$405 Find Cheap Flights from Zurich to Illinois

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Zurich to Illinois departing on 5/31. 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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Book Cheap Zurich to Illinois Plane Tickets

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

Wed, Aug 19 - Wed, Aug 26
ITA Airways Logo
7:05 pm - 1:10 pm
ZRH
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ORD
25h 05m
1 stop
ITA Airways Logo
3:00 pm - 11:15 am
ORD
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ZRH
13h 15m
1 stop
$618ITA Airways
Wed, Sep 23 - Tue, Sep 29
ITA Airways Logo
7:05 pm - 1:10 pm
ZRH
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ORD
25h 05m
1 stop
ITA Airways Logo
3:00 pm - 10:05 am
ORD
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ZRH
12h 05m
1 stop
$621ITA Airways
Mon, May 11 - Tue, May 19
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
10:25 am - 4:10 pm
ZRH
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ORD
12h 45m
1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
7:15 pm - 2:10 pm
ORD
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ZRH
11h 55m
1 stop
$631Scandinavian Airlines
Wed, Sep 23 - Wed, Oct 7
ITA Airways Logo
7:05 pm - 1:10 pm
ZRH
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ORD
25h 05m
1 stop
ITA Airways Logo
3:00 pm - 6:15 pm
ORD
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ZRH
20h 15m
1 stop
$636ITA Airways
Fri, Jul 10 - Fri, Jul 17
LOT Logo
10:30 am - 7:50 pm
ZRH
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ORD
16h 20m
1 stop
LOT Logo
8:10 pm - 7:05 pm
ORD
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ZRH
15h 55m
1 stop
$644LOT
Sun, May 24 - Wed, Jul 15
United Airlines Logo
10:10 am - 6:34 pm
ZRH
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ORD
15h 24m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
11:03 am - 8:05 am
ORD
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ZRH
14h 02m
1 stop
$655United Airlines
Thu, Oct 8 - Mon, Oct 12
LOT Logo
10:30 am - 7:50 pm
ZRH
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ORD
16h 20m
1 stop
LOT Logo
9:50 pm - 7:05 pm
ORD
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ZRH
14h 15m
1 stop
$657LOT
Fri, Sep 25 - Sun, Oct 4
Delta Logo
10:10 am - 9:46 pm
ZRH
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MDW
18h 36m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:59 pm - 1:55 pm
MDW
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ZRH
12h 56m
2 stops
$784Delta
Thu, Sep 10 - Mon, Sep 14
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 6:31 pm
ZRH
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MDW
18h 31m
2 stops
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 8:05 am
MDW
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ZRH
19h 05m
1 stop
$788Delta
Tue, Sep 1 - Sun, Sep 6
United Airlines Logo
8:15 am - 1:25 pm
ZRH
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STL
12h 10m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 10:50 am
STL
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ZRH
19h 50m
1 stop
$807United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Zurich to Illinois flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Zurich to Illinois to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Zurich to Illinois?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Zurich to Illinois departing in August.

What is the cheapest Zurich to Illinois flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to Illinois from Zurich found in the last 72 hours was to Chicago, at $729 round-trip. The most popular route is from Zurich (ZRH) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $729.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Zurich to Illinois depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Illinois is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $711 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Illinois is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $816.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Zurich to Illinois?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $658 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Zurich to Illinois?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Zurich to Illinois, 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 Zurich to Illinois is February, when tickets cost $637 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $759 and $750 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Zurich to Illinois?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Zurich to Illinois clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Zurich to Illinois, look for departures on Saturdays and avoid leaving on a Monday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Illinois, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Saturday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Zurich to Illinois?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Zurich to Illinois, 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 on the flight from Zurich to Illinois, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 35% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$405
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 9% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 2% increase in price.
Flight from Zurich to Chicago

FAQs - booking Illinois flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Zurich to Illinois?

    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 Zurich to Illinois.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Zurich to Illinois?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Zurich to Illinois 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 Zurich to Illinois?

    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 from Zurich to Illinois 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 from Zurich to Illinois?

    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 from Zurich to Illinois up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Illinois

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Zurich to the following destinations at these prices or less: Chicago $753 one-way - $827 round-trip

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Zurich to Illinois

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Zurich to Illinois. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7.6
SWISSOverall score based on 1925 reviews
7.1Food
8.3Crew
7.7Boarding
7.4Comfort
6.8Entertainment
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The seat and leg room is small on the 2 seated row. Otherwise, very good crew and service.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2026
ZRH - ORD
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The seat and leg room is small on the 2 seated row. Otherwise, very good crew and service.

Entertainment sounds were not good. Otherwise everything else was good.

Business class seating in Swiss really is just Economy seating minus the middle passenger

No choice of food was given, and I was served leftovers, so they were returned back. the crew is unfriendly and harsh. Need to be trained on communication.

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.

Drinking water could be in more sustainable packaging than plastic bottles

They lost my luggage on December 30th. It is now January 3rd and i still don’t have it. I’ve called lost and found multiple times and they cannot provide an update. They keep saying one day and then it gets postponed again. This is ridiculous and unprofessional. It’s infringing on my vacation. I have stressed how important it is for me to have my suitcase right away. It should have been resolved within 1-2 days.

Made us gate check carry ons Then didn’t get them on the plane. Service they used didn’t deliver our carry ons for more than a day Total mess

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

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.

The flight I was supposed to be on was supposed to take off at 1:50 from State College. It was delayed over and over and over again until somehow I had to rebook on a flight that was supposed to have left State College at 8 am that morning but didn't end up taking off until almost 6 pm. Not only was this completely unacceptable, the "token from United" was a 15 dollar meal voucher that has to be used by today. I would personally like some miles added to my account for this inconvenience. I was in transit for 8 hours from the time I arrive at State College Aiport to when I got home. I was supposed to be home at 3 pm and I returned at 8 pm. Unacceptable. I have not been on an on Time united flight in nearly 5 years.

newer aircraft, ability to connect my headset via blue tooth for entertainment.

Very comfortable flight, snacks and drinks were good, good communication from crew. Could have used a little more information on timing of boarding for group 5

Great flight. Got to watch a movie. Smooth flight and early arrival at ORD.

It was better than excellent. The staff in Mason City were great. The young woman that pushed my wheelchair did more than could be expected of her. She came from India 17 years ago. I don't remember her name.

After arriving in Chicago, we were taxiing for 1.5 hours with infrequent and untruthful updates about the amount of time it would take to arrive at the gate. Minimally, the team could have provided timing expectations that were more truthful, especially one their original expectations were not met.

The crew was generally professional. Though one of the crew members seemed to be easily annoyed, the others were fine and helpful. The green olives and almonds snack was really good. A great idea, and nice balance of tastes.

Cancelled flight, wasn't refunded paid selected seats. Poor customer service. Called airline and they didn't realize the flight was cancelled until several hours after the email notice was sent.

All went smoothly. That's what I want on a long flight.

Really good. Everything went smoothly. That's what I hope for when I'm on a long flight, especially with multiple changes. Thank you SAS.

I expected more, but they will nickel and dime you for everything. I did not enjoy flying with this airline.

Curious and efficient service ! First time flying with SAS and very pleased!

I wish they have given us explanations for the delays. And the rebooking process in Copenhagen was too long. I had to wait about 4 hours before they assign me a hotel. From there the handling process (accommodation, transportation and meal) was excellent.

Our trip plan from Kayak stated we were flying SAS. That was not true. The first leg was a Delta flight. We wasted 25 minutes before finding out to check in with the correct airline. Then our SAS flight for the second leg arrived 25 minutes late, and our third leg flight with SAS closed the gate knowing the flight delay was SAS’s fault, and that this flight would only be backed up 5 minutes. The final kicker was that between Delta and SAS, they lost all our checked luggage.

Since our earlier flight was delayed, we missed this flight and were rerouted on Lufthansa 2 days later.

Scandinavian Airlines is terrible. Flight was late. Lost luggage. Rude flight attendants. Terrible experience.

The flight was very cold, and the seats were rather uncomfortable. The food has been better on our other SAS experiences. Most significantly, the luggage with most of my wife's personal items and clothes didn't make the flight. Hoping for a quick resolution, but no real opportunity to speak with a Human has us concerned.

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