$398 Find Cheap Flights from New Zealand to Chicago

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Cheapest round-trip
$749
Typical prices: $830-$1,215
American Airlines
Tue 2/3Tue 2/24
AKL - ORD • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$398
Air Canada
Fri 2/6
CHC - ORD • 2 stops
When to travel
January
Cheapest • 25% price drop
December
Most popular
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Cheap Flights from New Zealand to Chicago

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

Tue, Feb 3 - Tue, Feb 24
American Airlines Logo
1:20 pm - 4:42 pmAKL-ORD
22h 22m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:05 amORD-AKL
33h 05m1 stop
$749American Airlines
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Tue, Feb 3 - Tue, Feb 24
Air Canada Logo
6:15 am - 4:42 pmAKL-ORD
29h 27m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
6:00 pm - 11:00 amORD-AKL
46h 00m2 stops
$798Air Canada
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Tue, Mar 10 - Wed, Mar 11
United Airlines Logo
2:50 pm - 5:02 pmAKL-ORD
20h 12m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
12:45 pm - 5:55 amORD-AKL
23h 10m1 stop
$836United Airlines
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Tue, Mar 10 - Wed, Mar 11
United Airlines Logo
2:50 pm - 6:52 pmAKL-ORD
22h 02m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
12:45 pm - 5:55 amORD-AKL
23h 10m1 stop
$837United Airlines
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Wed, Mar 11 - Sun, Mar 15
Air New Zealand Logo
3:55 pm - 7:53 pmWLG-ORD
21h 58m2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
12:54 pm - 9:20 amORD-WLG
26h 26m2 stops
$1,197Air New Zealand
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Tue, Dec 30 - Tue, Jan 6
Qantas Airways Logo
6:05 am - 5:36 pmCHC-ORD
30h 31m2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
3:10 pm - 3:25 pmORD-CHC
29h 15m2 stops
$1,285Qantas Airways
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Tue, Dec 30 - Tue, Jan 6
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:45 pm - 6:05 amCHC-ORD
35h 20m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:34 am - 3:25 pmORD-CHC
34h 51m3 stops
$1,452Multiple Airlines
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Tue, Dec 30 - Tue, Jan 6
Qantas Airways Logo
6:05 am - 9:09 pmWLG-ORD
34h 04m2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
3:10 pm - 2:50 pmORD-WLG
28h 40m2 stops
$1,488Qantas Airways
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Tue, Dec 30 - Tue, Jan 6
Air New Zealand Logo
8:45 am - 8:25 pmWLG-ORD
30h 40m2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
9:00 am - 11:20 amORD-WLG
31h 20m2 stops
$1,490Air New Zealand
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Tue, Dec 30 - Tue, Jan 6
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:45 am - 10:59 pmWLG-ORD
33h 14m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
3:10 pm - 5:05 pmORD-WLG
30h 55m3 stops
$1,997Multiple 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 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 January, where tickets cost $895 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and September, where the average cost of tickets from New Zealand is $1,400 and $1,325 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is January with an average price of $895.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$398
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 26% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 8% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking Chicago flights

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

    You’ll need to travel 16 miles to reach the Chicago city center from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Chicago?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Chicago is Saturday where tickets can be as cheap as $1,511. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Tuesday, where prices are $1,526 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 O'Hare Intl Airport?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport is generally in the morning, when flights cost $962 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,448.

  • How many direct flights to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport are there each week?

    Each week there are around 10,646 direct flights from within New Zealand to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from New Zealand 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 New Zealand to Chicago. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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Air New ZealandOverall score based on 527 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.5Crew
7.5Entertainment
8.2Boarding
7.4Food
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Great except paying $240 usd for 2 pounds over on a checked luggage. Outrageous.

8.0 Excellentola, Nov 2025AKL - LAX
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Great except paying $240 usd for 2 pounds over on a checked luggage. Outrageous.

Kayak did not propagate my United miles account and I had to manually get credit.

Nice friendly staff and crew. Love the 787 flight. Get meals and lots of drinks!

Service was excellent and they’re very helpful and nice

Aircon set too high so VERY warm and VERY uncomfortable.

Not a comfortable trip, the seats are not good, and they look old.

Lost my luggage and brought someone else luggage to my airport.

Not entirely positive. It’s frustrating that everything is done through the united app. One of our flight attendants on our trip from San Francisco to MSP continually had trouble hearing people so she flipped her hair into people’s faces

I flew United from San Francisco to Auckland. My connecting flight from Auckland to Christchurch was canceled with no explanation. I was finally told the cancellation was due to fog. Even though it was clear when we landed. I am from San Francisco, I know what fog is! And I didn't see any fog. I was told the next available flight was 7 hours later. Unacceptable, they should have had a flight ready to go as soon as it was deemed safe to take off.

Two hours was not enough time to transition from the international to domestic terminal. You have to go through customs, a biological hazard check, gather your luggage, take a bus to the domestic terminal and recheck your luggage. The bus was slow and crowded and the lines to recheck your bags were very long. We missed our connecting flight. Initially, the Air New Zealand officials were not helpful at all in helping to get us on another flight. Told us we would have to buy another ticket for a flight 11 hours later. Found another agent that was more helpful. He helped arrange to get us on standby for another flight three hours later. Had to ride in jump seats next to the flight attendants, but at least we eventually got to out destination.

After already paying for excess luggage prior to flight, i was advised AT check in that i had to pay $816 or forfeit my flight! The lady at the counter was SO rude and had already started offboarding me when i said i would pay it after asking her three times for the exact amount! Have lodged a formal complaint yet heard nothing. Will not ever travel via Qantas again

Basic airline, aircraft and service. AA gets you from point A to B. My flight was delayed by 2 hours too.

My flight from Dallas to Sydney was cancelled. My entire trip was rerouted to include the following: Hartford to Washington DC Washington DC to JFK JFK to Auckland Auckland to Christchurch I paid for an aisle seat on the flight to Auckland and was asked if I would take a window seat to accommodate a family. The agent at the podium failed to mention that the family had a 3 month old baby and that a bassinet would be used during the 16 hour flight. The only way I could get out of my seat was to crawl under the bassinet of the sleeping baby. I think it is wrong that I was no given the choice to sit in another seat, that the agent knew what she was doing and chose to not properly disclose my seating arrangement. Terrible treatment.

they ran out of fruit for breakfast and so I just had a yogurt instead. other than that the flight was good

Poor! This flight was delayed 14 hours. There was no assistance in helping customers find other routes to their destination, nor any other kind of support. It was a chaotic experience. I'm not likely to fly with AA going forward.

We were upgraded and after just a short delay in attending to a safety check we were on our way. Would definately fly Qantas International on their Dreamliner again.

I tried to check in online but was unable to do so. I stood in line for nearly two hours to check in. American Airlines was understaffed. When I finally got to the kiosk to check in, I was still unable to check in. No AA staff was available to help. Finally one of the airport security agents who was helping passengers became of lack of AA Staff told me: “I think the reason you can’t check in is that you are starting your name with an upper case letter when you write it. Just write it with all lower case letters.” That did allow me to check in. HOW COULD ANYONE POSSIBLY KNOW THAT IF THEY USE AN INITIAL UPPER CASE LETTER TO SPELL THEIR OWN NAME, AA WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO CHECK IN?????? Then I had to wait in line over half an hour again to drop off my baggage. Although I arrived at the airport 3 hours early, by the time I got to the gate, they had already started boarding.

Their aircraft are old and amenities lack way behind other international carriers leaving from BNE. Even in economy

Friendly staff, surprisingly good premium economy seats allowing good sleep/ snooze opportunity and very good menu.

I liked the service, the menu, and the comfort of the seats! Even tho we were seated by the bathrooms, the reclining seats and movie selection was very good, my husband and I didn’t mind at all

Baggage delayed we had to catch our cruise without any clothes 😒

Air Canada Rouge is great. Toronto Airport is the usual nightmare

Good but need to be better with the flight times.

The staff could not have been any friendlier. Lots of usb ports on our aircraft.

The staff was great and made the long trip easy peasy!

Air Canada cancelled our flight and reschedule it 26 hours later that completely interrupted my family's long waited Japan trip, it wasn't due to natural reason such as weather but under the company's control. On the day we wasted 9 hours of our time from 6am to 3pm, including a few hours in the customer counter waiting for supervisor to handle our rescheduling. When we came to the counter for rebooking help there were at least 4 employees on the counter but we were told they were not trained to handle customer rebooking, we were also told the supervisor could come 10:30 to handle our rebooking, but she showed up more than one hour later, the end result was exactly the same so the few hours we spent waiting for her was completely wasted; We already prepaid hotel and all the tickets for the our stay in Tokyo so all of the cost for the first day is completed wasted; The $80 meal voucher issues was far less than our financial loss due to the financial cancellation, and it was not surprisingly invalid (as Your company screw up everything possible along the flight), the vouchers were supposed to last 72 hours, when we tried to used it at our lounge next day less than 24 hours from its issuing at a designated restaurant, the worker there couldn't scan the vouchers after multiple tries on all 4 vouchers issued, so we had to pay the food from our own money; For the two return flights they were also full of unfortunate events that caused bad experience and further delay and waste of our time, both flights departed late and the last leg had another significant delay of more than half an hour after touchdown, the gate was for some reason not available so we waited more than half an hour, when we got out of plane it was almost one hour later than the supposed arrival time; The gate you arranged is the farthest in Vancouver airport, also was the luggage pickup location in Seattle airport; We also called customer service for rescheduling help and after a long time wait (more than an hour) we got a call back but the CS representative was equally clueless and unhelpful. Other than a fatal crash, your company couldn't do anything right and provided the worst service possible among the tons of flights we have taken in our lives.

The free Wi-fi for Aeroplan members was a great touch. The time passed quickly. I found the seats seemed a little closer together than I remember. Not Air Canada's fault, but we were about 20 minutes late landing because the airport was too busy. We had to circle around for a while. The boarding and disembarking went very smoothly.

It was crazy, boarded over a hour late from scheduled departure. Then when arrived in BNA issued with getting off the plane…over 1/2 hour. Not looking forward to flying Air Canada, ever again.

Extremely turbulent landing. Crew was friendly and plane comfortable. Airport and US pre clearance was understaffed

The airplane is way too tight, you can hardly enter into your row to sit.. more like kids seats than adults.

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