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$467 Find Cheap Flights from Chicago to Dakar

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Cheap Flights from Chicago to Dakar (CHI-DSS)

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

Sat, Dec 6 - Sat, Dec 13
Iberia Logo
4:45 pm - 9:45 pmORD-DSS
23h 00m1 stop
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8:45 pm - 2:30 pmDSS-ORD
23h 45m1 stop
$900Iberia
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Tue, Nov 18 - Tue, Dec 2
Iberia Logo
4:45 pm - 9:45 pmORD-DSS
23h 00m1 stop
Iberia Logo
8:45 pm - 2:30 pmDSS-ORD
23h 45m1 stop
$910Iberia
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Sat, Oct 11 - Sat, Nov 15
Iberia Logo
4:30 pm - 8:45 pmORD-DSS
23h 15m1 stop
Iberia Logo
10:40 pm - 2:30 pmDSS-ORD
21h 50m1 stop
$911Iberia
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Sun, Nov 30 - Wed, Dec 24
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
8:25 pm - 1:00 amORD-DSS
22h 35m1 stop
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
2:00 am - 3:15 pmDSS-ORD
43h 15m1 stop
$995TAP AIR PORTUGAL
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Sun, Mar 1 - Fri, Apr 3
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
8:25 pm - 1:00 amORD-DSS
22h 35m1 stop
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
1:05 am - 4:10 pmDSS-ORD
20h 05m1 stop
$1,063TAP AIR PORTUGAL
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Fri, Oct 10 - Thu, Oct 16
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7:25 pm - 12:55 amORD-DSS
24h 30m3 stops
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1:05 am - 9:15 pmDSS-ORD
25h 10m3 stops
$1,142
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Thu, Oct 9 - Thu, Oct 16
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:15 am - 5:40 pmORD-DSS
26h 25m2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:00 am - 8:15 amDSS-ORD
29h 15m3 stops
$1,194Ethiopian Air
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Thu, Oct 9 - Thu, Oct 16
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9:35 am - 4:25 pmMDW-DSS
25h 50m3 stops
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7:35 pm - 4:24 pmDSS-MDW
25h 49m3 stops
$1,332
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Fri, Oct 10 - Fri, Oct 17
Delta Logo
7:10 pm - 7:05 amMDW-DSS
30h 55m2 stops
Delta Logo
9:00 am - 8:40 amDSS-MDW
28h 40m2 stops
$2,061Delta
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Wed, Nov 19 - Sun, Nov 23
Delta Logo
6:48 pm - 8:15 amMDW-DSS
31h 27m2 stops
Delta Logo
11:30 am - 8:52 amDSS-MDW
27h 22m2 stops
$2,316Delta
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Everything you should know

Top airlines
Iberia
Cheapest • from $900 (round-trip)
Delta
Best reviews • 7.9 score
Airline reviews
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When to book
2 weeks
in advance
Our data shows that travelers who book at least 2 weeks in advance save around 49% compared to booking last minute.
Insights
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When to travel
January
Cheapest • 19% price drop
December
Most popular
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Cheapest round-trip
$900
Overall average: $1,092
Iberia
Sat 12/6Sat 12/13
ORD - DSS • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$467
Multiple Airlines
Tue 9/30
ORD - DSS • 3 stops
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Chicago to Dakar flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Chicago to Dakar 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 Dakar?

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

When flying from Chicago to Dakar, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Fridays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Chicago, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Fridays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago to Dakar, 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 Dakar is January, where tickets cost $1,141 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,176 and $1,686 respectively.

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

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 Dakar, 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 Dakar, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 49% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$467
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 2% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 19% increase in price.
Flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Dakar

When to book flights from Chicago to Dakar

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Chicago to Dakar?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Chicago to Dakar was $467 for a one-way ticket and $900 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Chicago and on arrival in Dakar.

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

    Chicago has 2 major airports: Chicago Midway and Chicago O'Hare Intl. Dakar Blaise Diagne is the only airport in Dakar. You’ll usually find the cheapest deals if you fly from Chicago O'Hare Airport.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Chicago to Dakar?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Chicago to Dakar, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Chicago to Dakar are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $1,689 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,458 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Dakar.

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

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

    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 Dakar with an airline and back to Chicago with another airline.

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

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

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Chicago to Dakar

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Chicago to Dakar. 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 Dakar? 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 7960 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
7.3Food
8.5Crew
7.9Entertainment
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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!

An old airplane with very uncomfortable seats in the Comfort “class! Small, narrow, and hard seat. Entertainment options are inferior, old movies. Boarding started at the back of the airplane, as we entered the aircraft last instead of after business class, risking the possibility that the comfort section would not have room for carry-on in the overhead bin. The food was ok. White wine was terrible. Overall, the flight felt worse than cheap airliners, and the price was as high as premium carriers.

I had a business class ticket from EWR to Madrid with a layover at LIS for 11 hours. It was obvious that I needed to pick up my luggage in Lisbon for 11 hours and check it in again when boarding the second flight to Madrid. Before buying the ticket, I called TAP customer service. Customer service assured me that I could get my luggage in Lisbon. When I arrived at Newark airport, I immediately asked to check my luggage to Lisbon. However, the TAP employee refused me, saying that I should resolve this issue upon arrival in Lisbon. She checked my luggage to Madrid. I asked the TAP employee at the gate to help me when boarding the plane, I asked the flight attendants manager on board the plane to help me. All the employees refused to help me and said that I should resolve this issue in Lisbon. It took me 4 hours to resolve this issue in Lisbon. I arrived at 11am and they didn't give me my luggage until 3pm. As a result, I was so tired after a sleepless night on the plane and 4 hours on my feet at the airport and all my plans were ruined that I couldn't fly to Madrid. It was a terrible experiance,

Check-in guidance for transfer flight, boarding, in-flight service, seat comfort, etc.

The seats were not designed to comfortably see people in coach for more than 10 minutes

Very rude person at the boarding desk; flight attendant coughing 3 inches from my face three times- not even covering her mouth; boarding process very unacceptable for older people with stairs to all planes (are you all stuck in the 1960’s?). I am sure that I am not remembering all of the negative things, but I am sure you get the message!

We flew TAP last October from Newark to Lisbon. The meal was bad. This flight had good food. Also, this flight was delayed. There were TAP employees waiting at Lisbon to make sure we made our connecting flight. I find the TAP website and app frustrating, but the service once we reached the airport was very good

Flight being delayed for 35 minutes had me lose the connection to my transport

boarding is so disorganized, i was literally appalled at the boarding experience

The long wait at JFK made the trip horrible. Also not having enough buses when we deplaned was annoying

Flight was delayed on 6/20 to miss international connection. Next flight out was 24 hours later. Not acceptable.

It was fortunate that the flight arrived in London in accordance with schedule, and the luggage was promptly transferred to the luggage carousel. However, I find it concerning that even minor issues in economy cabins are prevalent within the industry. American Airlines, in particular, appears to have the least legroom and feels more crowded due to the proximity of neighboring passengers. Additionally, the crew’s adherence to protocol is inconsistent. While they may enforce certain rules set by the FAA on a select few individuals, they often overlook numerous violations, such as failing to reset seat recline during landing.

We liked the flight but while we purchased an aisle seat, our seats had a different configuration on this flight. A fellow passenger suggested that the airplane had been changed. Too bad we were not informed and had no chance to modify our seat preferences. We were stuck in the window and middle seats with no chance to walk around and go to the bathroom without disturbing our sleeping fellow passenger.

The crew were not very personable. The crew did not serve tea or coffee. The bathroom was not kept clean. Two out of the 5 toilets in the cabin weren't working.

It was extremely cold in the back of the plane. The seats are uncomfortable and space very small. Crew was excellent as usual.

Check in needed to be in person, not nice. Also I won’t do connections in Charlotte again because you need to go through security again and short connections become a problem

Iberia lost my bag, said they found it in another country, said they sent it to me, but never did. Went my whole trip without my stuff, but expecting it to show up because that’s what they said would happen. Their communication sucks, their website sucks, and to top it all off, their seats are small and uncomfortable. They’re bad at their jobs and they should feel bad about themselves. Do not even get me started on the flight home. AVOID!

I described my experience in the previous window. I didn't realize that there would be another opportunity for this flight. Please look at my response in the previous window.

Boarding was 2 1/2 late no explanation Captain said he did not know why, but he rested at home for an extra couple of hours. Food was edible, Nothing more.

I liked the comfort of the plane. It was unexpected from past experiences.

BEWARE!!! Iberia changes your seats at random. I paid for a window seat and they changed it to one in the middle aisle resting against the bathroom- can’t lean back + hear every flush. This on a 11 hour flight.. There were families that were broken up with separate seats all over the plane. Lots of upset passengers showing their seat confirmation to the besieged and helpless airline steward. Also, the gluten free meal was tasteless.

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