$597 Find Cheap Flights from Cape Town to Illinois

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Book Cheap Cape Town to Illinois Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Cape Town to Illinois 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from Cape Town to Illinois

Mon, Nov 17 - Mon, Dec 1
Virgin Atlantic Logo
9:30 pm - 4:38 pmCPT-MDW
27h 08m1 stop
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5:34 pm - 7:15 pmMDW-CPT
17h 41m1 stop
$907Virgin Atlantic
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Fri, Nov 21 - Wed, Nov 26
Ethiopian Air Logo
2:35 pm - 7:40 amCPT-ORD
25h 05m2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
9:45 am - 2:35 pmORD-CPT
20h 50m1 stop
$922Ethiopian Air
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Mon, Nov 17 - Mon, Dec 1
Virgin Atlantic Logo
8:50 pm - 4:38 pmCPT-MDW
27h 48m2 stops
Virgin Atlantic Logo
12:47 pm - 7:15 pmMDW-CPT
22h 28m1 stop
$986Virgin Atlantic
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Tue, Mar 31 - Mon, Apr 13
United Airlines Logo
8:00 pm - 9:55 pmCPT-STL
32h 55m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
1:00 pm - 3:20 pmSTL-CPT
19h 20m1 stop
$993United Airlines
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Fri, Nov 21 - Wed, Nov 26
Turkish Airlines Logo
5:15 pm - 10:05 amCPT-ORD
24h 50m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
11:50 am - 11:50 amORD-CPT
40h 00m1 stop
$996Turkish Airlines
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Tue, Mar 31 - Sat, Apr 11
United Airlines Logo
8:00 pm - 3:21 pmCPT-STL
26h 21m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:25 am - 3:20 pmSTL-CPT
23h 55m1 stop
$1,010United Airlines
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Mon, Mar 30 - Mon, Apr 13
Delta Logo
7:50 am - 8:39 pmCPT-STL
43h 49m2 stops
Delta Logo
9:00 am - 5:50 pmSTL-CPT
25h 50m1 stop
$1,037Delta
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Wed, Mar 11 - Sun, Mar 15
Turkish Airlines Logo
5:15 pm - 11:05 amCPT-ORD
24h 50m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
12:50 pm - 11:50 amORD-CPT
40h 00m1 stop
$1,042Turkish Airlines
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Mon, Mar 30 - Fri, Apr 10
Delta Logo
7:50 am - 8:39 pmCPT-STL
43h 49m2 stops
Delta Logo
5:30 pm - 9:25 pmSTL-CPT
44h 55m2 stops
$1,046Delta
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Fri, Nov 21 - Wed, Nov 26
American Airlines Logo
6:55 pm - 2:00 pmCPT-ORD
27h 05m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
4:06 pm - 8:05 amORD-CPT
31h 59m2 stops
$1,076American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Cape Town to Illinois flights

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Cape Town to Illinois?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cape Town to Illinois, 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 Cape Town to Illinois is November, when tickets cost $993 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,340 and $1,327 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Cape Town to Illinois?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Cape Town to Illinois clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Cape Town to Illinois, look for departures on Fridays and avoid leaving on a Thursday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Illinois, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly and Friday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Cape Town to Illinois?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Cape Town to Illinois, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Cape Town to Illinois, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 20% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$597
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 33% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 10% increase in price.
Flight from Cape Town to Chicago O'Hare Airport

FAQs - booking Illinois flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Cape Town to Illinois?

    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 Cape Town to Illinois.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Cape Town to Illinois 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 Cape Town to Illinois?

    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 from Cape Town to Illinois with an airline and back with another airline.

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

    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 from Cape Town to Illinois up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Illinois?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Illinois is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $841 on average. Morning departures are around 100% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Illinois is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,184.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Cape Town to Illinois

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cape Town to Illinois. 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 Cape Town to Illinois? 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.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8004 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
7.3Food
7.9Entertainment
7.9Comfort
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I truly love flying with Delta. They have always treated me with the upmost respect

10.0 ExcellentMAYRA, Nov 2025JFK - MIA
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I truly love flying with Delta. They have always treated me with the upmost respect

Our flight attendant in FIRST CLASS was one of the worst I’ve ever had. She was not at all pleasant, nor particularly good at her service.

Everything went well and was good. Nothing exceptional, but no complaints either. Cheap seats are pretty comfortable.

DELTA does a terrific job making sure you are well taken care of during the flight, gives you assurance before the flight through numerous email notifications about your upcoming flight & lastly good follow up after the flight making sure your needs were mat. It has been, is & will continue to be my carrier of choice in all my future travels. Good Job DELTA

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

They ended up paying for the bag twice, but the counter wouldn't take my baggage receipt. Left it to me to resolve. Not sure how to resolve the issue.

The customer service before board was very rude and when I expressed my concerns about making the connecting flight she laughed and told me I bought the wrong ticket. I explained once it showed the flight was delayed it no longer let me change seats or anything. I was trying to upgrade to make sure I would get to the next gate on time.

Non stop on long haul is the way to go. Great experience

Seats comfortable, service and food very mediocre, staff not very attentive, worse than many other our flights with Delta.

Overall good experience; however, there was one flight attendant who was rather rough compared to everyone else. Everything else was good: entertainment, food. Delta keeps on delivering! Thank you!

Flight was delayed only slightly before takeoff due to traffic control. However, the flight arrived early to ORD. Good flight. United has been very reliable for me.

Another delayed flight. When the delays exceed the duration of the flight, it’s a problem.

After boarding the plane in Chicago, the passengers were told that there was a technical problem with the plane. Passengers remained on the plane as they tried to fix the problem. After what was probably an hour passengers were told that there was a need to change planes as the problem was not solved. Passengers disembarked and boarded another plane. After taxing to the runway and waiting for takeoff, passengers were told that owing to the thunderstorm the flight was unable to take off but would try and reroute. After some time passengers were told there wasn't enough fuel for the new route and the plane had to return to the gate for additional fuel. after another log delay the flight got underway. On the plane there was food, drinks, ice or entertainment. We were a glass of water, which appeared rationed. Flight arrived about 5 hours late. The pilot was fantastic and communicated with the passengers throughout the ordeal.

Excellent all round, first time flying United. App is very helpful.

Efficient all round, very good crew. Short flight so the food, of course, was just snacks

Better WiFi. I cannot understand that in 2025, United is so behind on a technology that is now a necessity and still painfully unreliable, slow and keeps disconnecting.

Trip was great. A wild landing in Ottawa with the wind and rain, but the pilot did a great job. Always love flying United.👍

Excellent experience. Starting with the agent at the Premier bag drop who noticed I was very early for my scheduled flight and offered to rebook me on an earlier flight with my seat preference. She would not let me leave the counter until she knew that all of the changes and new boarding pass showed up on my United app. At the gate, the flight boarded quickly such that we departed early and the flight was smooth. We arrived 20 minutes early at ORD and I was able to be home in time for dinner. One of the best flights I've had.

Salina to travers city was great! But the sept 24 Tranverse city was not! Traverse city to chichago was cancelled, i went to Denver & got to Salina 6 hours later!

Crew was dismissive. Snacks and refills not offered. Poor business class experience. Bed not comfortable compared to Emirates or BA.

I have my baggage left either in Jeddah or Addis and undelivered to Abuja

My recent experience with ASKY Airlines was disappointing. The check-in process was disorganized, and I was provided with inaccurate information regarding baggage requirements, resulting in unforeseen expenses. Additionally, the ground staff demonstrated a lack of professionalism and appeared insufficiently trained to handle passenger needs effectively. Regrettably, this initial encounter has left me reluctant to consider future travel with the airline.

The Boeing 737 MAX on this route, flown in the middle of the night, is an UTTER FAILURE for business travellers. The whole point of business travel is to arrive alert and recover from travel quickly, and this little aeroplane with its quarter recline uncomfortable business seats does nothing for that. It’s a small step up from economy in that you have decent legroom, but that’s it. Absolute margin at the cost of the traveller.

Good. Crew do seem to be less friendly- management are clearly limiting them or not empowering them as they used to.

POSITIVES The hostesses were mostly pleasant, NEGATIVES The full flight wifi was horrible, hardly able to use it. My charger port was not working which made me use my neighbour's port which resulted in an accident which ruined her flight. During dinner, meat ran out when the cart got to us forcing us to eat vegetarian which was not great. We watched everyone around us eating meat. My wifi did not transfer to the second leg of my trip as they promised as they changed the plane. I was thrown off the window seat I booked for the 2nd leg of my journey as they changed planes, all done at my expense. This was not a cheap flight ($2600) which i hurriedly had to book to attend my mother's funeral who passed away suddenly. I was honestly disappointed with the whole saga as I heard Ethiopian Airlines was one of Africa's best.

The flight is packed and it feels like the space per individual has gotten smaller. Excruciating for a 14hr flight.

Im if Ethiopian can allow customers to use their mileage for in flight connexion it will be great.

United was best airlines I have seen since I got there choose united airlines

Flight was delayed an hour. Also, I bought an extra legroom seat online; but the actually plane was a different configuration so I didn't get what I paid for . This happened on the Addis to Lusaka leg of my trip.

Needs improvement because some of the tvs and charging ports weren’t working

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