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$272 Find Cheap Flights from Chicago to Lyon

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Cheap Flights from Chicago to Lyon (CHI-LYS)

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

Sun, Dec 14 - Tue, Dec 23
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
8:25 pm - 5:35 pmORD-LYS
14h 10m1 stop
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
6:20 pm - 3:00 pmLYS-ORD
27h 40m1 stop
$421TAP AIR PORTUGAL
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Sat, Mar 7 - Fri, Mar 13
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
7:20 pm - 10:05 amORD-LYS
31h 45m1 stop
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8:10 pm - 5:45 pmLYS-ORD
27h 35m1 stop
$529Scandinavian Airlines
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Wed, Oct 29 - Mon, Nov 10
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
11:10 pm - 7:25 pmORD-LYS
14h 15m1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
10:50 am - 4:45 pmLYS-ORD
12h 55m1 stop
$537Scandinavian Airlines
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Wed, Oct 29 - Mon, Nov 10
British Airways Logo
10:45 pm - 6:05 pmORD-LYS
13h 20m1 stop
British Airways Logo
7:00 pm - 1:50 pmLYS-ORD
25h 50m1 stop
$606British Airways
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Thu, Feb 19 - Wed, Feb 25
Turkish Airlines Logo
11:50 am - 9:35 amORD-LYS
14h 45m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
6:05 pm - 10:05 amLYS-ORD
23h 00m1 stop
$621Turkish Airlines
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Wed, Oct 29 - Mon, Nov 10
Multiple Airlines Logo
3:35 pm - 11:10 amORD-LYS
13h 35m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:50 pm - 1:10 pmLYS-ORD
25h 20m1 stop
$632Multiple Airlines
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Thu, Oct 30 - Thu, Nov 6
United Airlines Logo
10:50 pm - 5:40 pmORD-LYS
12h 50m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
1:55 pm - 8:00 pmLYS-ORD
13h 05m1 stop
$648United Airlines
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Thu, Oct 30 - Thu, Nov 6
United Airlines Logo
10:50 pm - 5:40 pmORD-LYS
12h 50m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
1:55 pm - 11:43 pmLYS-ORD
16h 48m2 stops
$658United Airlines
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Mon, Dec 15 - Tue, Dec 23
British Airways Logo
9:45 pm - 5:30 pmORD-LYS
12h 45m1 stop
British Airways Logo
2:05 pm - 1:50 pmLYS-ORD
30h 45m1 stop
$661British Airways
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Fri, Oct 31 - Fri, Nov 7
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:20 pm - 12:05 pmORD-LYS
12h 45m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:25 am - 1:10 pmLYS-ORD
13h 45m1 stop
$663Multiple Airlines
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TAP AIR PORTUGAL
Cheapest • from $421 (round-trip)
Air France
Best reviews • 7.4 score
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Cheapest round-trip
$421
Typical prices: $972-1580
TAP AIR PORTUGAL
Sun 12/14Tue 12/23
ORD - LYS • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$272
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Fri 10/3
ORD - LYS • 3 stops
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Chicago to Lyon flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Chicago to Lyon?

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Lyon on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to Chicago, you should consider flying back on a Sunday, and avoid Wednesdays for better deals.

Good to know

Cheapest flight$272
Most popular time to fly with an average 25% increase in price.
Flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Lyon

When to book flights from Chicago to Lyon

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Chicago to Lyon?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Chicago to Lyon was $272 for a one-way ticket and $421 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes

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

    When flying out of Chicago you will be using one of these airports: Chicago Midway or Chicago O'Hare Intl. You will be landing at Lyon-Saint Exupéry.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Chicago to Lyon?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Chicago to Lyon, Air France or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Chicago to Lyon are Air France and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $810 and an overall rating of 7.4, Air France is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,194 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Lyon.

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

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

    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 Lyon 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 Lyon?

    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 Lyon 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 airlines flying from Chicago to Lyon

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Chicago to Lyon. 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 Lyon? 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.
7.4
Air FranceOverall score based on 1468 reviews
7.0Entertainment
7.0Food
7.4Comfort
8.2Crew
7.4Boarding
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I bought business class tickets but the seats are exactly like economy with no comfort seats nor an empty seat next to me provided. Very poor, low quality airline.

2.0 MediocreAbdulhamid, Aug 2025CDG - VIE
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I bought business class tickets but the seats are exactly like economy with no comfort seats nor an empty seat next to me provided. Very poor, low quality airline.

I don't understand the concept of paying to get your personal luggage onboard and then asked to check it in.... either sell the space or don't, its a hassle to carry those all through the airport just to make a check in at the last minute.

It was a great experience. The only thing I would have changed was that the bathrooms were never cleaned and they got very dirty.

Old airplanes small seats expensive tickets, not as expected overall and not comfortable according to the price

It was an OK flight with below mediocre service by their flight attendants

Wasted a lot of time trying to find the CDG lounge - it was not next to the connecting flight gate like the Air France staff said.

My experience was good overall, the quality of the food really decreased! There used to be a choice between meat and fish now it’s between chicken and pasta! In the choices of entertainment meditation has been added which is very good. Soft chair workout to improve blood circulation and avoid phlebitis should be added.

The only reason the overall rating wasn't "excellent" was due to problems in claiming luggage. The bags are delivered to the main area (Cinta 35) for domestic passengers, but to a DIFFERENT ROOM for international arrivees. After waiting 30 minutes, someone (who didn't appear to be from Air France or the airport) told us to go to another area. There we found our bags, which appeared to have been awaiting us for a while. We had to go through a bag check before leaving the airport. If we had been alerted to this possibility, or better yet, been to go directly to Cinta 34, we could have eliminated quite a bit of waiting.

Much better than the major US Carriers especially in Biz Class.

It was not Air France but Air Europa. But confusion over our checked luggage. Whether it was checked all the way to Tenerife or not. It was not. Had to line up again in Departures. At least our Sky Priority was honoured. Flight was fine.

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!

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