$334 Find Cheap Flights from Germany to Chicago O'Hare Airport

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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results for flights to Chicago, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results for flights to Chicago, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$422
Overall average: $567
Icelandair
Wed 4/22Sun 4/26
BER - ORD • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$649
Typical prices: $652-$916
United Airlines
Tue 8/11Sun 9/6
FRA - ORD • Non-stop
Our travelers' advice
AI-powered summary based on content written by KAYAK users. AI can make mistakes.
Lufthansa's Premium Economy offers comfort on long flights.
Expect long walks at O'Hare's terminal 5 in Chicago.
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United Airlines
Most flights • 21 per week
KLM
Best reviews • 7.7 score
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October
Cheapest • 10% price drop
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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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Germany to Chicago

Wed, Apr 22 - Sun, Apr 26
Icelandair Logo
2:05 pm - 6:15 pm
BER
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ORD
11h 10m
1 stop
Icelandair Logo
7:25 pm - 1:10 pm
ORD
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BER
10h 45m
1 stop
$422Icelandair
Sat, May 2 - Sat, May 9
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
6:00 am - 4:05 pm
BER
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ORD
17h 05m
1 stop
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
6:05 pm - 10:20 pm
ORD
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BER
21h 15m
1 stop
$476TAP AIR PORTUGAL
Thu, Feb 26 - Mon, Mar 2
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
10:15 am - 4:45 pm
MUC
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ORD
13h 30m
1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
7:20 pm - 2:10 pm
ORD
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MUC
11h 50m
1 stop
$518Scandinavian Airlines
Thu, Mar 5 - Mon, Mar 9
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
10:15 am - 4:45 pm
MUC
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ORD
13h 30m
1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
8:20 pm - 7:45 pm
ORD
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MUC
17h 25m
1 stop
$533Scandinavian Airlines
Mon, Apr 13 - Thu, Apr 23
Lufthansa Logo
1:05 pm - 6:15 pm
CGN
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ORD
12h 10m
1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
9:40 pm - 7:30 pm
ORD
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CGN
14h 50m
1 stop
$562Lufthansa
Mon, Apr 13 - Thu, Apr 23
Lufthansa Logo
1:05 pm - 6:15 pm
CGN
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ORD
12h 10m
1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
9:40 pm - 7:30 pm
ORD
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CGN
14h 50m
1 stop
$563Lufthansa
Sun, Mar 1 - Mon, Mar 9
United Airlines Logo
9:10 am - 6:25 pm
CGN
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ORD
16h 15m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:00 pm - 12:50 pm
ORD
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CGN
11h 50m
1 stop
$567United Airlines
Sun, Mar 1 - Mon, Mar 9
United Airlines Logo
9:10 am - 2:10 pm
CGN
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ORD
12h 00m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:00 pm - 12:50 pm
ORD
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CGN
11h 50m
1 stop
$569United Airlines
Mon, Feb 23 - Sun, Mar 1
KLM Logo
6:05 am - 2:20 pm
HAJ
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ORD
15h 15m
1 stop
KLM Logo
4:25 pm - 10:20 am
ORD
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HAJ
10h 55m
1 stop
$572KLM
Sat, Apr 11 - Tue, Apr 21
KLM Logo
2:15 pm - 2:15 pm
STR
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ORD
31h 00m
1 stop
KLM Logo
4:20 pm - 5:50 pm
ORD
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STR
18h 30m
1 stop
$582KLM
Booking Insights

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 O'Hare Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, 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 O'Hare Intl Airport is November, where tickets cost $527 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and March, where the average cost of tickets from Germany is $881 and $780 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is October with an average price of $649.

What is a good deal for flights to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, 25% of our users found tickets to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport for the following prices or less: From Frankfurt am Main Airport $607 one-way - $798 round-trip, from Munich $714 one-way - $697 round-trip.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, 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 36 days before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$336
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 3% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% 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 O'Hare Airport flights

  • How far is Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport from central Chicago?

    The city center of Chicago is 16 miles from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport.

  • How much is a flight to Chicago?

    On average, a flight to Chicago costs $813. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $529 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 $707. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where prices are $829 on average.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    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 O'Hare Airport.

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

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

    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 O'Hare Airport 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 O'Hare Airport?

    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 O'Hare Airport 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 O'Hare Intl Airport?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport is generally in the evening, when flights cost $714 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $769.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Chicago O'Hare Airport

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Chicago O'Hare Airport? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to Chicago O'Hare Airport for the following prices or less: From Frankfurt am Main $1,025, from Munich $1,182
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Chicago O'Hare Airport 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 1452 reviews
7.6Comfort
7.8Boarding
7.3Food
8.4Crew
7.1Entertainment
Airline reviews

Empty seats next to me - wish it had been for a longer flight!!

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Feb 2026
AMS - NCL
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Empty seats next to me - wish it had been for a longer flight!!

Flight was on time, staff are friendly and helpful onboard.

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.

Delay and had to run between flight to get my connection due to this delay but besides that the overall experience was ok. I arrived with just an hour of delay.

Flight was ok but lack of communication cost me to literally beg to be put on another flight as connecting flight had departed

Couldn’t get boarding pass in SLC even with help from a redcoat, so had to find a desk in AMS to get boarding pass. Technical problems so not sure why. Very inconvenient. The KLM app is not as user friendly as most apps. Also had to wait almost an hour on the tarmac for a fuel truck, which caused us to miss a connecting bus in LUX.

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!

KLM remains a quality flag carrier airline which maintains its standards whilst all their competitors are lowering theirs.

Great flight. I didn't watch the entertainment. I used my iPad the whole flight. But, staff was great, smooth flight, comfortable seat (business seat 7A) and food was really good (I'm a vegetarian).

The flight was very nice but the food selection for the people in the last rows was limited to vegetarian meals only. I think vegetarian meal should not be offered as a main selection.

0lane 2qs on tim3. Very bad food. No free wifi, only for texts. Entertainment poor and hard to access.

At boarding, the locations where we had to have our passports checked prior to boarding were very unclear. Occasional staff wandered around telling people, but in busy area of the terminal this was not obvious. It was also located well after the check in desk in terms of walking to the gate. The Premium Economy service was attentive and warm. The only big draw back was lack of restrooms, and no division or even curtain between PE and Economy.

We had seats between the bathroom and a screaming baby, and did not have enough room to lay my head down on the tray table. Not ideal.

Very nice crew and great food. Easy to board just wish the flight could be shorter or seats more comfortable or more room to walk around when you get cramps in your legs from sitting so long. Crew was great and attentive and really was good food.

My experience was wonderful. The professionalism of the crew was exemplary 🙂. The meals were wholesome and tasty. I have no complaints

Everything was smooth and great. I didnt like that they talk so much on the interphone during the flight.

Even though I paid extra for more room, we were very cramped and the seats were hard. Also, when we checked in they did not post the gate we were to arrive at even though we were half an hour away from boarding. The agent did not know either. Actually, the flight from Porto to Zurich did to have the gate posted, and there were very few agents in the boarding areas who could help us. I would never fly Swiss Air again.

Swiss is the. Only airline I use when I go to Europe. They are on time and they are fantastic!

Crew was great (professional, attentive, prompt). Snacks for 4 hrs flight is deplorable.

Horrible Flight significantly delayed. Not due to united issue. But trying to rebook connection flight and get information about overnight accommodation was difficult. Agent did not seem to care or have any interest to help.

United Airlines is my preferred airlines and I am thankful for Gary who also help support me on the phone to switch my flight literally last min.

This Japanese airline provides great service and very helpful in assisting their passengers.

Seated dude next to me even though lots of empty rows. But main thing was we sat on the tarmac after landing for 30 minutes because of, in the words of the dude who sat next to me, “operational incompetence”. We got changing directions about where to pick up gate checked bags. Pilot and flight attendant were awesome though.

It was a pretty standard flight... until the almost hour and a half spent on the taxi way. I get that the weather has been poor but the delay had nothing to do with the weather and more to do with a plane with several issues tying up the gate. I get that that happens from time to time but this has been EVERY flight I've been on for the past 5 years and I fly 3 to 5 times a year. This isn't just United... it's American, it's Delta. It's an issue with the entire industry. I work for UPS and packages on a cargo plane get better service than people do these days. Anymore I HATE flying.

I so appreciate the crew members on each flight of United. They are outstanding.

Reliable, nice crew, I fly often on that flight and I like it all.

Perfect flight. Smooth flight. Arrived 20 minutes early at destination. Excellent service.

The flights were on time which was great give. It was holiday travel season and there’d been some weather issues. The only complaint and this is every time with United is the terrible seat design. The head rest is not built for comfort and having my neck bent forward for a cross country trip reminded me while I try not to take United flights as a rule.

Very good. Comfortable and I felt well taken care of from start to finish

We were in premium economy seats that appeared to be locked in plae, No reclining. My aching back.

I don’t understand how they charge as much as they do for such a poor experience

I wish the plane had pod seating for business class. I had a window seat (8K) and I had to climb over the person sitting on the aisle when I needed to get up. Also there is no partition between the seats for privacy when sleeping. The Asian airlines have much nicer business class seating. Their seats are wider for better comfort when sleeping.

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!

The seats were comfortable. So many empty seats allowed for stretching out and sleeping. The onboard entertainment was pretty good. The cabin crew were so kind and kept the passengers well- hydrated, and well fed.

We had American Airlines on our return and it was confusing if we were going with Aa or BA I had 2 different flight numbers and didn’t get our gate until it was boarding. So we were a bit nervous as the which it was

Our Jackson, Mississippi to Dallas Fort Worth flight was delayed on 1/19/26.. This was changed to Jackson to Charlotte in the last minute because of this delay. This started some kind of disconnect between American Airlines and British Airways bookings. We could not go past the passport control in London Heathrow. I had to go to the counter and waited for more than 30 minutes to get a new boarding pass. Problems did not end there. Somehow our entire return flight was canceled by someone. I had to make several phone calls over several days to fix the problem – this was not easy from India. Looks like there was some kind of disconnect between two airlines or some agent did not do it right. I’m anxious to know what went wrong.

My touch screen at my seat wasn't working, the films BA advertised on the website for this flight were not available, and the plane was a little dated, food was good and the staff were good, just let down by the aircraft facilities.

Did not like the seating configuration at all with 2+3+2 in business class. Lacking total privacy and comfort

The flight crew was kind, flexible, and accommodating. The seats on the plane were extremely uncomfortable.

Check-in experience, for business call please provide a premium experience

Lost my luggage, ran out of food choices in business class, ground crew was completely unapologetic.

Excellent. The crew and flight were great. Checking in was easy and everyone was very helpful.

Entertainment devices on A380 need to be fixed, the seats might do with updates.

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