$403 Find Cheap Flights from Chicago to Israel - Compare and Save

1 adult
1 adult, Economy, 0 bags

Save 21% or more on flights. Compare deals from all over the web.

Never overpay with our price tracking tools.

Filter searches by price, airline and more to find your best flights.

Flight Deals
Booking Insights
Flight Deals
Booking Insights

Price, demand and travel trends for Chicago to Israel flights

Use KAYAK data on prices, travel dates, airlines and seasonal trends to compare options and book flights with more confidence.

Are flights from Chicago to Israel cheaper or more expensive than last year?

Fares from Chicago to Israel are running about 4% higher than they were around this time last year, averaging $1,243 round-trip.

What are the cheapest fares from Chicago to Israel right now?

The cheapest fare from Chicago to Israel in the last week was $1,066 round-trip, to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Intl (TLV).

What’s the cheapest month to fly from Chicago to Israel?

April is the cheapest time of year to fly, with average fares of $1,008. Prices are highest in December, when average flight costs increase to around $1,458.

When is the best time to book flights from Chicago to Israel?

Book your flights 25 weeks before your trip. KAYAK data collected over the past 12 months shows that booking in this window can save you around 33% compared to booking last-minute (within 2 weeks of departure).

Which airport in Israel is the cheapest to fly to from Chicago?

All flights from Chicago to Israel arrive at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Intl (TLV). On average, round-trip fares are around $1,278.

What’s the cheapest day to fly from Chicago to Israel?

Thursday tends to be the cheapest day to fly from Chicago to Israel, while Monday is the most expensive. Fares run about 13% higher that day, based on the past 12 months of KAYAK data.

What's the cheapest time of day to fly from Chicago to Israel?

Data from the past 12 months shows it's cheapest to fly to Israel during the morning with average prices of $1,188. The evening is the most expensive time to fly, with average prices of $1,286.

Key details for Chicago to Israel flights

Low season

January

Cheapest flight

$403
Beat the crowds with an average 73% drop in travelers.
The most popular month to fly with an average 182% increase in travelers.
One-way flight from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Tel Aviv

Your Chicago to Israel flight questions, answered

Find helpful answers about this route, including flight times, airports, airlines and booking tips.

  • Is now a good time to book a flight from Chicago to Israel?

    Fares from Chicago to Israel are around their usual level right now. A round-trip under $1,061 is considered a good deal, so it's worth keeping an eye out, or setting a Price Alert to catch price changes.

  • How much should I budget for a flight from Chicago to Israel?

    Over the past 12 months, round-trip fares from Chicago to Israel have ranged from $1,061 to $1,523.

  • What are the main airports serving Israel?

    Flights to Israel all arrive at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Intl (TLV).

  • What airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Israel?

    Based on the flight schedule for the next 3 months, just one airline regularly flies nonstop from Chicago to Israel: United Airlines.

  • Where in Israel can I fly nonstop from Chicago?

    Based on the flight schedule for the next 3 months, you can only fly nonstop from Chicago to Tel Aviv.

  • Is it cheaper to fly with a layover from Chicago to Israel?

    Yes. Nonstop flights from Chicago to Israel average $1,285 over the past 12 months, but flights with a layover can cost less. The most affordable connecting airports are:

    • Lisbon Humberto Delgado (LIS) from $844
    • Kastrup Copenhagen (CPH) from $845
    • Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl (YUL) from $998

  • How long is a flight from Chicago to Israel?

    Flights from Chicago to Israel take 11h 20m on average.

  • How often are flights from Chicago to Israel delayed and what's the average delay?

    24% of flights on this route are delayed by at least 15 minutes. The average delay is 2h 21m.

  • Which cabin classes are available on flights from Chicago to Israel?

    On flights from Chicago to Israel you can book Economy Class, Premium Economy Class, Business Class or First Class.

  • What are some popular landmarks in Israel?

    KAYAK travelers' favorite landmarks in Israel include:

    • Old City of Jerusalem
    • Mahane Yehuda Market
    • Gordon Beach
    • Hatachana Compound

  • What are the earliest and latest flights from Chicago to Israel?

    The earliest nonstop flight from Chicago to Israel departs at 10:00 pm and the latest departs at 11:00 pm. Nonstop flights take about 11h 20m.

  • What is the preferred means of transport to the city center from TLV airport?

    Train travel, which takes 37min and costs between ₪19 ($5,81) and ₪24 ($7,34), is the most convenient method to go from Tel Aviv Airport (TLV) to the city center. You also can take a bus, which will take 1h and 12min longer, and will cost you between ₪10 ($3,06) and ₪15 ($4,59).

  • Are there rental cars in TLV airport?

    Yes. Alamo, Avis, and Hertz are three companies that provide rental automobiles at the TLV airport. They are located on the other side of the airport from the garages. When it comes time to pick up the vehicle, you will need a valid driver's license and a credit card in your name.

  • Are there hotels at MDW airport?

    The Hampton Inn by Hilton Chicago-Midway Airport is a highly-recommended hotel since it provides complimentary breakfast and a free shuttle to and from the airport. It is about one mile away from MDW.

  • Where can I park my car at MDW airport?

    The two inexpensive parking lots at Midway International Airport are the most excellent options for anyone looking for long-term parking at the airport. The rates for parking are the same throughout all of the economy lots. Every economic parking spot and the main Midway terminal building are linked by complimentary shuttle buses that run around every 10 to 15min.

Your guide to booking Chicago to Israel flights

Get tips on when to book, when to fly and what to know before your trip.
  • If you can plan ahead, the sweet spot for booking your flight is 25 weeks before your trip. KAYAK data shows fares in this window are around 33% lower than last-minute bookings (made within 2 weeks of departure). Not ready to commit? Set a Price Alert and we'll let you know when prices change.
  • If your travel dates are flexible, book your trip for April when flights are typically cheapest and avoid December when prices are at their highest.
  • Flying on Thursday is usually the cheapest. Flights on Monday cost about 13% more on average, so being flexible with your travel dates could help you save.
  • Start your trip in Jerusalem, which is the most popular destination in Israel. From there, it's easy to continue on to other popular destinations such as Tel Aviv, Eilat and Ein Bokek.
  • If you want the shortest trip, choose the Chicago to Israel nonstop route. If you'd rather save money, the route via Lisbon Humberto Delgado (LIS) is usually the cheapest.
  • Traveling to Israel, you can use either Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) or Haifa Airport (HFA). TLV airport is the main airport in Israel, whereas HFA serves as the secondary airport. Both of these airports have domestic and international flights.
  • The O'Hare International Airport, also known as ORD, and the Chicago Midway International Airport, also known as MDW, are two of the most critical international terminals in Chicago. If you need to go anywhere in the United States or the rest of the globe, you may get a flight at O'Hare International Airport. An alternative to O'Hare International Airport is the Midway Airport in Chicago, which performs a similar role to that of O'Hare.
  • There are waiting areas and lounges available throughout ORD, with one located at each station. You are welcome to utilize any of these lounges during the whole of your time spent at ORD. In addition to that, Chicago Midway Airport provides its passengers with lounges that can be found in each of the terminals. These lounges include charging stations, free wireless internet, and showers for guests' convenience.
  • Traveling parents may rest easily at O'Hare International Airport thanks to a comfortable nursing moms lounge where they can feed their children or express breast milk. The airport's nursing area can be found in Terminal 3's lobby, which has a yoga room and an urban garden. For nursing moms who would want some privacy when traveling through MDW, there is a Mother's Room available.
  • The airports in both Chicago and Israel provide passengers with a wide range of services. Passengers may get help with things like wheelchair rental and terminal orientation both before they go to the airport and after they leave the airport. Passengers are welcome to approach any member of the airport personnel before, during, or after their use of the facilities.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Chicago to Israel

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Chicago to Israel? 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.
7.6
LOTOverall score based on 1194 reviews
6.9Entertainment
7.2Food
8.2Crew
7.5Comfort
7.6Boarding
Airline reviews

Food seats were good Flight was delayed for over an hour, missed connecting flight, lot automatically rescheduled us to a new flight which was good but lost approximately 4 hours. Not a good way to start a vacation.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2026
Read more LOT reviews

Food seats were good Flight was delayed for over an hour, missed connecting flight, lot automatically rescheduled us to a new flight which was good but lost approximately 4 hours. Not a good way to start a vacation.

Stuck on a plane for 6 hours due to a technical or mechanical issue.

Boarding was a madhouse. Airport staff was completely disinterested in communicating about the delays. Never again.

The seats are very narrow. Communication regarding bids for better seating could be better

During the flight, the fleas biting me in the plane.

The crew and flight were amazing . However , my bag’s locker got broken and no refund provided . Everything else was amazing except this bad incident that ruined my experience

It was was okay but the seat was stiff and hard to sit on it!!

Boeng Dreamliner has so tiny seats, so even medium and smaller size people have not enough room to fill comfortable..

All good! But sandwiches for breakfast need to be warm!!!!! Not cold!!! You do not want anything cold in your stomach in the morning!… think about it!

I didn't understand why I couldn't do a check-in at home

On time. Carry on and personal bag was accommodated on the plane. Entertainment was accessible without bringing own device. Whole can of juice was provided rather than a pour.

Price was crazy watch it if you Chan he your flight

On time, easy boarding. Anytime you sit in an economy seat, it’s uncomfortable. New plane and the bathrooms were in the galley at the back of the plane which seemed odd.

Terrible service - they don’t want to be there and bad food. Entertainment system in economy from the 2000s

No drink service but there was no N/A as an option to choose. Seats were extremely tight. I am under 5.5 and I bumped my knees have no idea how taller people could manage.

Flight delayed, last seat on the plane, no arrival Gate available due to the plane departing late

Kayak booked this flight with only 1h 20min layover in Chicago. This made it impossible for me and several other passengers to reach this flight. Moreover, the gate closed boarding in spite of several passengers still on their way without waiting even one more minute. However, the plane departed with 20min (!) delay, i.e., there would have been at least 15 min time to let the delayed passengers board without causing any delays. I complained and as a "thank you" the attendent booked us on the last (!) flight to Indianapolis ~7h later! Thankfully, I caught the spitefulness and the United customer line rebooked the flight to an earlier flight. Although I can't grade this particular flight since I never had a chance to take it, Kayak made the mistake of a too short layover and the crew at the gate was awful.

Flight did not have wifi service. It was experiencing technical difficulties. Definitely and old plane that needs updating.

This flight has a history of leaving late, however, I was pleasantly surprised that it was not delayed this day. The flight went smooth, except I was in a window seat and the wall and my feet were freezing. I found it difficult to sleep due to being so cold, I also was using 2 provided UAL blankets and could not get my feet warm. This was annoying, but I still made it there on time and safe.

Old 757 with poor entertainment system. United no longer partners with United for free text and email. O'Hara an absolute disaster! Limited gates clauses two hour delay. Unfortunately this appears to be the norm.

Connection booked by Etihad was delayed and upon arrival to counter they closed it and denied boarding although there was still 15 minutes to go . Manager Karen was very rude and did not want to listen seems there as overbooking and canceling boarding was the only solution..

They lost the baggage and said it was deleted from the system. I had baggage tag so was able to file the complaint but there was no PIR number and update so far

Good one but just notice that you have to ask several time to get water or coffee .

It was fantastic. The flight from Chicago to Abu Dahbi was fantastic. The crew, food and service were amazing. Everything was handled by the crew member assigned to us , Nicholas, was usually done before we asked for it. Highly recommend Etihad!

It was an old plane with seats not comfortable and with little space for the legs. I must say that the previous flight I had was amazing on a very comfortable new plane

The food could be better. Toilets were smelly all along

Bad. Flight was very uncomfortable with narrow and shallow seats, very little food and water. I will not fly etihad again.

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

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 as a whole is pretty mediocre. dont seem to care much for passengers. Asked 3 different crew for custom papers for immigration check in and they all said i could get it in the airport. have flown to india 3 times prior to this with Qatar and Emirates and they have always provided this paper ahead of landing to speed up the check in process. Also felt in general the crew is irritated and overworked. The one lady in my aisle from Chicago to Abu Dhabi was very pleasant but i was noticing the other crew were nice to each other but pretty cold with the passengers. Not what i usually have experienced from this type of overseas travel. Ive always felt the crew in qatar and emirates were overly sweet and pleasant but having seen the opposite this time i definitely prefer the former.

The staff was very nice and helpful. Some of the best crew I have met.

Disaster. Downgraded. Zero apology. No effort or coordination between gate and crew. Awful seat blocked by door emergency slide box. Iberia is a mess. App never works. Avoid this airline.

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

It was a wonderful experience with great food, great staff, and no difficulties boarding!

I was in business class for the 8 hour flight where: 1. The WiFi did not work 2. The entertainment system did not work 3. We were told there were no hot drinks for the entire flight

Paid for “extra room” selected seat. Wasn’t a benefit. Also was in aisle and was bumped almost every time attendants walked down aisle. Should have saved the assigned seat money and let them select.

Alaska located my mother, aware that she had mobility issues and they seated her closer to the door. She and I were seated together so I felt more secure to be able to assist her. The desk attendant reviewed what steps to take when boarding. Allowed us to board first, we loved that. I was allowed time to help her board slowly, seat her, put all her things in their place before the crowds came through. These small details made me want to travel Alaska more when possible.

I bought the ticket through Iberian, but I was unable to check in using my code. American wouldn’t let me check in and Iberian counter was closed.

The comfort level was low, but the staff was nice

Bad. Requested a diabetic meal. Was served everything i couldnt eat. So i did not estbthe whole flight dinner / breakfast. Sad and uncomfortable.

1 1/2 hours delayed boarding at JFK caused us to almost miss connecting flight in Rome. Only 30 minutes of time to run from one end of FCO to the other for connecting flight. Not very easy to do for older travelers.

Crew was very good and accommodating. Maybe fruit could be added for a snack.

Staff was nice but seat is not what I expected

Flew Premium Economy. The seats were comfortable and tilted back far enough to sleep. Food was okay and service friendly and efficient. We bought tickets through Kayak partner Underpricer and the price was good.

Very poor. The boarding was nightmare, We were stuck in line for almost an hour with no updates. The flight left 40 minutes late with NO information why. The entertainment system did not work and the seats in the back were not working properly (reclining)

ITA has these new Airbus A330 Neo that hates economy class passengers. The seats have absolutely no cushion to a point where it hits your spine constantly and reminds you to fork out for premium economy or don’t travel next time. The food was absolutely horrible, ETA mentioned 3 meals for 12 hour flight but it was mostly 1 meal and 2 light snacks. I am vegetarian, so my 2’d food was 1 slice of tomato, 1 cucumber on a dry cold bun. The other 2 meals were disgusting. My young one threw up the entire time. Flight attendants were the cherry on top - plain bad. They would skip servicing drinks to some passengers completely and if you call for an attendant, they will come and stop the button on top without even asking you what you need. I would avoid ITA by all means - there are plenty of options including SAS for same routes with better seats and humane treatment.

The boarding process was organized and efficient, and the crew was friendly and attentive throughout the flight. Food and drinks were typical economy class, but good. The aircraft was old, and the restroom was not very clean. However, we arrived on time, so overall the experience was good.

Cancelled my ticket and was never told and showed up to airport

It was fine. I wish there were more or better selections for entertainment.

The worst part about the trip was the seat. It looked old, with a sagging cushion and crumbs on it before I sat down. When I sat down I saw that the back of the seat was broken and it would only stay in one (reclined) position. I had purposefully paid extra ($65) for that seat because a) I can only sleep on translatlantic flights if I am next to the window and b) I wanted to be close to the front because I had a tight connecting flight in Rome. One flight attendant didn't care about the problem while another offered me a middle seat in the back of the plane. Of course he did not mention a refund for the fee I had paid for this seat. The food was mediocre, not even close to the good food in Alitalia, back in the day. The entertainment system did not work when I tried to "follow the flight". English of announcements was often impossible to understand (spoke poorly and too fast).

More options for your flight from Chicago to Israel

Complete your trip to Israel with a hotel stay or car rental