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Cheap Flights from Chicago to Africa

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Cairo
Cairo1 stop$622
Lagos
Lagos1 stop$937
Cape Town
Cape Town1 stop$989
Accra
Accra1 stop$711
Entebbe
Entebbe1 stop$861
Dakar
Dakar1 stop$895
Dar Es Salaam
Dar Es Salaam1 stop$1,041
Cairo
Cairo1 stop$622
Lagos
Lagos1 stop$937
Cape Town
Cape Town1 stop$989
Accra
Accra1 stop$711
Entebbe
Entebbe1 stop$861
Dakar
Dakar1 stop$895
Dar Es Salaam
Dar Es Salaam1 stop$1,041

Book Cheap Chicago to Africa Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Chicago to Africa 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 Chicago to Africa

Sun, Nov 2 - Sat, Nov 8
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8:25 pm - 3:55 pmORD-RAK
12h 30m1 stop
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6:10 pm - 2:45 pmRAK-ORD
27h 35m1 stop
$470TAP AIR PORTUGAL
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Fri, Nov 14 - Sat, Nov 22
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8:15 pm - 5:20 pmORD-RAK
14h 05m1 stop
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6:10 pm - 2:45 pmRAK-ORD
27h 35m1 stop
$474TAP AIR PORTUGAL
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Mon, Nov 24 - Wed, Dec 3
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11:50 am - 3:15 pmORD-RAK
20h 25m1 stop
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4:15 pm - 10:05 amRAK-ORD
24h 50m1 stop
$528Turkish Airlines
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Thu, Nov 13 - Fri, Nov 21
Turkish Airlines Logo
11:50 am - 3:15 pmORD-RAK
20h 25m1 stop
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4:15 pm - 6:25 pmRAK-ORD
33h 10m1 stop
$547Turkish Airlines
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Thu, Jan 15 - Wed, Feb 18
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3:35 pm - 10:35 amORD-CMN
12h 00m1 stop
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12:15 pm - 12:45 pmCMN-ORD
30h 30m2 stops
$590United Airlines
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Wed, Nov 19 - Sun, Nov 23
United Airlines Logo
11:00 am - 10:35 amORD-CMN
16h 35m2 stops
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12:15 pm - 2:11 pmCMN-ORD
32h 56m2 stops
$594United Airlines
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Mon, Jan 19 - Fri, Feb 20
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5:20 pm - 3:35 pmORD-CMN
15h 15m1 stop
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5:55 am - 3:10 pmCMN-ORD
15h 15m1 stop
$608Delta
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Sun, Jan 18 - Fri, Feb 20
Delta Logo
7:30 am - 3:35 pmORD-CMN
25h 05m2 stops
Delta Logo
5:55 am - 3:10 pmCMN-ORD
15h 15m1 stop
$612Delta
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Fri, Oct 31 - Thu, Nov 13
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:15 am - 1:10 pmORD-NBO
18h 55m1 stop
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5:30 pm - 7:40 amNBO-ORD
23h 10m2 stops
$831Ethiopian Air
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Thu, Oct 9 - Thu, Oct 23
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:15 am - 1:10 pmORD-NBO
18h 55m1 stop
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6:00 pm - 8:15 amNBO-ORD
22h 15m2 stops
$838Ethiopian Air
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Chicago to Africa flights

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

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Chicago to Africa?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $1,325, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago to Africa?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago to Africa, 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 to Africa is February, when tickets cost $692 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,284 and $1,254 respectively.

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

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

For Chicago to Africa, Sunday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Thursday is the most expensive. Flying from Africa back to Chicago, the best deals are generally found on Sunday, with Tuesday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Chicago to Africa?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago to Africa, 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 Chicago to Africa, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 14% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$242
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 12% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 29% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking Africa flights

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

    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 Africa.

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

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

    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 Chicago to Africa 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 Chicago to Africa?

    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 Chicago to Africa 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 Africa?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Africa is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $848 on average. Morning departures are around 15% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Africa is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,002.

  • How many flights are there between Chicago and Africa per day?

    There is a maximum of 1 nonstop flight a day that takes off from Chicago and lands in Africa, with an average flight time of 13h 45m. The most common departure time is 10:00 am and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 6 flights.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Chicago to Africa

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Chicago to Africa? 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 7956 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
7.9Entertainment
7.3Food
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Perfect flight both ways. On time, courteous staff, plane comfortable and cool. Best domestic flights I’ve had in awhile.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Sep 2025CLT - BOS
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Perfect flight both ways. On time, courteous staff, plane comfortable and cool. Best domestic flights I’ve had in awhile.

The food was terrible especially for a 15 hour international flight. The crew was unpleasant as well.

Really low quality food especially for an international flight. The crew also was surprisingly unpleasant except couple of ladies. I know we were not in first class but that’s no reason to treat customers as less.

Flight delayed for two and half hours and then canceled altogether due to mechanical issues. No mechanic onsite to fix so had to send one from LAX.

Quick check in. Everything went smooth. I don't know what can be done about airline food.

Crew was good. The reservation got mixed up and they didn't have my TSA number. I am also a Silver Medallion and wasn't able to use Sky Priority.

Delta made it easy, comfortable and timely. The crew was fantastic.

This route with Delta always has delays or is cancelled. Aircrafts seem smaller and older. I fly Delta quite a bit - haven’t had issues with the international flights. But this route has always been the troublesome one

Nothing special. The crew never went out of their way for anything.

Three seats in first class were broken and while they were able to still acommodate us it was looking very touch and go and they had others they could not acommodate

Once we got in the air the pilot made up some of the time of the delay. So that was really nice.

We had a layover from YVR to Denver. We bought 4 bottles of Absolut Vodka at the YVR Duty Free for $116.20, after going through security and American Customs Pre Clearance at YVR, Vancouver. When we landed in Denver, United put us behind the American Customs as well as TSA again for some reason. We were forced to go through American Customs and TSA again. TSA confiscated our rightfully owned Duty Free Absolut Vodka bottles. Because United incorrectly forced our flight behind American border and TSA again, we missed the connecting flight. After United put us on a later flight, we eventually arrived in Chicago very late, with hardly any sleep. I am looking for compensation from United for our incorrectly confiscated Absolut Vodka bottles worth $116.20, as well as compensation for incorrectly putting us behind American Customs and TSA again, causing us to miss our connecting flight, making us arrive extremely late in Chicago.

Excellent flight. Boarding was efficient and departure was on time. Smooth flight with on time arrival. Deplaning was also efficient.

It was delayed instead of departing at 9:20pm, we departed at 11pm… putting us in Columbus after 2am! It was awful. Had I known about the delay, I could have spent some time in the United Lounge… I was starving because I started my journey in Budapest… so I was exhausted and hungry. Plus I had to make new arrangements to be picked up at the airport in Columbus, instead of midnight it was 2:30 am after getting luggage and out of airport. Not feasible. I would have just stayed in Chicago for the night and gotten a morning flight.

It was great, I’m very grateful for the pilots and crew flight attendants for everything.

Evidently, my seat had the only broken TV. I couldn’t plug it in, get it to come on, or watch anything, and of course, no one could fix it while we were on the plane. The service was good and the boarding was quick

The boarding of took of late.The presentation of the food was horrable as was the tast of the food was cold and tastless.

Delay and keep changing gates. I have to run around from B to C then to E.

I was charged for my daughters bag when I am supposed to receive two free checked bags with my United Explorer card.

The schedule to Moline changed 5 times. The gate changed 6 times. That is a pathetic way to run an airline. No wonder that no one in our company flies on United Express to or from Moline. Changes happen most of the time. I learned my lesson on this trip…never again!

Rude staff. I would avoid using the word racist but definitely partially or discriminatory. My 72 yrs old mother who is also disabled was traveling on this flight. She was the second passenger boarded to the plane. The First elderly couple ahead of my mother were allowed to use the airplane bathroom but my mother was denied entry stating it was for safety reasons. My mother objected the the couple in front of her were allowed but hostess still stated that due to the flight safety reasons she can’t use it. Even my mother explained that he is using blood pressure medication that’s why she have to use the restroom frequently but the crew continued arguing her. At one point the Mae attendent even suggested that if that’s the case my mother can urinate in her seat. The level of disrespect against an elderly lady is beyond my comprehension. This matter will be taken to the social media to shame the employees involved.

my experience was great with Turkish airlines . the problem i encountered was with kayak booking. When I booked . it showed that im allowed a bag . and when I got to the airport, i had to pay $165 for one bag.

Not up to Business Class standards. Two of the three toilets were out of order. The hostesses were aware and didn’t show any responsible act to do something. Food quality was not what we expect from Turkish hospitality. Overall we were not impressed and disappointed.

During mid flight, try to get a flight attendant to help I couldn’t find one Otherwise, everything was perfect

I was not given basinett seat.The connecting flight was missed due to airline fault i was not accomodated for hotel.Drinks were normt served frewuently.Never travelling again on tirkish airlines.I always travel wiyh family by turkish airline but no more.zero stars

The crew were very hospitable and pleasant. The food was pretty good. Unfortunately, there was a flight delay of more than 2 hours. We're not sure why but it appeared to be outside the control of Turkish Airlines.

Bough tickets with luggage, but made me pay at Airport as well

The economy seat was so uncomfortable, had not enough leg room for 13 hours flight, front seat basket was broken and couldn’t hold anything, food quality was horrible( we got food poisoned ) we charged for logged which used to be free. We paid too much for this flight and very disappointed. Turkish air line better to make satisfy and respect people instead of find different way to scam people.

This is really the rating of two flights. JFK to IST then IST to NQZ. New York to Istanbul was good. Good crew and all positives. The flight to Astana was so bad that brought it all down. Crew was nonexistent above the minimum, seats were cramped, and it was hot on the plane. Turkish Airlines seems to be slipping down to US based carriers level.

The 2 agents on the check in counter were super nice , helpful and very polite. Boarding was like a 1 2 3, I would recommend Turkish airlines for your next trip.

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

The food was terrible and the seating was uncomfortable, but the airline did a great thing letting us board in Abbis Ababa on our connecting flight after our original flight was very delayed.

Checking in wasn't organized, too many so-called diplomats were jumping line while everyone was waiting in line. They should have their own line not to impede on other passengers that was also waiting to be served. We all paid money and there should be no discrimination because everyone's money should have the same value diplomat or not! If they want to give diplomats some special treatment then let them create their own check in desk and not treat other passengers some that are (elderly, some with children, pregnant women) making them stand longer in line than necessary just because people are jumping line 😡

Food hardly ever changes Videos not often updated for often travel.

Traveling with Ethiopian is always a good experience. I also enjoy the stay at skylight hotel in Addis

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

Lost suite case and pillow that’s used by senior and they didn’t leave it at the airport

I had a comfortable seat that makes my trip wonderful. I appreciate the Ethiopia crew, they were very helpful

worst was delayed luggage. could see luggage was still in Singapore but they insist I wait till all luggage are unloaded before filing a report. took 2 days to arrive and I had to collect it myself from the airport

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

The seating has become ridiculous… like a contest to see how narrow and short they can be made- forcing anyone over 5’1 to pay more to not be twisting oneself into a pretzel. Really insane- would have thought BA was better than this. Frankly- it cancels out a lot of the positive aspects.

flight was delayed from BWI to London - missed my connecting flight & then connecting flight (also British Air) was delayed - food is awful, TV & movie selection is great

Three major things that led to my low rating, 1. Internet wasn't available for the whole time, and 2. TV became available way into flight, after numerous system reboots, and 3. Food is not good at all.

Super tight economy class. My knees were hitting the back of seat in front of me (I'm only 5'6"). My small backpack (sized according to their required dimensions) would not fit under the seat in front of me because there is a box (is that the life jacket?) in the way. Over all, extremely uncomfortable. I forgive the tasteless food, but the tight seating was torture

Didn’t fly with them as someone had cancelled my flight

Some how my flight was canceled, neither BA or Justfly.com accepted responsibility. I only found out about this the day before when I tried to check in. I had to book another flight which due to the time ( day before) cost me $300 more. I was still receiving notifications about the flight even when I was on another flight from you. So no my flight to London was not good.

Online check-in 24 hours in advance something seems not so easy to check in to pick seats and to print a boarding pass

I like the crew, very welcoming. Food can be better. The seat arms don’t go up so. I could use the empty seat next to mine to relax better. 3hrs delay 😠

Boarding was efficient and quick, crew was very attentive, seats were comfortable.

Everything was very good! I personally struggled with the heat in the cabin for the first 2 hours

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