$208 Find Cheap Flights from Chicago to Southeast Europe

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Best Southeast Europe Flight Deals from Chicago

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Athens
Athens1 stop$480
Zagreb
Zagreb2 stops$586
Split
Split2 stops$427
Sofia
Sofia2 stops$492
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki1 stop$617
Athens
Athens1 stop$480
Zagreb
Zagreb2 stops$586
Split
Split2 stops$427
Sofia
Sofia2 stops$492
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki1 stop$617

Cheap Flights from Chicago to Southeast Europe

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

Fri, Aug 15 - Fri, Aug 29
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
7:15 pm - 8:35 pmORD-OTP
17h 20m1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
9:50 pm - 4:10 pmOTP-ORD
26h 20m1 stop
$430Scandinavian Airlines
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Sun, Aug 10 - Sat, Aug 23
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
7:15 pm - 9:10 pmORD-OTP
17h 55m1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
9:25 pm - 4:10 pmOTP-ORD
26h 45m1 stop
$446Scandinavian Airlines
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Mon, Sep 29 - Tue, Oct 7
United Airlines Logo
3:35 pm - 12:00 pmORD-SOF
12h 25m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 1:20 pmSOF-ORD
13h 20m1 stop
$522United Airlines
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Sun, Sep 21 - Wed, Oct 15
Lufthansa Logo
3:35 pm - 12:00 pmORD-SOF
12h 25m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
6:00 am - 12:30 pmSOF-ORD
14h 30m1 stop
$523Lufthansa
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Mon, Sep 29 - Wed, Oct 8
United Airlines Logo
9:40 pm - 11:00 pmORD-SOF
17h 20m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 11:00 amSOF-ORD
12h 45m1 stop
$531United Airlines
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Mon, Aug 18 - Wed, Sep 3
Lufthansa Logo
3:35 pm - 12:00 pmORD-SOF
12h 25m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
6:00 am - 12:30 pmSOF-ORD
14h 30m1 stop
$543Lufthansa
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Wed, Oct 29 - Wed, Nov 12
LOT Logo
10:55 pm - 5:40 pmORD-OTP
11h 45m1 stop
LOT Logo
2:35 pm - 8:00 pmOTP-ORD
13h 25m1 stop
$560LOT
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Tue, Sep 16 - Tue, Sep 30
Turkish Airlines Logo
7:50 pm - 2:45 pmORD-SOF
34h 55m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
9:15 pm - 9:40 amSOF-ORD
20h 25m1 stop
$565Turkish Airlines
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Wed, Sep 10 - Wed, Sep 24
Turkish Airlines Logo
7:50 pm - 8:25 pmORD-OTP
16h 35m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
9:30 am - 9:40 amOTP-ORD
32h 10m1 stop
$568Turkish Airlines
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Fri, Sep 12 - Mon, Sep 22
LOT Logo
9:40 pm - 12:30 pmORD-SJJ
31h 50m1 stop
LOT Logo
5:05 pm - 3:10 pmSJJ-ORD
29h 05m1 stop
$586LOT
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Chicago to Southeast Europe flights

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

What is the cheapest Chicago to Southeast Europe flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Chicago to Southeast Europe.

The cheapest ticket to Southeast Europe from Chicago found in the last 72 hours was to Belgrade, at $621 round-trip. The most popular route is from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD) to Athens (ATH), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $826.

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

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 $923, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago to Southeast Europe?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago to Southeast Europe, 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 Southeast Europe is February, when tickets cost $627 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,415 and $1,171 respectively.

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

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Southeast Europe on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to fly from Chicago to Southeast Europe. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Thursday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

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

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 Southeast Europe, 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 Southeast Europe, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.


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Low seasonFebruary
High seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$208
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 14% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 28% increase in price.
Flight from Chicago to Belgrade

FAQs - booking Southeast Europe flights

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

    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 Southeast Europe.

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

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

    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 Southeast Europe 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 Southeast Europe?

    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 Southeast Europe 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 Southeast Europe?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Southeast Europe is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $795 on average. Morning departures are around 38% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Southeast Europe is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,273.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Chicago to Southeast Europe

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Chicago to Southeast Europe. 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.
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7.6
LOTOverall score based on 1088 reviews
7.0Entertainment
7.5Comfort
8.2Crew
7.2Food
7.6Boarding
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The seats are small and the movie selection was disappointing. However, the food was excellent and the cabin crew was attentive and kind.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2025JFK - WAW
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The seats are small and the movie selection was disappointing. However, the food was excellent and the cabin crew was attentive and kind.

Bags lost no more to say, bad communication and no urgency to get it back to the hotel by the airline properly the worst airline I have used.

The customer service rep on chat refused carrying golf set at no charge that is customary for LOT and others. I wanted yo carry just ONE club not even full set! Web check in was nightmare. Most horrible lounge at warsaw. To call it business class is a BIG exaggeration. Rude staff warsaw to nyc. Seats uncomfortable and not flat as is now customary. Bad content and entertainment system.

The 737 lacked business-class seating. It was basically economy plus but with the middle seats left unsold. There were no TV screens but good food and service.

Plane is super outdated, seats not that comfortable for business class. Lounge also out dated. They need to catch up to 2024. Don’t think I’d ever fly again.

Boarding was impossible to navigate. Had mobility issues and a business class ticket, but still boarded almost at the end of the queue because there was absolutely no organization or assistance.

Aircraft was new. Food so so, especially vegetarian was very disappointing.

Very courteous staff. Abnoxious passenger in front of me who reclined her seat all the way without warning and without considering the person behind her. My flight ORD-WAW was so much more pleasant because of the courtesy of the passenger in front of me.

LOT told me on my first flight that I had missed boarding my second flight and told us to go to a service desk to reschedule. We then were told our flight was still boarding and that we had to run through the Warsaw airport to catch it which is just a long long runway airport. The workers at the airport were not helpful at all and you have to go through two passport checkpoints. I have asthma and was almost dead when I got on the plane and no one helped or gave us water or even acknowledged us. The flight was fine - the crew members are not friendly so it’s a very functional flight at best. Also my bag didn’t make it to my final destination.

LOT was very disorganized at Istanbul airport with no communication with travelers. Our flight was delayed over and hour and a half and there were no announcements, displays or anything about it. It almost left me missing my second flight!

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!

Flight was great. Efficient boarding. Short flight. Early arrival. Friendly flight crew. The entertainment system did not work well. Could not access it until the aircraft reached 10K feet or more. Lots of glitches.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

Boarding was a little difficult. The gate area at O'Hare was very small and crowded due to multiple gates in the area. Could not hear the intercom, so had to rely on signage to see when my group was boarding and the signage was blocked by passengers standing in the gate. Flight was great and we arrived in Montreal on time.

Smooth boarding process. Early departure, smooth flight, early arrival. The entertainment package has very good recent movie options. The flight crew were friendly and professional.

I do prefer to fly United and have always had excellent service, except for bad weather. Flights are on time and staff is alway curtious and helpful

Everything was very good, except that the plane was an hour and a half late

flight with heavy turbulence old boeing 777 rest wasnt clean dashboard doesn’t work

Light and recline did not work on my seat. Very uncomfortable and could not read in the dark

Bad experience; they are not good anymore. They charge too much for luggage seat are so uncomfortable, Flight delays which may miss your next flight, they don’t care if you miss the flight or not. Zero customer services for front desk representatives Istanbul's airport I’m not using this airline any more.

I’ve been traveling for 20 years. I tried Turkish airline for the first time horrible horrible service and it would be my last time even if I get offer for a free ticket, I will not accept it. They have races and the worst Flight attendant

It wasn't good. I didn’t understand. They changed 320 dollars for 2 luggage. My ticket was regular and I paid almost 1200.00 dollars. Why they did charge? I want my money back.. thanks Yılmaz polat

Very punctual, the onboard staff was friendly and correct, the flight was fortunately very calm, the toilets were clean, in short, an excellent experience Thanks

Ordered Vegan meal - it was ok, but not exceptional. Seat ok row 39 middle section aisle. Nearly full flight - crew was busy but they did the best they could. There was a USB A port at the seat. I listened to my own music and only looked at flight information. One nice thing was the connection information was made available in the screen.

Very nice and friendly crew. Boarding system can be improved.

The Etickets had been changed (Why?) without notice ; Hence, that caused troubles when checking in. Not until I contacted my ticket agent and was given correct Etickets could I then check in.

Flight was great only departure was delayed to saome ground crew issues

It was freezing. I asked crew member for a blanket and was told it might be in front of plane but I never got one. I turned off all the vents but still froze.

Cheapest airlines I have ever been on. I got downgraded and never got on united. I got rerouted through Vancouver onto jetwesf

Flight was 1.5 hours late to depart so changed flights to Swiss Air.

The United Airlines crew that operated this flight was subpar. They didn’t

Very small and uncomfortable seats, Hard to hear entertainment system sound. Horrible food. Staff doesn't care much about the passengers. 2nd time they didn't give me my vegetarian meal. They asked me regular food with meat. The airline and staff was from United airlines.

Checkin took along timen only.few angents available at.checkin desk. Customer support over phone no existence

At baggage claim, I was given the wrong printed ticket. The ticket belonged to another passenger for a different flight — to Zurich instead of Frankfurt (layover). I was even allowed to pass security, and when I asked the Lufthansa employee if I was on the correct flight, and why it was changed. The employee said everything was correct and I should board. When I got on the plane, there was someone in my seat, and the crew on the plane finally realized that I was on the wrong plane. When I got off the plane, nobody was willing to help, and the security refused to provide my original printed ticket. That was until I showed them that I took a photo of the ticket; once they realized I had photographic evidence, they were suddenly ready to help me. The Lufthansa employee began communicating with other airlines and found a flight that would take me to my destination via Polish Airlines. I was required to once again go through security, re-check my bag, and once again pay for my checked bag and weight overage fees. This experience was incredibly stressful and very frustrating, as you can imagine. A Lufthansa employee told me I would be eligible for a refund. Please tell me what steps I need to take in order to make that happen. Thank you!

The row of seats were so cramped it was difficult to get in and out of your seat. I even upgraded. A long flight and sad accommodations 😵‍💫 the shorter flight was very comfortable and the seating was spacious

I bought a ticket and paid for for our luggage but I had to pay for my luggage again. I’m so disappointed! We had a 30 min delay and because of that we missed our connecting flight and were told that we would be on the next flight (9am flight ) but we were landed we were booked at 12pm flight. I had a little baby w me, it was very stressful. I begged to leave at 10 am at least. I was emailed that we get a voucher but they didn’t work when we were at a breakfast store. I’ve been always happy w Lufthansa but this time was awful.

It's the shortest trip one could get from BEG anywhere, so it was fine.

I paid for luggage when I bought the ticket but I could not board until I paid for luggage again. The fault lays at the feet of eDreams, the company that booked our flight. Sorry, Air Serbia, but it did affect the boarding process.

They had lost my ticket and despite showing them the confirmation email with the itinerary and receipt of payment for the flight they could not put me on that flight and rescheduled departure postponing it by a whole week

Kraljevo is very convenient airport. It's brand new, small.and efficient. Great job!

Long delay (6 hour late departure, not informative enough to provide up to date info on flight, poor food quality

Plane was late causing me to miss connection. Flight the next late causing me to miss the rebooked connection. Air seberia I think is more late than on time

Plane was old. Seats were hard and very close together. No in flight entertainment.

This was my connection flight that was moved time ahead for a almost entire day so I lost it and I had to purchase new ticket once I landed in Copenhagen since nobody wanted to take responsibility for moving flight in that way so it’s impossible to make it. Very poor job by Underpricer, Air Serbia and SAS.

I purchased an exit row seat and priority boarding, about 3 months in advance. Without any communication whatsoever, my seat was moved to row 2, when I checked my reservation 2-3 days before departure. As no exit row seats were available anymore, I selected a seat 1C. However, once at the airport, I was issued maybe the worst possible seat, 29E, middle seat, one row before the last. It is not worth my time to request the refund on the ancillary purchase, I am simply done flying with Air Serbia. Also there was no boarding process to speak of at all, or online check in.

Lacking online check in, had to wait an hour in order to check in on the counter even without language.

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