$302 Find Cheap Flights from Germany to Chicago

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Cheapest round-trip
$421
Overall average: $505
TAP AIR PORTUGAL
Thu 1/15Wed 1/28
HAM - ORD • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$605
Typical prices: $611-$1,045
Lufthansa
Fri 1/23Fri 2/6
MUC - ORD • Non-stop
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Lufthansa's Premium Economy offers more comfort.
Expect long walks at O'Hare's Terminal 5.
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Cheap Flights from Germany to Chicago

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

Thu, Jan 15 - Wed, Jan 28
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
5:00 pm - 3:25 pm
HAM
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ORD
29h 25m1 stop
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
7:10 pm - 4:10 pm
ORD
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HAM
14h 00m1 stop
$421TAP AIR PORTUGAL
Thu, Jan 15 - Wed, Jan 28
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
5:10 pm - 3:25 pm
BER
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ORD
29h 15m1 stop
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
7:10 pm - 10:35 pm
ORD
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BER
20h 25m1 stop
$445TAP AIR PORTUGAL
Thu, Jan 15 - Wed, Jan 28
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
5:10 pm - 3:25 pm
BER
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ORD
29h 15m1 stop
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
7:10 pm - 10:35 pm
ORD
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BER
20h 25m1 stop
$446TAP AIR PORTUGAL
Thu, Feb 12 - Sat, Feb 21
KLM Logo
10:10 am - 5:37 pm
BER
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MDW
14h 27m2 stops
KLM Logo
1:28 pm - 9:25 am
MDW
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BER
12h 57m2 stops
$552KLM
Thu, May 14 - Wed, May 27
KLM Logo
6:20 am - 2:15 pm
DUS
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ORD
14h 55m1 stop
KLM Logo
4:20 pm - 1:55 pm
ORD
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DUS
14h 35m1 stop
$557KLM
Fri, Jan 23 - Fri, Feb 6
Lufthansa Logo
10:00 am - 3:20 pm
MUC
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ORD
12h 20m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
6:00 pm - 9:35 am
ORD
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MUC
8h 35mnonstop
$595Lufthansa
Mon, Apr 6 - Mon, Apr 20
Lufthansa Logo
8:00 am - 12:55 pm
MUC
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ORD
11h 55m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
5:55 pm - 9:40 am
ORD
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MUC
8h 45mnonstop
$598Lufthansa
Sat, Jan 17 - Fri, Jan 30
Air France Logo
9:35 am - 10:07 pm
DUS
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MDW
19h 32m2 stops
Air France Logo
1:49 pm - 1:45 pm
MDW
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DUS
16h 56m2 stops
$617Air France
Thu, Jan 15 - Sun, Mar 29
United Airlines Logo
9:50 am - 4:20 pm
FRA
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ORD
13h 30m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
10:30 pm - 2:05 pm
ORD
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FRA
8h 35mnonstop
$664United Airlines
Thu, Dec 25 - Tue, Feb 24
United Airlines Logo
1:15 pm - 6:25 pm
FRA
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ORD
12h 10m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:25 pm - 9:55 am
ORD
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FRA
8h 30mnonstop
$666United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Chicago

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

What is the cheapest month to fly to Chicago?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Chicago, 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 to Chicago is February, where tickets cost $527 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and July, where the average cost of tickets from Germany is $1,303 and $829 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is February with an average price of $581.

What is a good deal for flights to Chicago?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Chicago, 25% of our users found tickets to Chicago for the following prices or less: From Frankfurt am Main Airport $771 one-way - $821 round-trip, from Munich $909 one-way - $698 round-trip.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Chicago, 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, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 41 days before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Chicago?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Chicago is Chicago Greater Rockford Airport, with an average flight price of $117.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$302
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 3% lower on average.
Flight from Hamburg to Chicago O'Hare Airport

Flights from Germany to Chicago: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Germany to Chicago 
Verified travelerFlew with Lufthansa
MUC
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ORD
Mar 2025
Beware the long distances at O’Hare terminal 5. Moving walkway help, but it was 1/2 mile or more from gate to passport control
Verified travelerFlew with United Airlines
MUC
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ORD
Apr 2024
We opted for Premium Economy and while more expensive, it’s definitely worth it on a long flight. Quieter, more room, and included a checked bag per passenger. The seats are much more comfortable. The only downside is the restrooms. PE is supposed to use the restrooms at the back of the plane even though there are bathrooms right in front of PE for first class. Stupid, the stewards kept locking those bathrooms and there was always a long line for the restrooms at the back. This was on United. We didn’t have this issue on Lufthansa PE.

FAQs - booking Chicago flights

  • Which Chicago airport is closest to central Chicago?

    The distance between Chicago Midway Airport and downtown Chicago is 9 miles, which makes it the closest of the 3 Chicago airports. Chicago O'Hare Airport is 16 miles away from the center and Chicago Greater Rockford is 79 miles away.

  • How much is a flight to Chicago?

    On average, a flight to Chicago costs $938. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $666 and departed from Munich Franz Josef Strauss Airport.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Chicago?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Chicago is Thursday where tickets can be as cheap as $691. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where prices are $828 on average.

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

    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 to Chicago.

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

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

    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 Chicago 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 to Chicago?

    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 Chicago 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 Chicago?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Chicago is generally in the evening, when flights cost $698 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Chicago is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $765.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Chicago

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $840 or less one-way and $759 or less round-trip.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Chicago flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Germany to Chicago

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Chicago. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Germany to Chicago. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Chicago? 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.
7.7
KLMOverall score based on 1432 reviews
7.1Entertainment
8.4Crew
7.8Boarding
7.6Comfort
7.2Food
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Terrible last row seats many seats available but no offer to move to better seat

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Dec 2025
AMS - BUD
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Terrible last row seats many seats available but no offer to move to better seat

Delay on my previous leg, had to run to catch my flight. But that happens. Overall ok.

At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

Over 1 Hr delay. No APU so no AC on ground. Plane was hot during boarding and then they closed the doors over 20 minutes before engine start so interior of plane was steamy hot and stuffy. Could have been helped by opening doors until ready to depart.

First of all we couldn’t check in online, then we learn at the airport we were on stand by for KLM’s mistake of overbooking. The seats were not comfy at all. Our luggage got lost.

Short flight so it was okay. Nice crew, all very pleasant and professional. We were near the back in row 27 so just as we got our drinks, we started our descent so had to drink very quickly!

The baggage drop-off in Stuttgart is bad: after online check-in you cannot use the automated baggage drop off as indicated on the website. You can use the terminals but have to cue to 1 of three open and slowly working counters to drop the bags. took about 45 minutes wait time.

My flight was delayed by 6 hours then I missed BOTH of my connecting flights, I then had to stay in the AIRPORT at JFK because soooooo many people also suffered from missing flights and there was no hotels available. I would like to be compensated for this experience! I had to stay in the airport for over 16 hours!

Klm start boarding while somw air issue in the plan

I don’t like that an equipment change caused my seat to change from 23A to 44A. The boarding was also delayed. The crew were excellent, however and very attentive. The food was not bad.

Worst airlines either. First leg was delayed because of crew not available. My connection was missed so they booked me automatically the next day! But, impossible to get anyone on site, web site does not let me access my reservation anymore, confirmed by useless agents over the phone. My 2-leg trip with part in business class arriving at 4:10pm ends up in an awful 3-leg arriving at 9pm the next day with no way to even choose the seats and of course at the very end of the plane. I can understand problems arrive but the way Air France handle it is just unacceptable. You are on your own. Apparently getting you to your destination is the only thing they consider their duty. The customer experience and fatigue is none of their concern. And I have a status with them. I will reconsider my priorities when flying with Air France and encourage everyone to do the same.

Excellent, Lima to Paris. But Paris to Amsterdam, delayed, missed my flight and KLM treated its missed flights passengers very badly, terribly bad. No hotel accommodation given. Passengers were told to find their own hotel accommodation and claim at reasonable rate and left the booth and literally with armed Police Officers listening to passengers complains. For three hours, after moving by Uber from hotel to hotel and calling and booking online, no hotel was available. I had to return to the airport and seat/sleep on the benches, suffering the cold, and rats running around until my new allocated flight the next day. It was the most terrible KLM treatment even seen and being a Business Class passenger. Still mentally suffering to date as a result.

3 hour delay but out of their control. App said I get vouchers but when I applied for them, they were nowhere to be found in my account

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.

The food was great and the service and attitude was amazing!!

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

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

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.

Very bad! They kept delaying my flight and wouldn’t do anything about it

Door to door, the crew and staff were amazing. It was a stressful travel day with delays, but they were focused on customers and doing what they could to get us to our destinations.

United has come a long way, it’s been a fantastic experience traveling with them.

This flight leg was fantastic - super comfortable and a great selection of things to watch on the TV. Staff were excellent, really above and beyond.

Flight was delayed only slightly before takeoff due to traffic control. However, the flight arrived early to ORD. Good flight. United has been very reliable for me.

Another delayed flight. When the delays exceed the duration of the flight, it’s a problem.

After boarding the plane in Chicago, the passengers were told that there was a technical problem with the plane. Passengers remained on the plane as they tried to fix the problem. After what was probably an hour passengers were told that there was a need to change planes as the problem was not solved. Passengers disembarked and boarded another plane. After taxing to the runway and waiting for takeoff, passengers were told that owing to the thunderstorm the flight was unable to take off but would try and reroute. After some time passengers were told there wasn't enough fuel for the new route and the plane had to return to the gate for additional fuel. after another log delay the flight got underway. On the plane there was food, drinks, ice or entertainment. We were a glass of water, which appeared rationed. Flight arrived about 5 hours late. The pilot was fantastic and communicated with the passengers throughout the ordeal.

Excellent all round, first time flying United. App is very helpful.

Efficient all round, very good crew. Short flight so the food, of course, was just snacks

Better WiFi. I cannot understand that in 2025, United is so behind on a technology that is now a necessity and still painfully unreliable, slow and keeps disconnecting.

Seats are small, but comfortable and more space around you, so for a normal person the seats are perfect. If you are a big and fat individual, I would not think the seats are comfortable. All else was good and normal. Lots of movies to watch.

Couldn’t check In online, message was couldn’t check in until Sunday morning though plane left Saturday night. Checked in okay at airport but caused slot if stress.

The same as I stated prior. We incurred extra costs that should be reimbursed, given we were not communicated with about schedule changes.

It was poor overall. They cancelled our flight and changed it without notifying us. So we incurred extra costs by having to book a hotel for our layover. They say it's Kayak/Underpricer's responsibility to reimburse us. But Kayak/Underpricer have said it's Aer Lingus' responsibility because they are the ones with our 'booking information.' I find this situation confusing and unacceptable.

Staff was generally friendly and helpful. Attendants collecting trash were somewhat inattentive though.

Experience was great overall. However, the connection time between my flights (1hr 15 mins) was too short. We had to get through security check and US immigration in that time, and I made it to the gate just as they were announcing it was about to close. Flights with such a short connection time should maybe not be offered for purchase, or an advance alert would be helpful. Other than that the in-flight experience was excellent, especially the food. Many thanks!

We left 2 1/2 hours late. It wasn't the airlines fault but they did nothing to help the situation. Even water had a price tag. The next flight was better.

The seats needs to be comfortables, at least please add more padding to the seats.

Incredible service. Incredible entertainment. I felt like they just kept serving us something new avery hour. My wife and I both had a joyous flight.

I was so grateful for the kindness of the crew. They made a long trip very pleasant. Food was delicious. Many movie options

The seat space seemed small especially when the person ahead reclined but other than that, very good.

Luggage transfer in Chicago was not performed in time. I received my luggage at my destination two days later.

Food was poor quality and the screens for entertainment didn’t work properly

It was a short flight, everything was good with it.

I darted through the Frankfurt airport to make my connecting flight. I asked if it was a possibility to upgrade and the agent did. This was the kindest gesture and it made up for the previous delayed flight and distress/anxiety of anticipating that Zi was going to miss my Frankfurt-Chicago connection. I cannot express my gratitude for the upgrade.. I am 5feet 10 inches do the leg space was amazing.

I meant this flight was not good, the one from Tirana to Frankfurt was better!

I was very grateful for Lufthansa's role in organizing mobility support. The touchscreen on my seat was faulty: slow, stained (I couldn't get it clean), and glitchy. This made selecting movies extremely time consuming, and twice I had to start all over from the beginning.

The crew was the best I’ve ever encountered. Business class was spacious, immaculate, and very modern.

I wish seats were not reclinable. It's so claustrophobic when the person in front of you spends most of a nine hour flight leaned all the way back. The crew was really nice though and the dinner (red Thai curry) was pretty compelling.

Our flights were severely delayed, then canceled and we had to fly out next day with no sleep accommodation help. This led to our baggage being lost and the service reps after baggage couldn’t be bothered to help. They kept sending us to different counters when we were at the right counter to begin with. The only saving grace was the angel woman supervisor with blond hair who helped us put in a missing baggage claim.

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