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Find cheap flights from Sydney to Chicago O'Hare Airport from $650

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Sydney to O'Hare Intl departing on 5/14. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Sydney to Chicago, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Sydney to Chicago, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from Sydney to O'Hare Intl (SYD-ORD)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Sydney to O'Hare Intl 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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9:15 am - 7:38 pmSYD-ORD
25h 23m1 stop
11:55 am - 7:05 amORD-SYD
28h 10m1 stop
$1,052British Airways
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Thu, May 30 - Wed, Jun 12
9:15 am - 5:24 pmSYD-ORD
23h 09m2 stops
5:25 pm - 6:15 amORD-SYD
21h 50m1 stop
$1,063American Airlines
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Thu, Aug 22 - Mon, Sep 9
11:50 am - 8:40 amSYD-ORD
35h 50m1 stop
7:10 am - 9:25 amORD-SYD
35h 15m2 stops
$1,091ANA
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Sun, Sep 1 - Tue, Oct 1
9:15 am - 8:55 pmSYD-ORD
26h 40m2 stops
6:25 pm - 6:15 amORD-SYD
20h 50m1 stop
$1,103Qantas Airways
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Mon, Jul 1 - Wed, Jul 10
9:10 am - 5:37 pmSYD-ORD
23h 27m1 stop
7:09 am - 6:15 amORD-SYD
31h 06m1 stop
$1,104Qantas Airways
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Thu, Sep 19 - Mon, Oct 14
11:50 am - 8:40 amSYD-ORD
35h 50m1 stop
7:10 am - 7:15 pmORD-SYD
45h 05m2 stops
$1,107ANA
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Fri, Sep 13 - Thu, Sep 19
9:40 pm - 6:23 pmSYD-ORD
35h 43m3 stops
7:02 pm - 7:45 pmORD-SYD
33h 43m3 stops
$1,313
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Thu, May 30 - Wed, Jun 12
9:20 am - 8:16 pmSYD-ORD
25h 56m2 stops
8:45 am - 7:20 amORD-SYD
31h 35m3 stops
$1,385Air Canada
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Thu, May 30 - Fri, Jun 7
9:20 am - 7:58 amSYD-ORD
37h 38m3 stops
8:45 am - 7:20 amORD-SYD
31h 35m3 stops
$1,434Air Canada
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Thu, May 30 - Fri, Jun 7
9:50 pm - 2:25 pmSYD-ORD
31h 35m1 stop
6:29 pm - 8:10 pmORD-SYD
34h 41m2 stops
$1,570
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Wed, Aug 7 - Mon, Aug 12

Flights from Sydney to O'Hare Intl - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Sydney to O'Hare Intl 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 Sydney to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

The average price of all flights from Sydney to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Sydney to Chicago O'Hare Airport, you should consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Sydney, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Sydney to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, 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 Sydney to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport is October, where tickets cost $1,204 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of tickets is $2,233 and $1,801 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Sydney to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, 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 Sydney to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 56 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Sydney to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the best return deals on flights connecting Sydney to Chicago O'Hare Airport were found on British Airways ($1,052) and American Airlines ($1,063). Qantas Airways proposed the cheapest one-way flight at $762.

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Low season

January

High season

June

Cheapest flight

$650
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 0% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 15% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Sydney to O'Hare Intl

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Sydney to O'Hare Intl 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 Sydney to Chicago O'Hare Airport flights

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Sydney to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport was $650 for a one-way ticket and $1,052 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Sydney and Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    Yes

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Sydney to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    When flying out of Sydney you will be using Sydney Kingsford Smith. You will be landing at Chicago O'Hare Airport, also known as Chicago O'Hare Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Sydney to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Sydney to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Sydney and Chicago O'Hare Airport, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Sydney to Chicago, ANA or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Sydney to Chicago are ANA and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $1,267 and an overall rating of 8.4, ANA is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,348 and an overall rating of 7.3.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Sydney to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    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 Sydney to Chicago O'Hare Airport.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Chicago O'Hare Airport from Sydney 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 Sydney to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    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 Chicago O'Hare Airport with an airline and back to Sydney with another airline. Booking your flights between Sydney and ORD 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 Sydney to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    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 Chicago O'Hare Airport from Sydney 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 Sydney to O'Hare Intl

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Sydney to Chicago. 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 Sydney to O'Hare Intl? 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.
8.4
ANAOverall score based on 936 reviews
8.3Comfort
8.6Boarding
8.0Entertainment
7.8Food
8.8Crew
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Staff and crew are wonderful, professional and courteous. Meal is delicious and snacks can be improved. Entertainment needs improvement, pls update selections of movies. I appreciate that our flight was on time

8.0 ExcellentTheresa, Apr 2024NRT - HNL
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Staff and crew are wonderful, professional and courteous. Meal is delicious and snacks can be improved. Entertainment needs improvement, pls update selections of movies. I appreciate that our flight was on time

I flew economy class so of course it’s not as roomy as business and first class. But overall it was ok and the seat had an interesting way to recline — the seat itself extended forward instead of the backrest. This way the person sitting behind me would not lose space by my reclining—excellent concept. I wish all airlines used these seats.

The space for the seats i like it. Its not too close like other air line. The food is ok and also the staff. I'm waiting for my flight rewards point because until now i didn't recieved it.

Flying with ANA is always a breeze. Seats are very comfortable.

The staff, ground and air, at ANA was very helpful and friendly during check in, boarding and during the flight. This is the reason why I always fly ANA whenever I go to Manila. The food was not the best but the flight crew more than makes up for the shortfall.

For the price of a seat that is obviously crammed together so as to get many more people onboard and combined with the long flight duration, Free WiFi should be an automatic “Thank You for Flying with Us!” To charge an additional fee when so many other businesses offers it is a bit “cheap” on the airline’s part.

This is a very long flight and the first time I have flown on a Japanese airline. I was very impressed with the staff. They worked hard and offered food and drink regularly. Plane was very well cared for. The let room was good . Food was ok but better than other airlines.

It was very nice. I was a bit disappointed by the few meal services. There were probably more drink services that I missed while sleeping, but I would have liked the crew to bring more than one drink service before landing and to bring more than one drink service and coffee service after take off

Food was high quality. Crew was extremely professional, polite, attentive. Flights were on time. Plane had good media tech.

I wish the serve should leach and drink. Maybe because only 2hr

It was good! Appreciated that it was very on schedule so it made the connecting flight less stressful

I was told we'd have a hot breakfast option in first class, so I chose not get a hot breakfast. It was a very strange meal, but the fresh fruit was very good quality. Service was excellent from ORD to ELP. No service from MBS to ORD, not even water. However, when flying American from FNT to ORD, which is a shorter flight, they at least pass out snacks and offer water.

We were delayed an hour leaving Munich (No fault of the crew). They kept us posted on the status so we knew what was going on, but as a result we missed our connection in Chicago and the communication on connecting flights was pretty poor as we disembarked. It was already stressful and some of that could have been reduced by better communications about where to find transfers, etc.

One problem, but a serious one - the plane is built with electric windows that tint dark to reduce light. Sitting next to the window is VERY UNCOMFORTABLE as it emits so much HEAT in the face when tinted.

The delays (5 hrs) were a comedy of errors, and the multiple safety issues encountered were very concerning.

Wifi wasn't working on one of the UA flights after boarding.

The flight was delayed instead of leaving at 11 it left at 12.20

United WiFi is consistently unusable (it can take 10 mins to load a single web page). If you need Wifi to do work, be prepared to lose half a day of productivity.

Crew was not very helpful. They forgot to serve me coffee and had to wait for a long time.It looked as if they were not very happy with what they were doing.

Good movies, iffy pay WiFi, food ok- on time though and that was great!

The plane was old and in new of a cleaning up and renovating on the interior. Seats and carpets were very worn and dirty looking. Cushioning on the seats was broken down and not as comfortable as newer jet seats. Food was a little below average but okay. Staff were friendly and hard working but did not pick up debris or food they spilled when collecting from the customers. But they were very helpful and professional.

This flight is frequently delayed. The connections seemingly are more frequently delayed. I’ve missed connections as a result twice on the same route to charlotte then Charleston. Final destination arrival has been the next day, twice in a row. No pilots, no crew. Too many excuses. Unfortunately, my days with American are over.

Entertainment was okay not because anything was wrong but it is a short flight so having no wifi is annoying but understandable. Crew was outstanding as usual

Those seats were way too narrow. I had the middle seat, one person was a very skinny person and we still couldn’t avoid touching each other anytime one of us moved. The other person was larger and we were basically sitting in each others lap the entire flight. There was zero entertainment. The flight was long enough to justify tvs, but no. Gotta sit there in your infant seat and twiddle your thumbs.

Flight was fine. It took an unusually long time to have baggage delivered to the carousel in ORD.

Average - flew with Jet Blue internal and it was far more comfortable and better food and entertainment. Notable difference

The flight got canceled due to mechanical issues, and he to be rebooked and missed my appointments for that day

The flight was scheduled to depart DCA at 12:30 pm but was delayed twice on the ground so that we were finally scheduled to depart at around 4:00 pm. Once we boarded, it was announced that takeoff would be delayed again to fix a hydraulic problem which delayed our eventual takeoff until around 5:00 pm. Once we departed, it was a smooth flight back to ORD. We did not get any explanation about what caused the original significant delay. In my experience, this happens frequently with AA.

The only problem experienced was a ground stop in Chicago due to weather. But the crew handled everything professionally. They prioritized rebooking those passengers who had connecting flights and then deplaning the other passengers. When the hold was lifted, they efficiently re-boarded all the passengers so that we could depart before our departure limit expired.

lounge was the highlight - seats weren't that comfortable - it was a full flight but no complaints

The experience was generally above average. The only downside was the absence of WiFi during my flight from Vancouver to San Francisco.

I was appalled to have to pay for just a regular seat when I went to book 24 hrs before my flight! Because it was only an hour flight I didn’t choose a seat from Grand Junction to Denver, but I did for Toronto and had to pay just to choose a regular available seat! In my 60+ years of flying this was the first time I have heard of this. Also, allowing people to bring on “huge “ suitcases, not carry on size, but much bigger, and then a large pack pack stuffed. So they take up all the room in the overhead bins and if we are later boarding, there is no room so we have to check our small carry on. I have already paid for and checked in one bag! I certainly will not choose to fly with United again unless it is the “only” airline available!

on demand entertainment in seat back awesome Check in Kiosk too demanding with endless demand for more information information then says go to counter. Counter agent unfriendly. Do it yourself check in luggage procedure not intuitive, upset employees frustrated the whole procedure.

It was an excellent experience, traveling from Toronto to Denver with United.

Ontime boarding. Almost 1 hour take off delay. We could have boarded slightly later since the pilots were in traffic

Flight was delayed, I had to put my luggage all the way in the back! They served only a beverage no snack on the way in Air Canada, definitely not a good first impression.

Fresh fuit or veg snacks would be so great, but there are two good restaurants in Denver airport. Try Etais UDIS or Freshens DIA for nutritious delicious pita sandwiches/ donairs and crepes in Freshens.

Crowded plane but it flew on time and had friendly staff

Headphones for the movies have too much bass and can't be adjusted. Almost impossible to hear. Great movie selections but can't really watch them because you can't hear them. Also the system is very slow.

This was the first AC flight in a long time that we experienced no delays or frustrations. The gate attendant was extremely polite and accommodating to my husband who has Parkinson’s disease which made boarding extremely stress free. Flight departed ON TIME and was a smooth ride. If only all my AC experiences could be like this.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Sydney to Chicago found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/14Tue
3 stops
47h 45mSYD-ORD
$650
5/30Thu
3 stops
31h 45mSYD-ORD
$673
6/18Tue
3 stops
32h 21mSYD-ORD
$675
5/12Sun
3 stops
56h 25mSYD-ORD
$679
8/6Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
40h 59mSYD-ORD
$762
9/16Mon
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
44h 15mSYD-ORD
$785
6/18Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
21h 40mSYD-ORD
$1,105
5/14Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
28h 27mSYD-ORD
$1,185
5/12Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
21h 55mSYD-ORD
$1,249
5/31Fri
3 stopsAir Canada
37h 38mSYD-ORD
$1,355

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Last minute flights from Sydney to O'Hare Intl

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 Sydney to Chicago that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/5Sun
multi-stopANA
35h 50mSYD-ORD
8/23Fri
multi-stopANA
32h 40mORD-SYD
$1,095
5/5Sun
multi-stopANA
35h 50mSYD-ORD
8/23Fri
multi-stopANA
24h 40mORD-SYD
$1,321
5/5Sun
multi-stopANA
32h 34mSYD-ORD
8/23Fri
multi-stopANA
32h 40mORD-SYD
$1,325
5/8Wed
multi-stopCathay Pacific
31h 35mSYD-ORD
5/21Tue
multi-stopCathay Pacific
25h 40mORD-SYD
$1,393
5/8Wed
multi-stopCathay Pacific
31h 35mSYD-ORD
5/19Sun
multi-stopCathay Pacific
25h 40mORD-SYD
$1,441
5/7Tue
multi-stopAir Canada
26h 24mSYD-ORD
5/23Thu
multi-stopAir Canada
29h 25mORD-SYD
$1,867
5/7Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
19h 22mSYD-ORD
5/19Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
21h 40mORD-SYD
$1,909
5/7Tue
multi-stopAir Canada
27h 44mSYD-ORD
5/19Sun
multi-stopAir Canada
29h 25mORD-SYD
$1,910
5/7Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
19h 50mSYD-ORD
5/20Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
21h 05mORD-SYD
$1,921
5/6Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
19h 22mSYD-ORD
5/23Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
20h 45mORD-SYD
$1,958

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Sydney - Chicago O'Hare Airport Flights

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Sydney (SYD)Australia

Destination:

Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD)United States

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