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Find cheap flights from Switzerland to Chicago from $257

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Flights to Chicago - Travel Insights & Trends

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 day to fly to Chicago?

The average price of all flights to Chicago clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Chicago is Tuesday where tickets can be as cheap as $509. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are $671 on average.

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 November, where tickets cost $373 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of tickets from Switzerland is $759 and $731 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is January with an average price of $474.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Chicago?

The average price for all flights to Chicago depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Chicago is generally at night, when flights cost $351 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 $615.

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 Zurich $582 one-way - $569 round-trip.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Chicago, 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, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 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 Midway Airport, with an average flight price of $108.

Which airline offers the most flights to Chicago?

Of the 14 airlines that fly to Chicago, United Airlines offers the most flights, with around 5,249 per week, followed by American Airlines with 4,261 flights per week.

How many airports are there in Chicago?

There are 3 airports in Chicago: Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD), Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) and Chicago Greater Rockford Airport (RFD). The busiest airport is Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD), with 79% of all flights arriving there.

How long is the flight to Chicago?

The duration of your flight to Chicago depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Chicago on KAYAK are from Zurich, which takes 9h 45m, Geneva, which takes 12h 05m, and Basel, which takes 13h 25m.

How many direct flights to Chicago are there each day?

There are around 1,992 direct flights from within Switzerland to Chicago every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 6:00 am the most common departure time and 50% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to Chicago are there each week?

Each week there are around 13,940 direct flights from within Switzerland to Chicago. The most common day for departures is Thursday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

How many long-haul flights are there to Chicago each week?

There are not any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to Chicago. Instead, there are 28 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Zurich.

How many cities have direct flights to Chicago?

From Switzerland, there are direct flights to Chicago from 1 city. This city is Zurich and there are 28 direct flights each week.

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January

High season

July

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Best time to beat the crowds with an average 16% drop in price.
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Flight from Geneva to Chicago O'Hare Airport

FAQs - booking Chicago flights

  • Which Chicago airport is closest to central Chicago?

    There are 3 major airports in Chicago. The nearest airport from Chicago city center is Chicago Midway Airport (9 miles), followed by Chicago O'Hare Airport (16 miles) and Chicago Greater Rockford (79 miles).

  • How much is a flight to Chicago?

    On average, a flight to Chicago costs $672. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $501 and departed from Zurich Airport.

  • 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.

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Nonstop departures

Switzerland to Chicago

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +80 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +78 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +81 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +82 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

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Nonstop returns

Chicago to Switzerland

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +80 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +78 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +81 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +82 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from Switzerland 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 Switzerland to Chicago. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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SWISSOverall score based on 2013 reviews
7.9Boarding
7.4Food
8.4Crew
7.6Comfort
7.2Entertainment
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we were late to get to this connecting flight and SWISS decided to wait for us . Very nice of them

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2024ZRH - KSC
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we were late to get to this connecting flight and SWISS decided to wait for us . Very nice of them

Horrible experience. They "GAME" with seats they decided to play where you can`t select or get seat during check-in without paying and then forcing you to stay long line at the Customer Service at the gate to get a boarding ticket with seat assigned is pathetic. Will never fly with United again!

SO disappointing. I spent so much money on this ticket, for them to cancel and not be able to rebook me in time. They were very unhelpful, and condescending throughout the whole Swiss airport. Will not be flying again.

The plane was so hot upon boarding. Their boarding process was so unnecessarily long. Service was subpar.

Everything from the price to online checkin and the flight being on time to the crew and food was very good. The comfort level is fine--the seats are very close to each other in Economy. But I guess you get what you pay for.

Swiss ground crew was again at its prime and although I’m United 1K (Star Alliance Gold) they created problems with my hand luggage - while other passengers were boarding with more handbags and larger hand luggages, were critical on my 2 young kids attending the lounge with me and boarding the plane with me on the priority lane.

Horrible experience. I was apparently picked at random for a security screening - that was the most demeaning experience I have had in my life with a guy poking and prodding and having me take off my shoes, move up my pants so he could swab my legs - telling me I couldn't bring more than some quantity of cookies - I had 3 boxes of cookies in my luggage. In the end he did let me keep them but that was really uncalled for. Harrassment in the name of security.

They went out of their way. It was very clean and friendly.

I was pleasantly surprised with the whole experience. Thank you

There were multiple delays and the food was poor. Better food.

Bathrooms weren’t too clean. Onboard entertainment was light. Other than that everything was great. Food, service, comfort and crew. Although it was hard to understand the crew announcements.

My return flight has been changed to JFK from EWR without any notice or reason

This was my first time flying SAS and used them for 4 flights. The crews, flight and communication was outstanding. I flew premium economy and was extremely impressed by their SAS lounges. I will 100% ise SAS again. Everyone was so pleasant!

I upgraded to economy plus and it’s so worth the price. The crew is exceptional and the food is pretty decent. I would definitely fly with them again.

The flight was on time and loading was fine. I really disliked that all drinks other than coffee or tea had a cost. Deplaning was also an issue as people did not wait for those in front of them to get out before they pushed forward

I paid for wifi and it worked about a total of 5 min. Feel ripped off

Overall, this flight team did a fantastic job. They came often with the water, coffee and tea. There was no meal choice in coach, but the lasagna lunch was decent. The sandwich snack just before landing was tasty. The baggage bins were large, so no trouble holding carry on luggage.

Good friendly service and food - The seats in business class are old, too hard and not very comfortable.

Last minute cancelation, though a substitute flight was found I could not pick my meal or seat. The hotel offered didn't have working air control or shower.

Best airline to travel on a budget- really like their reasonably priced access to the SAS lounges where available.

It was good! Appreciated that it was very on schedule so it made the connecting flight less stressful

I was told we'd have a hot breakfast option in first class, so I chose not get a hot breakfast. It was a very strange meal, but the fresh fruit was very good quality. Service was excellent from ORD to ELP. No service from MBS to ORD, not even water. However, when flying American from FNT to ORD, which is a shorter flight, they at least pass out snacks and offer water.

We were delayed an hour leaving Munich (No fault of the crew). They kept us posted on the status so we knew what was going on, but as a result we missed our connection in Chicago and the communication on connecting flights was pretty poor as we disembarked. It was already stressful and some of that could have been reduced by better communications about where to find transfers, etc.

One problem, but a serious one - the plane is built with electric windows that tint dark to reduce light. Sitting next to the window is VERY UNCOMFORTABLE as it emits so much HEAT in the face when tinted.

The delays (5 hrs) were a comedy of errors, and the multiple safety issues encountered were very concerning.

Wifi wasn't working on one of the UA flights after boarding.

The flight was delayed instead of leaving at 11 it left at 12.20

United WiFi is consistently unusable (it can take 10 mins to load a single web page). If you need Wifi to do work, be prepared to lose half a day of productivity.

Crew was not very helpful. They forgot to serve me coffee and had to wait for a long time.It looked as if they were not very happy with what they were doing.

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

The CX617 from HK to BKK was delayed more than 1.5 hours.

The plane was old and in new of a cleaning up and renovating on the interior. Seats and carpets were very worn and dirty looking. Cushioning on the seats was broken down and not as comfortable as newer jet seats. Food was a little below average but okay. Staff were friendly and hard working but did not pick up debris or food they spilled when collecting from the customers. But they were very helpful and professional.

This flight is frequently delayed. The connections seemingly are more frequently delayed. I’ve missed connections as a result twice on the same route to charlotte then Charleston. Final destination arrival has been the next day, twice in a row. No pilots, no crew. Too many excuses. Unfortunately, my days with American are over.

Entertainment was okay not because anything was wrong but it is a short flight so having no wifi is annoying but understandable. Crew was outstanding as usual

Those seats were way too narrow. I had the middle seat, one person was a very skinny person and we still couldn’t avoid touching each other anytime one of us moved. The other person was larger and we were basically sitting in each others lap the entire flight. There was zero entertainment. The flight was long enough to justify tvs, but no. Gotta sit there in your infant seat and twiddle your thumbs.

Flight was fine. It took an unusually long time to have baggage delivered to the carousel in ORD.

Average - flew with Jet Blue internal and it was far more comfortable and better food and entertainment. Notable difference

The flight got canceled due to mechanical issues, and he to be rebooked and missed my appointments for that day

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.

Coach seats are too tight. Seem designed for small people. Food different but OK. Staff helpful.

my original flight was cancelled the previous day, and i was rescheduled onto this flight, which left much earlier in the morning, impacting my previous evening and requiring me to get up much earlier in the morning to get to the airport online. This practice happens way way way too much, and it seems on every airline, though AA is probably the worst.

Spending 10 hours on a flight with no video or wifi access due to issues per stewardess was not enjoyable nor acceptable. Will follow up directly with the airline as well

I really did not like being ordered to pull my shade down by the attendants. One of them was very rude to me about it, standing there until I closed it like I was a child brusquely reaching across me to close an adjoining one. They claim it was so people who wanted to could sleep. It’s a 10:30am flight not a red eye. Closing your shade or leaving it up for natural light should be a choice. Ruined my flight!

My baggage did not arrived with me. Took 3 days to get it after so may calls and follow up

The crew was very attentive and kept busy serving a variety of treats!

Terrible. Flight was 3 hours delayed and I missed my other flight to my final destination

Offered vegetable curry when it was actually tofu which I don’t care for.

The flight was good the crew excellent…but take off delayed three hours!!!

Both mine and my husband's chairs were broken. Also it took 2 hours to get our bags after our flight which was wild.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights to Chicago found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
10/1ter
1 stopBritish Airways
13h 25mBSL-ORD
10/11sex
2 stopsBritish Airways
20h 30mORD-BSL
$370
10/1ter
2 stopsBritish Airways
16h 30mBSL-ORD
10/11sex
2 stopsBritish Airways
20h 30mORD-BSL
$376
9/21sáb
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
20h 59mZRH-ORD
9/26qui
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
21h 20mORD-ZRH
$425
11/4seg
nonstopSWISS
10h 15mZRH-ORD
11/10dom
1 stopSWISS
12h 50mORD-ZRH
$461
5/27seg
nonstopUnited Airlines
10h 00mZRH-ORD
6/10seg
1 stopUnited Airlines
12h 50mORD-ZRH
$471
6/3seg
nonstopUnited Airlines
9h 45mZRH-ORD
6/18ter
1 stopUnited Airlines
11h 35mORD-ZRH
$486
10/25sex
1 stopAmerican Airlines
13h 35mGVA-ORD
11/2sáb
1 stopAmerican Airlines
19h 25mORD-GVA
$487
6/17seg
1 stopSWISS
12h 30mZRH-ORD
6/27qui
nonstopSWISS
8h 35mORD-ZRH
$548
10/4sex
1 stopScandinavian Airlines
14h 35mZRH-ORD
10/18sex
2 stopsScandinavian Airlines
35h 10mORD-ZRH
$603
10/4sex
1 stopScandinavian Airlines
14h 35mZRH-ORD
10/11sex
2 stopsScandinavian Airlines
35h 10mORD-ZRH
$605

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Chicago found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/11ter
3 stops
41h 03mGVA-ORD
$257
6/11ter
2 stops
29h 49mGVA-ORD
$289
5/22qua
1 stopBritish Airways
12h 10mZRH-ORD
$463
6/4ter
1 stopBritish Airways
11h 55mZRH-ORD
$489
6/4ter
nonstopSWISS
9h 45mZRH-ORD
$550
6/3seg
nonstopSWISS
10h 00mZRH-ORD
$562
6/16dom
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
17h 31mGVA-ORD
$626
6/23dom
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
16h 52mZRH-ORD
$627
7/4qui
1 stopDelta
18h 36mZRH-MDW
$703
6/28sex
2 stopsDelta
17h 33mZRH-ORD
$704

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Last minute flights to Chicago

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 to Chicago that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/11sáb
multi-stopITA Airways
25h 25mZRH-ORD
5/13seg
multi-stopITA Airways
12h 05mORD-ZRH
$561
5/9qui
multi-stopITA Airways
25h 25mZRH-ORD
5/13seg
multi-stopITA Airways
12h 05mORD-ZRH
$583
5/13seg
multi-stopBritish Airways
12h 10mZRH-ORD
5/20seg
multi-stopBritish Airways
29h 55mORD-ZRH
$596
5/13seg
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
16h 44mZRH-ORD
5/20seg
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
13h 40mORD-ZRH
$599
5/13seg
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
16h 44mZRH-ORD
5/20seg
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
11h 56mORD-ZRH
$600
5/11sáb
multi-stopBritish Airways
12h 30mZRH-ORD
5/15qua
multi-stopBritish Airways
11h 10mORD-ZRH
$664
5/13seg
nonstopUnited Airlines
9h 55mZRH-ORD
5/20seg
multi-stopUnited Airlines
31h 00mORD-ZRH
$719
5/13seg
nonstopUnited Airlines
9h 55mZRH-ORD
5/20seg
nonstopUnited Airlines
8h 35mORD-ZRH
$737
5/12dom
nonstopSWISS
9h 55mZRH-ORD
5/26dom
nonstopSWISS
8h 50mORD-ZRH
$910
5/9qui
nonstopSWISS
9h 55mZRH-ORD
5/16qui
nonstopSWISS
8h 35mORD-ZRH
$1,062

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