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Find cheap flights from Chicago to Zanzibar from $918

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Cheap flight deals from Chicago to Zanzibar (ORD-ZNZ)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Chicago to Zanzibar 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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7:30 am - 11:10 amORD-ZNZ
43h 40m3 stops
10:10 am - 1:17 pmZNZ-ORD
35h 07m2 stops
$918Kenya Airways
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Tue, Sep 24 - Tue, Oct 22
7:30 am - 7:50 pmORD-ZNZ
28h 20m2 stops
10:10 am - 1:17 pmZNZ-ORD
35h 07m2 stops
$987Kenya Airways
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Sat, Oct 5 - Wed, Oct 23
9:45 pm - 7:10 amORD-ZNZ
49h 25m3 stops
8:40 am - 11:05 amZNZ-ORD
34h 25m2 stops
$1,015
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Sat, May 25 - Tue, Jun 11
9:45 pm - 7:10 amORD-ZNZ
49h 25m3 stops
7:40 pm - 12:00 pmZNZ-ORD
24h 20m2 stops
$1,020
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Sat, May 25 - Mon, Jun 10
4:20 pm - 7:10 amORD-ZNZ
54h 50m3 stops
8:40 am - 1:20 pmZNZ-ORD
36h 40m3 stops
$1,068Austrian Airlines
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Wed, May 22 - Sat, Jun 8
4:20 pm - 7:10 amORD-ZNZ
54h 50m3 stops
8:40 am - 1:20 pmZNZ-ORD
36h 40m3 stops
$1,079Austrian Airlines
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Wed, May 22 - Sat, Jun 8
11:25 am - 2:05 amORD-ZNZ
30h 40m1 stop
3:35 am - 9:40 amZNZ-ORD
38h 05m1 stop
$1,095Turkish Airlines
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Tue, Sep 24 - Mon, Oct 21
10:15 am - 1:00 pmORD-ZNZ
18h 45m1 stop
5:00 pm - 8:05 amZNZ-ORD
23h 05m2 stops
$1,228Ethiopian Air
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Tue, Sep 24 - Tue, Oct 22
10:15 am - 1:00 pmORD-ZNZ
18h 45m1 stop
12:50 pm - 8:25 amZNZ-ORD
27h 35m3 stops
$1,241Ethiopian Air
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Sun, Oct 20 - Mon, Oct 28
11:25 am - 2:05 amORD-ZNZ
30h 40m1 stop
3:05 am - 9:40 amZNZ-ORD
38h 35m1 stop
$1,261Turkish Airlines
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Thu, Sep 19 - Wed, Oct 16

Flights from Chicago to Zanzibar - Travel Insights & Trends

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

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

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 Zanzibar, 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 Zanzibar is October, where tickets cost $1,161 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets is $2,387 and $2,102 respectively.

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June

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April

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$918
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 26% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Chicago to Zanzibar

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Chicago to Zanzibar 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 Zanzibar flights

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Zanzibar was $942 for a one-way ticket and $918 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Chicago to Zanzibar?

    On your way to Zanzibar, you’ll fly out from Chicago O'Hare Intl. You’ll be landing at Zanzibar Kisauni.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Chicago to Zanzibar?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Chicago to Zanzibar, Ethiopian Air or Turkish Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Chicago to Zanzibar are Ethiopian Air and Turkish Airlines. With an average price for the route of $1,493 and an overall rating of 7.4, Ethiopian Air is the most popular choice. Turkish Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,509 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Zanzibar.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Zanzibar 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 Zanzibar?

    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 Zanzibar with an airline and back to Chicago with another airline. Booking your flights between Chicago and ZNZ 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 Zanzibar?

    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 Zanzibar 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 4 airlines serving from Chicago to Zanzibar

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Chicago to Zanzibar. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Chicago to Zanzibar? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.7
Qatar AirwaysOverall score based on 4453 reviews
7.5Food
7.8Boarding
7.7Comfort
7.7Entertainment
8.2Crew
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Operated by American Airlines. Very chaotic and the crew was bit rough responding any enquiries. Restricted leg space.. Qatar would have been better

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Apr 2024PHL - DOH
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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

Flight canceled and then “uncanceled” after I booked are placement. I had to pay for both a Turkish Air doesn’t admit their mistake

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.

Very cheesy food in both options - had to pass. Boarding with open doors (winter)

Choice of Vegetarian Food in Economy class needs overhaul improvement

The food could be better, the beef was quite tough. The crew were friendly and helpful on this flight, which has not being my experience on other Ethiopian flights.

Luggage delayed for one day. I called customer service, and they had no info and no empathy. Boarding was very disorganized and chaotic. We went nearly 7 hours with no food or snacks on the flight. This is not an airline that has respect for its passengers.

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

Entertainment was very poor. Couldn’t watch anything. Ear pieces were the wrong type .

Food was horrible. Our flight was not comfortable due to turbulence, seats was not comfortable, Very tight barely can not move anywhere.

The check in staff was amazing. Best customer service! The plane was old! My entertainment on the first flight didn't work at all, in my seat or in the seat next to me. The bathroom doors were old and troublesome. One of the bathrooms, the whole sink panel was broken. Everything felt old and falling apart. The airline stewardesses were amazing and quite hospitable. When there were delays, they kept us well informed. Transit was GREAT! I wasn't sure how I would make it to my next flight in 1 1/2 hours but the security lines were short and efficient. The C gates in Addis Ababa were CROWDED! That whole space downstairs was too crowded and challenging to manuever. I usually fly Ethiopian within Africa and was interested to see how the experience would be intercontinental. Overall, I would choose it again if it was cheaper than Delta/Air France or Lufthansa/KLM. I wouldn't make it a first choice if the prices were the same because the planes are so old! The food and entertainment also weren't as good. Good selection of movies but as I mentioned, on the first flight they didn't work at all (I slept so it was okay) and the 2nd flight it was glitchy. All in all, I didn't hate it but it would be a first choice only if it's cheaper.

1st time with. Etihad Airways and it was amazing from check in to crew. Great flight.

One thing is very important is you people not giving seat arrangement together to couple, senior citizen. You have to take care of senior citizen. Do not look about money. Money is not important everywhere. Make relationship strong is very very important. I like Etiyad air line out of all air line. Food was hot and delicious. Air hostess gave very good service, nice attitude, very good behaviour. I gave 10 out of 10 marks. Thanks Jivraj

Entertainment did not work from flight from Abu Dhabi to Kolkata. Emirates has a much better flight in that sector.

Very unfriendly team. It was very difficult to get a cup of coffee. Legroom was extremely small. Old, dilapidated plane.

Ripped off and broken seats in Business class. Seats stink and need to request the staff for additional bedsheets. Crew if very friendly though

Boarding was quick and efficient. Ground staff were pleasant and courteous. Food was tasty, portions were good for me. Food containers kept slipping on the tray. Tray would look better with an anti-skid tray mat. I had the bulkhead seat which was very uncomfortable for couple of reasons. Aircraft is designed with no throughput to move across aisle to aisle. Passengers kept jumping over my legs to get from one side to the other to use the toilet. Secondly I had a mother and 9 month baby next to me. Mom had to hold baby for 12 hours in her lap as he did not fit into the bassinet. Half the baby was on my lap during the flight. Aircraft temperature was very cold - light attendant said it was the central cooling and nothing could be done about it. Movie selection was very poor old and outdated.

Crew member took too long time to take back leftover food plates from passenger seats. Food was nice.Easy excellent checking.Guy at checking counter was really kind and helpful.Made our checking very quickly. Leftover food should be taken back ASAP. Because in economy class passanger have narrow space . In the long journey like this, passanger have difficulties to sit with the plates.overall experience was good.

Crew did not cooperate… I just asked water twice for one crew member and she didn’t get anything.. and when I asked other crew member he gave me water and he was not respectful.. I kept Hindu non veg meal chicken .. when I get my turn chicken was not provided and then they gave me veg paneer and green peas curry which I don’t like..

Sits are very uncomfortable and food quality should be improved. Alcohol you have to ask and wait for more then 1/2 hrs. Don’t feel like to travel in Etihad. It was 1st time we traveled in Etihad now we decided we don’t want to travel in Etihad.

Short travel duration. However, I had placed meal preference while booking my air ticket but was given vegetarian meal on board. Food was okay. Not so great. Didn't like Spanish eggplant, cold chickpeas salad. No hot soup was available. Everything cold cold only.

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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 Zanzibar found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/3Mon
3 stops
49h 40mORD-ZNZ
$942
6/3Mon
2 stopsAir France
42h 25mORD-ZNZ
$1,207
6/3Mon
1 stop
24h 40mORD-ZNZ
$1,461

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Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Chicago to Zanzibar that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/3Fri
multi-stop
28h 35mORD-ZNZ
5/22Wed
multi-stop
28h 21mZNZ-ORD
$1,071
5/3Fri
multi-stopKenya Airways
43h 55mORD-ZNZ
5/22Wed
multi-stopKenya Airways
31h 41mZNZ-ORD
$1,170
5/3Fri
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
31h 55mORD-ZNZ
5/22Wed
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
37h 20mZNZ-ORD
$1,537
5/3Fri
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
31h 55mORD-ZNZ
5/21Tue
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
38h 35mZNZ-ORD
$1,550
5/3Fri
multi-stop
49h 20mORD-ZNZ
5/22Wed
multi-stop
28h 40mZNZ-ORD
$1,647
5/3Fri
multi-stopEmirates
33h 45mORD-ZNZ
5/22Wed
multi-stopEmirates
26h 15mZNZ-ORD
$1,676
5/3Fri
multi-stop
39h 45mORD-ZNZ
5/21Tue
multi-stop
38h 35mZNZ-ORD
$1,774
5/4Sat
multi-stop
72h 10mORD-ZNZ
5/11Sat
multi-stop
50h 25mZNZ-ORD
$2,337
5/3Fri
multi-stopEthiopian Air
33h 55mORD-ZNZ
5/22Wed
multi-stopEthiopian Air
30h 00mZNZ-ORD
$2,341
5/4Sat
multi-stop
53h 50mORD-ZNZ
5/11Sat
multi-stop
50h 25mZNZ-ORD
$2,411

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