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Find cheap flights from Melbourne to Chicago O'Hare Airport from $446

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Melbourne to O'Hare Intl departing on 4/28. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap flight deals from Melbourne to O'Hare Intl

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Melbourne to O'Hare Intl 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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8:00 am - 8:40 amMEL-ORD
39h 40m2 stops
5:45 pm - 1:35 pmORD-MEL
28h 50m2 stops
$1,228ANA
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Mon, Apr 15 - Wed, Apr 17
9:30 pm - 3:49 pmMEL-ORD
33h 19m2 stops
3:40 pm - 11:25 amORD-MEL
28h 45m2 stops
$1,323
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Sun, Apr 28 - Sun, May 5
9:30 pm - 3:49 pmMEL-ORD
33h 19m2 stops
2:15 pm - 10:35 amORD-MEL
29h 20m3 stops
$1,340
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Sun, Apr 28 - Sun, May 5
2:25 pm - 2:25 pmMEL-ORD
39h 00m1 stop
4:05 pm - 11:15 amORD-MEL
28h 10m1 stop
$1,399Cathay Pacific
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Mon, Apr 15 - Sun, Apr 28
11:45 pm - 2:25 pmMEL-ORD
29h 40m1 stop
4:05 pm - 11:15 amORD-MEL
28h 10m1 stop
$1,421Cathay Pacific
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Wed, Apr 17 - Fri, Apr 26
9:30 am - 8:25 pmMEL-ORD
25h 55m1 stop
4:20 pm - 8:15 amORD-MEL
24h 55m1 stop
$1,519United Airlines
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Sun, Apr 28 - Sun, May 5
10:55 am - 12:51 amMEL-ORD
28h 56m1 stop
9:45 pm - 8:15 amORD-MEL
43h 30m1 stop
$1,549United Airlines
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Sun, May 5 - Sat, May 11
6:00 am - 2:16 pmMEL-ORD
23h 16m2 stops
4:40 pm - 3:45 pmORD-MEL
30h 05m2 stops
$1,732Air Canada
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Thu, Aug 15 - Wed, Dec 18
6:00 am - 8:44 pmMEL-ORD
29h 44m3 stops
4:40 pm - 3:45 pmORD-MEL
30h 05m2 stops
$1,738Air Canada
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Thu, Aug 15 - Wed, Dec 18
6:00 am - 5:32 pmMEL-ORD
26h 32m2 stops
12:02 pm - 5:25 amORD-MEL
26h 23m1 stop
$1,820American Airlines
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Mon, Apr 15 - Sun, Apr 28

Flights from Melbourne to O'Hare Intl - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Melbourne to O'Hare Intl to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Melbourne to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

The average price of all flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Melbourne to Chicago O'Hare Airport, you should consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Fridays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Melbourne, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Thursdays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Melbourne Airport 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 from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport is November, where tickets cost $1,517 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of tickets is $2,256 and $2,240 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Melbourne Airport 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 month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 44 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Melbourne to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the best return deals on flights connecting Melbourne to Chicago O'Hare Airport were found on ANA ($1,228) and Cathay Pacific ($1,399). Cathay Pacific proposed the cheapest one-way flight at $844.

How long does a flight from Melbourne to Chicago O'Hare Airport take?

Flying to Chicago O'Hare Airport from Melbourne requires at least one layover, as there are no direct flights for this route. The shortest flight duration is 20h 22m.

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Low season

March

High season

June

Cheapest flight

$446
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 7% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Melbourne to O'Hare Intl

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Melbourne to O'Hare Intl based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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FAQs for booking Melbourne to Chicago O'Hare Airport flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport was $446 for a one-way ticket and $1,228 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Melbourne and Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Chicago O'Hare Airport from Melbourne.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Melbourne to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Melbourne to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Melbourne and Chicago O'Hare Airport, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Melbourne to Chicago, United Airlines or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Melbourne to Chicago are United Airlines and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $1,886 and an overall rating of 7.4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,066 and an overall rating of 7.3.

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

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Melbourne 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 from Melbourne 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 Melbourne 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 to Melbourne with another airline. Booking your flights between Melbourne and ORD can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Melbourne 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 from Melbourne up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 3 airlines serving from Melbourne to O'Hare Intl

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Melbourne to O'Hare Intl? 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 KAYAK reviews.
7.7
Virgin AustraliaOverall score based on 725 reviews
80boarding
76comfort
78overall
69entertainment
84crew
68food
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Very good experience, considering the short flight the meals were served promptly after takeoff.

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Very good experience, considering the short flight the meals were served promptly after takeoff.

X class seats in row 3 with the new configuration are very poor in fact I feel 3B and 3E should no longer be considered as X class seat as there is no forward seat pocket available to these seats and greatly reduced leg room due the intrusion of the business class armrests/table module

It was pretty good. Everyone friendly. Like all airlines, the draconian limitations on baggage and weight and not giving even a free soda kind of drags down the experience a bit.

Last 10 minutes boarding they canceled the flight and didn’t organise anything

Estheticly the plane looks great, although the seats are way too upright. If the seats were just slightly more reclined then the comfort level would increase tenfold. I had the stiffest neck after just a short flight due to this. A nap was almost out of the question.

Cabin crew were very professional and welcoming. They certainly appeared to have lifted their game. Congratulations

I know not directly a Virgin "thing" but I hold Virgin responsible for their subcontractors. Had to wait 45 minutes waiting for baggage at PER before the belt conveyor even started. This is unacceptable and hopefully Virgin engages with whoever to pull their fingers out. I realise PER staff are generally slow at the best of times but this was ridiculous. Maybe more seating for those waiting, a cafe in the baggage area for a light meal while we wait or at the very least a troop of dancing girls to entertain the punters while they stare at the conveyor belt start light almost willing it to fire up.

Very poor. Flight was cancelled due to captain exceeding hours. Told to fend for ourselves for 12 hours until a new flight could be done. This meant overnight accommodation in Hobart. Next plane was delayed and no food onboard. No apologies from Virgin. Extremely disappointing.

Flight was cancelled due to a mechanical fault - Virgin rebooked me on a flight 6 hours later so I cancelled and flew with another carrier

There is no not applicable button to tick. Due to turbulence there was no food/drink offered. That’s expected and was fine 👌🏻

Good movies, iffy pay WiFi, food ok- on time though and that was great!

Unfortunately this is not a happy ending comment. Positive: flown United before no issue Negative: it only takes one bad experience to not plan future travel with United Cancún departure was delayed by 1h20 minutes, connection in Chicago was 1h30 minutes. Flight departure time 6:08 Miraculously 7 of us ran 4 kilometres through Chicago to arrive at 6:00 to be told very rudely by the 2 unprofessional United attendants you missed your flight and that we should of arrived early. Did I mention that reason I was flying? I received a call that my brother was dying and to get home. They provided no assistance would not answer any of our questions, ignorantly walked away. Deplorable

Awful…flight was delayed more than 12hrs, missed all connections to Fort Wayne, IN, had to get flight to another city 2 hours from my destination, flight was again delayed by 40 mins because they did not have enough fuel, again missed a connection, finally arrived in Indiana at 11pm…but before my 2 hour drive home, ay, no Five That Our Luggage Never Made On The plane and Still In Chicago

If United expects people to use their own devices for entertainment they should put charging outlets in each seating area. I arrived with 14%battery power. That is not good when you arrive anywhere and need to communicate for transportation.

Boarding was friendly and quick. While the plane model was older with no live tv, the entertainment was full of movies and tv shows. All food was available. Pilots were very communicative with status of the flight. Flight landed on time.

Great crew, friendly. Found the trip long just sitting with no onboard entertainment

The Palm Springs to Chicago O’Hare was on Time and Palm Springs airport is easier navigate. As our connection was only an approximately 50 minutes, we asked staff for insights for the Chicago airport in terms of transferring into the other terminal from which our flight left, and they were unhelpful. However, the United App was very helpful in terms of notifications and even providing directions. The Chicago to Detroit flight was significantly delayed which we all know does happen. However, there were very few updates or notifications as to why this was happening when we would actually arrive. It took nearly 30 minutes for bags to make it to baggage claim. We arrived nearly 1 hour late on a 40 minute flight.

Liked the excellent United crew, the food selection, the comfortable cabin and the excellent movie and tv shows selection. The interface on the screen is also excellent and gives the option to let the crew know to wake you up for meals, or not. I disliked the onboarding experience at the Brussels airport. The process is convoluted and was not explained to any passengers. I also don't understand why thee is an additional security screening when getting off the plane from Africa, when there was none when getting off the plane from the US.

Friendly flight crew, clean plane, on time, great tandoori chicken

Flight cancelled due to fog. No other flights available for 36 hours. Directed by United to book passage on another carrier, and submit receipts for reimbursement. Did that. United now states they will not reimburse. Currently out 2 grand.

The flight was scheduled to depart DCA at 12:30 pm but was delayed twice on the ground so that we were finally scheduled to depart at around 4:00 pm. Once we boarded, it was announced that takeoff would be delayed again to fix a hydraulic problem which delayed our eventual takeoff until around 5:00 pm. Once we departed, it was a smooth flight back to ORD. We did not get any explanation about what caused the original significant delay. In my experience, this happens frequently with AA.

The only problem experienced was a ground stop in Chicago due to weather. But the crew handled everything professionally. They prioritized rebooking those passengers who had connecting flights and then deplaning the other passengers. When the hold was lifted, they efficiently re-boarded all the passengers so that we could depart before our departure limit expired.

lounge was the highlight - seats weren't that comfortable - it was a full flight but no complaints

Our second leg to Jackson WY was unable to land due to weather. We were flown back to Dallas after stopping in SLC. We were given hotel rooms and vouchers. We were told that we would be back on the same plane in the morning. Instead we were given a different flight with different seats. Not a good experience. No one knew what was going on.

Turn on the heat. Flight was way too cold from Arizona to Chicago.

Perfect flight. On time departure and early arrival. Smooth flight.

Overall pleasant was delayed and caused transportation issue when landing

The arriving flight was a few minutes late, but the gate crew helped to deplane and board our outgoing flight quickly and efficiently. We were able to depart quickly and arrive at ORD almost at the posted time. Great job.

Nothing, flight was supposed to leave at 758 am. My flight didn’t leave until 430 pm. Spent the whole day at the airport.

Despite a bumpy flight the pilot was great. The rest of the crew on the other hand couldn’t care less if a passenger would colapse and die. Horrible service, robot like, lifeless…

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Melbourne to Chicago found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
4/28Sun
3 stops
58h 44mMEL-ORD
$446
4/17Wed
2 stops
29h 18mMEL-ORD
$453
4/17Wed
3 stops
31h 49mMEL-ORD
$466
5/6Mon
1 stopCathay Pacific
29h 40mMEL-ORD
$844
4/17Wed
1 stopCathay Pacific
29h 40mMEL-ORD
$852
4/30Tue
1 stopEtihad Airways
32h 35mMEL-ORD
$1,125
6/10Mon
1 stopQantas Airways
33h 33mMEL-ORD
$1,209
8/11Sun
1 stopEtihad Airways
50h 40mMEL-ORD
$1,255
5/7Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
29h 01mMEL-ORD
$1,284
5/1Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
34h 04mMEL-ORD
$1,286

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Last minute flights from Melbourne to O'Hare Intl

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Melbourne to Chicago that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/3Wed
multi-stopCathay Pacific
39h 00mMEL-ORD
4/9Tue
multi-stopCathay Pacific
28h 10mORD-MEL
$1,551
4/3Wed
multi-stopCathay Pacific
39h 00mMEL-ORD
4/9Tue
multi-stopCathay Pacific
36h 25mORD-MEL
$1,577
4/3Wed
multi-stopCathay Pacific
36h 55mMEL-ORD
4/9Tue
multi-stopCathay Pacific
36h 25mORD-MEL
$1,611
4/1Mon
multi-stopQatar Airways
38h 50mMEL-ORD
4/15Mon
multi-stopQatar Airways
40h 12mORD-MEL
$1,800
4/3Wed
multi-stop
34h 31mMEL-ORD
4/9Tue
multi-stop
28h 14mORD-MEL
$1,968
4/1Mon
multi-stop
38h 50mMEL-ORD
4/15Mon
multi-stop
36h 50mORD-MEL
$2,035
4/1Mon
multi-stopQatar Airways
58h 26mMEL-ORD
4/15Mon
multi-stopQatar Airways
46h 57mORD-MEL
$2,128
4/3Wed
multi-stopEmirates
52h 20mMEL-ORD
4/10Wed
multi-stopEmirates
34h 05mORD-MEL
$2,292
4/3Wed
multi-stopEmirates
52h 20mMEL-ORD
4/10Wed
multi-stopEmirates
31h 50mORD-MEL
$2,299
4/1Mon
multi-stopChina Southern
33h 44mMEL-ORD
4/15Mon
multi-stopChina Southern
52h 00mORD-MEL
$2,514

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Melbourne - Chicago O'Hare Airport Flights

Departure:

Melbourne (MEL)Australia

Destination:

Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD)United States

Return flight deals:

Chicago O'Hare Airport - Melbourne

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