
$1,933Qatar Airways
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Mon, Jul 8 - Mon, Jul 15
8:45 pm - 2:35 pmORD-LUN
34h 50m1 stop
9:35 pm - 3:45 pmLUN-ORD
25h 10m1 stop
$2,214Emirates
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Mon, May 27 - Mon, Jun 3

Flights from Chicago to Lusaka - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Chicago to Lusaka to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Chicago to Lusaka?

The average price of all flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Lusaka clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from Chicago to Lusaka, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Thursday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Lusaka, Sunday is the cheapest day to fly and Thursday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Lusaka?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Lusaka, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Lusaka is January, where tickets cost $964 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, where the average cost of tickets is $2,275 and $1,950 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Lusaka, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Lusaka, you should book around 1 day before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 70 days before departure.

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Low season

February

High season

July

Cheapest flight

$942
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 2% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 19% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Chicago to Lusaka

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Chicago to Lusaka based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Chicago to Lusaka flights

  • What services does Lusaka airport offer for passengers with mobility or disabilities challenges?

    Traveling persons with limited mobility from one point to another can be difficult. LUN recognizes this need and provides wheelchairs to physically challenged passengers for pleasant and convenient commuting at the airport.

  • What are the layover cities from Chicago to Lusaka?

    A flight from Chicago to LUN has at least a stop. Some layover cities are Atlanta, Boston, Miami, Dallas, Philadelphia, Doha, Johannesburg, Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, and Harare.

  • Is there a pet relief place at Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    ORD allows pets inside their premises. The airport provides indoor and outdoor pet relief areas near the terminals and is accessible at all times for passengers traveling with their pets. Some areas where you'll find the pet relief services are: Terminal 1 C Concourse; Post Office next to get 10, Terminal 3 Rotunda; Post Office, and Terminal 1, 2, and 5; outside arrivals 1A, 2A, and 5B, respectively.

  • Are there car rental services at Lusaka airport?

    Yes. At LUN, there are two car rental companies, Avis and Europcar. The car rental companies have their lots onsite, and if you’re looking to self-drive from the airport, these are the best options. Drivers need to have an international driver’s license and a return flight ticket to get car rentals from LUN.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Lusaka?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Lusaka was $942 for a one-way ticket and $1,119 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Chicago and Lusaka?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Lusaka from Chicago.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Chicago to Lusaka?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Chicago to Lusaka?

    Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Chicago and Lusaka, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Chicago to Lusaka, Emirates or Qatar Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Chicago to Lusaka are Emirates and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of $1,868 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. Qatar Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,688 and an overall rating of 7.7.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Chicago to Lusaka?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Chicago to Lusaka.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Chicago to Lusaka?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Lusaka from Chicago is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Chicago to Lusaka?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Lusaka with an airline and back to Chicago with another airline. Booking your flights between Chicago and LUN can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Chicago to Lusaka?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Lusaka from Chicago up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight from ORD to Lusaka

  • Two major airports serve the Chicago area. Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) and Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD) are the two of Chicago's main airports. Of the two major airports in Chicago, ORD is larger than MWD. ORD offers international layover flights to Lusaka (LUN) with amenities such as Wi-Fi, meals, or drinks.
  • From Chicago, ORD is approximately 17 miles away, further than MDW, which is approximately 6.9 miles away. You can get to the airport via one of the many airport shuttles or the airport shuttle trains such as the "L" and the Blue Line that connects to the airport terminals.
  • LUN is located in the capital city of Zambia, Lusaka. LUN is the main airport working in the Lusaka area. The airport is approximately 17 miles from Lusaka's central business district. For you to travel from LUN to the city center, a taxi is the common form of transportation, and it's approximately a 15 – 20min ride. The yellow striped taxi fare to the city center starts from approximately K250 ($25). The taxis are available 24h every day.
  • LUN has two terminals, 1 and 2. Terminal 1 is used to handle all domestic flights, while Terminal 2, with six gates, is used to manage all international flights. At Terminal 1, passengers can use escalators or elevators. Within LUN, the walking distance is relatively short for on-foot movement.
  • For business people, if you have urgent business to attend to before your international flight to Lusaka, use the business center at the Chicago Hilton Airport Hotel located at the lower arcade level of the hotel. The business center offers full-service business services such as copying, faxing, packaging, and shipping. The O'Hare is situated directly from terminals 1, 2, and 3 and is reachable through underground footways.
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Top 5 airlines serving from Chicago to Lusaka

 
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8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 4001 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.3Entertainment
8.1Comfort
8.3Crew
7.9Food
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The food on this flight was just terrible. I have a wheat allergy so when booking I ask for gluten free options. The food given was inedible. The bread rolls were rock hard. Once board I was given one and the only thing I could do was eat the chicken slice and piece of tomato on it. Also given was 4 small cubes of fruit, 2 watermelon and 2 pineapple and a bottle of water. My husband had a regular meal and found his very average. Then the evening meal was also disappointing! Some dried out fish with spinach and 3 sticks of dry white sweet potato. No sauce …. 😳 again, the same fruit and water. The passengers had to wait a long time for the dinner food to be served. My husband just wanted to eat and go to sleep so he was a bit annoyed about that. We got off the plane and I was feeling quite hangry. Not enough food or a good eating experience. Emirates used to be a flight we looked forward to… now we are considering looking at other companies for the future.

2.0 MediocreSharon, Apr 2024HRE - LUN
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The food on this flight was just terrible. I have a wheat allergy so when booking I ask for gluten free options. The food given was inedible. The bread rolls were rock hard. Once board I was given one and the only thing I could do was eat the chicken slice and piece of tomato on it. Also given was 4 small cubes of fruit, 2 watermelon and 2 pineapple and a bottle of water. My husband had a regular meal and found his very average. Then the evening meal was also disappointing! Some dried out fish with spinach and 3 sticks of dry white sweet potato. No sauce …. 😳 again, the same fruit and water. The passengers had to wait a long time for the dinner food to be served. My husband just wanted to eat and go to sleep so he was a bit annoyed about that. We got off the plane and I was feeling quite hangry. Not enough food or a good eating experience. Emirates used to be a flight we looked forward to… now we are considering looking at other companies for the future.

Flight got canceled without any prior information and it caused lot of trouble

Staff were friendly, and provided great service. The food was plentiful and delicious. Food could have been hotter.

I was traveling business purposes and I only had one carry on and a personal computer back pack . My carry on was 8.5 kg little more than allowable. At jfk airport check in they did not let me carry it . I was little disappointed.

More leg room and comfortable seats at least for long flights

The entertainment selections are amazing. But the live TV is sometimes spotty. If you’re going to have it, then have it. If you can’t make it consistent, then, perhaps it’s better not to have it. The crew are always cordial when approached, but they seem to do the minimum and sit around, talking to each other in the back of the plane during the flight. I realize that delays are not always predictable, but I missed my flight in Dubai because we left 90 minutes late from Washington. I will say that Emirates took very good care of me in Dubai. But I would rather not be delayed.

Probably the best flight I’ve ever been on. Emirates first class is leagues beyond British airways and Lufthansa’s.

Great flight. Comfortable seats, courteous service, and excellent selection for entertainment.

Serving food took so long . Almost time close to lend. Plus during landing air pressure in cabin cuss ear blocked took long time to unblock.

Emirates is usually on time, but not this trip. Also, during the flight the attendants disappear unless called upon. Very strange. I have watched the quality of Emirates service diminish over the last five years.

Operated by American Airlines. Very chaotic and the crew was bit rough responding any enquiries. Restricted leg space.. Qatar would have been better

Qatar airways from Doha to guangzhau was excellent big bird Boeing 777 more room and smoothly flight, I Love it

It was good no problems made it on time for the next flight overseas!

The made us waiting and held our passports and boarding pass making us miss our flights

Not impressed. Only allowed one carry on on such a long flight.

The flight was good but my neighbor had the vent open full power for the whole flight and because the air was blowing from the side instead of from the top and I got very cold and ended up with a sore throat.

Bad experience with the delay n long wait time for connecting flight after missing the connection flight from Doha.

Wore experience due to delay and took me 3 days to reach my destination.

All over with Qatar airlines my experience was really bad due to delays and then putting me on different airlines and after 8 hours of wait I had to listen to their is no plane to fly for another 24 hours. Wore experience ever.

Excellent will be flying again in May with Qatar. to Botswana.

Excellent service and comfort from the moment you check in. Flight crew is hyper focused on making passengers comfortable and at ease. It’s like a flying hotel!

Only chicken as a meat dish through out the flight

Nothing really was great as such. Seen other no name airlines perform better.

Quality of service on board was very inconsistent. FA service primarily seemed robotic and they barely engaged with passengers

I’m unclear why I had to pay extra for assigned seats as Turkish airlines did not honor the seating. We were placed across the aisle from each other on TK 34, and were seated behind one another on TK 694. Because my name was misspelled on e-ticket (Klawiter, instead of Klawitter) I could not log onto website to get the connection gate number in Istanbul. The monitors in the airport were a jumbled mess 1/2 Arabic and 1/2 English.

On line check in needs a lot of improvement. I tried and gave up.

Food not good, flight attendants not the best, not accommodating very ruff

the female flight attendant was racist towards me. I could tell she treated the two other passengers next to me with more softness.

Oh my god! For an13 hour flight they serve you food just one time. Also don’t be thirsty they give you a little small cup of soda to drink. They seem like their goal is to feed you one so they don’t have to be bothered with you. It quite surprise for such a long flight there are several times to eat at least three and the food was well lackluster. The food and lack of offering drinks which were always hot no ice provided.

We were traveling first class. Checkin counter lady and her manager, both were in bad mood and did not treat us well about checking in the handbag. The gate agent took care of it right away. I travel Turkish twice a year in first class. No one has ever refused to check in the hand bag. Not sure, why this agent and her manager refused. Everything else was excellent.

Choice of Vegetarian Food in Economy class needs overhaul improvement

The gate was changed at the very last moment and no one informed us. The flight was one hour late and the screen broken, the remote control not working. One toilet was out of order . the other toilets were also not totally functioning, because the washbasin was plugged and the water couldn't flow away.

The crew were extremely unfriendly. The plane was dirty and the entertainment system did not work, so they did not even give out earphones to anyone.

The flight was one hour late. The food is mediocre and the screen was broken

Seat in front of my wife was broken so it reclined further than normal and without having to push the recline button so my wife had absolutely no room the entire 17 hour flight. My seat was broken and wouldn't recline at all. Also.. my tray table was sticky and dirty right away before I even used it. Also...the floor in the back of the plane from our row of seats on back was totally soaked and both times we landed water came rushing out of the food/servant area like a flood onto the same already wet carpet. It got everything wet that was placed around our feet...including our shoes and socks.

Flight was smooth but unnecessary long because we had to refuel at FCO Rome. Air hostesses service and response to call light could be better. Both planes were old with broken seat arms and toilets. Why Africans had to be given the farthest Gates is what baffles me and why we have to pay for Aisle seats I found really strange. Is there ever an end to ripping people off even after paying over $2300 for one seat.

it was a nice tripe but they need to work on the serving of soda,they should be abled to serve cain soda not on cup.At least each passenger should be entitled to one cain of soda not serving on cup.thanks.

On my return flight the TV did not work the entire flight! They knew it wasn’t working but they let me sit there. The guy sitting nièce to me told me he was ok the previous flight and it wasn’t working. This is business class by the way!

Same but worse than international. The inter African flights are worse.

The entertainment (movies) blockbuster and classics never change. I am a frequent Ethiopian flyer and this should be addressed. Not much changed from my summer flight and my December flight. It is annoying - surely you can update the selections more often. Same with food options. It becomes extremely boring to be offered the same exact meals from Washington to Addis to Maputo every trip, each time. AS

It was spectacular. I had basic Economy and was given so much space and their seats lean back so far. Staff was superb, food was superb, everything was superb, Finnair is Fantastic.

Good flights. Departure and arrivals were on time. DFW was a little problematic in that the Skytrain without prior notice bypassed the Echo terminal so that delayed my arrival at my connecting flight.

Because I can’t stand very long in one place, I was allowed to reword.

We were delayed bc ground crew gave the flight crew the wrong paperwork. We taxiied to the runway then back to the gate to get the correct paperwork that no one bothered reviewing the first time we pushed back. Boarding was rude and stressful like it always is. Gate agents and flight attendants are all over 55 years of age, embittered by years of underpayment From AA leading to their passive agressive bitchiness for no reason.

Boarding time was easy & quick. Crew was excellent. In-flight entertainment was great/easy. Seats are too small and not enough room between rows: felt like a sardine/very cramped.

5 hour flight - full flight - not enough room to use my computer - slightly delayed - Admirals club was excellent quality food, drink made up for flight seating. No food offerred on flight, you ahd to prebook.

Excellent- plan was barely populated. I cannot remember a flight where I was able/encouraged to stretch out!

Great flight. Boarding was efficient and quick. On time departure and smooth flight. Flight arrived early at destination. Good experience.

Had technical issue which delayed the flight period. Flight crew knew there was 5 passengers that the connecting flight was within 15 minutes once at the gate. Rather than identify the 5 passengers to assure they got first. The flight attended mentioned it but didn't assist to assure passengers with connecting flights off first. This caused a hardship and our party of 3 missed the connecting flight.

I don't like that I have to pay if I want extra leg room. The seats are so expensive; I sit in normal seats and my legs and knees cramp the entire flight. I never feel comfortable on AA flights.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Chicago to Lusaka found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/16Thu
2 stopsEthiopian Air
21h 25mORD-LUN
$942
5/16Thu
1 stopEthiopian Air
31h 50mORD-LUN
$1,007
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30h 40mORD-LUN
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