$678 Find Cheap Flights from South Africa to Chicago O'Hare Airport

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Cheap Flights from South Africa 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 South Africa 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from South Africa to O'Hare Intl

dom, jun 7 - seg, jun 22
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9:55 pm - 8:32 pm
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ORD
29h 37m
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Delta Logo
5:30 am - 7:40 pm
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JNB
31h 10m
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$1,048Delta
seg, set 7 - qua, mar 3
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9:50 am - 8:35 am
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ORD
29h 45m
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1:10 pm - 8:20 am
ORD
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JNB
35h 10m
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$1,049Etihad Airways
ter, out 20 - ter, mar 9
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6:50 pm - 4:10 pm
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28h 20m
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11:30 am - 10:00 pm
ORD
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JNB
26h 30m
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$1,055Multiple Airlines
ter, jun 9 - seg, jun 15
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7:25 pm - 12:25 pm
JNB
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ORD
24h 00m
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10:30 pm - 7:00 am
ORD
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JNB
25h 30m
1 stop
$1,071Multiple Airlines
qua, nov 11 - dom, nov 15
British Airways Logo
11:15 am - 6:45 pm
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ORD
39h 30m
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British Airways Logo
8:40 pm - 10:40 am
ORD
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54h 00m
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$1,087British Airways
qua, nov 11 - dom, nov 15
British Airways Logo
11:15 am - 5:05 pm
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37h 50m
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British Airways Logo
8:40 pm - 10:40 am
ORD
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54h 00m
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$1,091British Airways
ter, jul 21 - qua, ago 5
United Airlines Logo
5:55 pm - 11:00 am
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ORD
24h 05m
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3:57 pm - 5:10 pm
ORD
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CPT
18h 13m
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$1,128United Airlines
ter, jul 21 - qua, ago 5
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5:55 pm - 11:00 am
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ORD
24h 05m
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8:40 am - 5:10 pm
ORD
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CPT
25h 30m
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$1,133United Airlines
qua, nov 11 - dom, nov 15
Qatar Airways Logo
12:25 pm - 11:56 am
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ORD
31h 31m
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6:50 pm - 10:55 am
ORD
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32h 05m
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$1,243Qatar Airways
qua, nov 11 - dom, nov 15
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12:25 pm - 2:15 pm
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33h 50m
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6:50 pm - 10:55 am
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$1,248Qatar Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to O'Hare Intl

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

What is the cheapest flight to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 3 days.

In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Chicago O'Hare Airport was found on the route from Johannesburg, at $1,001 return. The most popular connection is from New York to Chicago O'Hare Airport and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $177 in the last 3 days.

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 February, where tickets cost $894 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and January, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is $1,434 and $1,385 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is February with an average price of $894.

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 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 11% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$678
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.
Flight from Johannesburg to Chicago O'Hare Airport

FAQs - booking Chicago O'Hare Airport flights

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

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Chicago O'Hare Airport was found on the route from Johannesburg, at $1,001 return. The most popular connection is from New York to Chicago O'Hare Airport and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $177 in the last 3 days.

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

    There are 16 miles between Chicago city center and Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport.

  • 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.

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

    Each week there are around 29,550 direct flights from within South Africa to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

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Reviews of the top airlines flying from South Africa to O'Hare Intl

 
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 South Africa to Chicago. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9753 reviews
8.1Crew
7.3Comfort
7.1Entertainment
7.7Boarding
6.6Food
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This flight is a quick way to get to Chicago, but a bit expensive.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, May 2026
DTW - ORD
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This flight is a quick way to get to Chicago, but a bit expensive.

The clerk at check in for my bags was very rude. My credit card was hacked during my vacation and she told me it was not possible to pay in cash for my bag. “You bought the cheapest ticket, you should have bought a ticket that included a bag. If you cannot pay with a credit card, we will not let you on this flight”. She spoke to her supervisor and then told me , I could ask other passengers, if they would use their credit card to check my bag. I had to beg 5 different people, till one agreed to use their credit card. I payed them cash of course. This was a very stressful and humiliating experience for me. I strongly suggest you build in some kind of provision for travelers who got robbed.

O’hsre taxi and deboarding took 40 minutes. Needed 20 minutes extra time between connecting flights to avoid running through terminal.

Flight crew was super friendly and helpful. Food was frequent and honestly pretty good. Plenty of on-board entertainment. Economy seats are super cramped for such a long flight, but the crew allowed people to get up and stretch, and kids could wander with their parents, so we all made it work. Overall a very good experience.

Standard flight with a drinks and a snack- overall very quick flight. The flight attendants were very strict, bordered on rude.

Starlink is great Crew was polite Business class didn’t get a welcome drink just water and snacks were ok

Delayed - weather wasn't bad at either end. Also sat on tarmac in ORD.

very average service no complimentary alcoholics drinks unlike other airlines such as Porter airlines No decent seats available during check-in time the day before

boarded early to only find out that flight would sit at gate for 45 min to an hour. Landed in chicago and sat on runway for over an hour before got to gate. Total delay was extensive for a 45 min flight door to door.

The flight was significantly delayed. The inbound flight from EWR was delayed departing because of mechanical problems. My original departure from CLT was 5:28 pm but due to the delay of the inbound flight, after arrival, deplaning, cleaning, boarding, we did not push back from the gate until 9:00 pm. Once in the air, the flight was smooth and what was originally supposed to be an arrival in ORD at 7:30 pm local time turned out to be 9:35 pm.

Limit the number of usage of wine or please arrange our seats. The passenger was drunk on this flight and not on Thiruvananthapuram to Abudhabi.

The seats seemed smaller than other business class offerings. The entertainment menu was limited. Flight crew was good.

It was excellent service in the snow storm gives us hotel and transportation. It will be more better if u can add one more meal because it’s a long flight boring journey. If you give extra meal time passes faster and can enjoy the trip better

Food quality and varites were very minimum. Surprised to have no desserts. Business class tickets should have lounge access and seats selection. They should be allowed to board while people with wheel chair, secial assistance and family with childrem.

Awful the whole airline arrived to check baggage and board our flight and the airline desk was closed where none of the passengers could check in baggage, asked for a supervisor and was refused a supervisor, called the airlines from the airport and they refused to refund the flights for their actions in the airport, Etihad and Garuda Airlines absolutely horrible customer service all the way around.

Good flight. There were a few issues with the flat bed. It was some technical issues. Otherwise everything was good

The crew could have been more friendly and could have offered to make the beds. Also, Ethiad should have more vegetarian food options.

From the start of my vacation at Logan Airport, Boston it was chaotic. I'm praying my flight home is better .I'm grateful that we landed safe

The flight was over 1 hour late taking off ,when I arrived in Abu Dhabi ,I missed my connecting flight to Bangkok so I had to wait almost 6 hours for my flight arriving in Bangkok at 6:30 am ,So I missed a whole day of my vacation and my hotel room sat empty so I paid for hotel days that I was not there. In Abu Dhabi there was a woman that worked the desk at transfers that was so professional, courteous , helpful,and may I say absolutely beautiful .she got me food vouchers for my layover and was a very calming presence. Besides that I will never use Etihad again I will pay the Xtra money . I'm sure they won't read or see this but it's my "2 cents" I'll use an airline that respects me and my hard earned dollars

On this flight...fine. The one from India to Abu Dahbi, awful.

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