$317 Find Cheap Flights from Zurich to Illinois

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Cheap Flights from Zurich to Illinois

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
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St. Louis1 stop$848
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St. Louis1 stop$848

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

Mon, Sep 15 - Sun, Sep 28
British Airways Logo
7:15 am - 6:50 pmZRH-ORD
18h 35m2 stops
British Airways Logo
4:55 pm - 8:50 pmORD-ZRH
20h 55m1 stop
$500British Airways
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Sat, Oct 25 - Thu, Oct 30
American Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 5:42 pmZRH-ORD
17h 27m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:10 pm - 6:55 pmORD-ZRH
18h 45m1 stop
$502American Airlines
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Fri, Nov 21 - Sat, Nov 29
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
12:50 pm - 4:45 pmZRH-ORD
34h 55m2 stops
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
7:20 pm - 12:05 pmORD-ZRH
33h 45m2 stops
$503Scandinavian Airlines
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Sat, Oct 25 - Sat, Nov 8
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
6:00 pm - 5:55 pmZRH-ORD
30h 55m2 stops
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
7:20 pm - 12:05 pmORD-ZRH
33h 45m2 stops
$505Scandinavian Airlines
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Fri, Nov 14 - Sat, Nov 22
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
6:55 pm - 4:45 pmZRH-ORD
28h 50m2 stops
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
7:20 pm - 12:05 pmORD-ZRH
33h 45m2 stops
$506Scandinavian Airlines
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Fri, Oct 3 - Sat, Oct 11
Aer Lingus Logo
11:15 am - 7:00 pmZRH-ORD
14h 45m1 stop
Aer Lingus Logo
3:45 pm - 10:15 amORD-ZRH
11h 30m1 stop
$513Aer Lingus
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Thu, Sep 18 - Wed, Oct 1
British Airways Logo
7:15 am - 2:50 pmZRH-ORD
14h 35m1 stop
British Airways Logo
3:24 pm - 12:10 pmORD-ZRH
13h 46m2 stops
$517British Airways
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Sat, Sep 20 - Tue, Sep 30
Aer Lingus Logo
11:15 am - 7:00 pmZRH-ORD
14h 45m1 stop
Aer Lingus Logo
3:45 pm - 10:35 amORD-ZRH
11h 50m1 stop
$533Aer Lingus
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Wed, Oct 29 - Tue, Nov 18
United Airlines Logo
11:25 am - 9:05 pmZRH-ORD
15h 40m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:50 pm - 10:40 amORD-ZRH
8h 50mnonstop
$564United Airlines
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Mon, Oct 13 - Tue, Oct 21
United Airlines Logo
8:15 am - 2:55 pmZRH-ORD
13h 40m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:05 pm - 10:50 amORD-ZRH
8h 45mnonstop
$565United 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.

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 $372 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 $372.

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 $563 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 $539 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $728 and $712 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 Thursdays 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 23% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$317
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 20% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 31% 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.

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Illinois is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $534 on average. Morning departures are around 45% more expensive than evening flights, 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 $774.

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 $547 one-way - $573 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 1721 reviews
6.8Entertainment
7.4Comfort
7.1Food
7.7Boarding
8.2Crew
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Swiss is the. Only airline I use when I go to Europe. They are on time and they are fantastic!

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Aug 2025ZRH - BOS
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Swiss is the. Only airline I use when I go to Europe. They are on time and they are fantastic!

At the boarding gate, passengers were offered the option of checking in their carry-on luggage, as the plane was full. However, they failed to specify that they would not be dropping it off at the exit. Instead, everyone had to wait over 30 minutes at the airport carousel, and to everyone's surprise, not even the carry-on luggage, but the checked luggage, was the first to arrive. An hour later, we finally collected our bags. Lesson learned: I will never check my carry-on luggage with Swiss Air / Helvetic Airways again.

Not good. We returned on united airlines and the food was horrible.

The cabin was warm and few used the blankets. I should’ve upgraded.

The plan was delayed for takeoff by an hour, but we ended up making the landing on time which was a nice surprise.

The crew was very friendly and nice! Very smooth flight.

The meal was wonderful and strawberry ice cream was a plus.

Absolutely amazing! Best airline i have flown with, huge difference to United!

All the flight to USA were arranged to E terminal whereas from Dubrovnik arriving on Zurich is on A80, have to walk all the way from A to E, even need transfer bus , for short transfer time like in an hour, we have to work fast, as soon as arrived at E, it is about time to boarding, pretty tight schedule, I hope Zurich airport can make some rearrangement so that transfer people do not have to walk long way. For short transfer time people, such as 50 min, this is even impossible if still like this.

...as stated previously, red tape should be shorted by Swiss in terms of generating refunds...

My flight was delayed about 1 1/2 hours in Chicago, but other then that it was a good flight.

Flight attendant in first class gave poor service (like he didn't want to be there) and food was awful. We sat waiting for gate upon arrival over 45 mins.

Inoperable monitor left no entert for 9 hours. Crew was not helpful Food was awful.

Weather delay in Chicago?. No sense of urgency to make connection in Chicago for our connecting flight that wasn't delayed. Connection was missed.

Overall it was good. I missed my connection but I was put on another flight.

Overall a very poor experience - booked premium economy tickets but due to last minute flight delays , all my itinery went for a toss and had to fly economy class with no access to lounge or any compensation by united airlines to make up for the flight delays . i had expected better experience than that from united.

It was fine, definitely older planes with no charging or anything. There’s no entertainment set up on board, but it is nice that they allow you to access the in flight entertainment from your phone without having to pay for the Wi-Fi and they do offer free texting.

I liked that the flight was nonstop from ORD to CIU for $200 round trip.

The schedule to Moline changed 5 times. The gate changed 6 times. That is a pathetic way to run an airline. No wonder that no one in our company flies on United Express to or from Moline. Changes happen most of the time. I learned my lesson on this trip…never again!

All flight attendants could benefit by taking an international flight on Qantas Airline. Qantas attendants are much more hospitable in every way. Much superior than and attendants on any US airline.

I paid for full WIFI- it was terrible, kept being in and out could not listen to a podcast

Flight was delayed but my previous flight was as well so It worked to my advantage. This was my first time in first class. I don't think they ever stopped feeding us. The seating area was very spacious and comfortable. The attendants were wonderful, warm, friendly and very personable.

Some how my flight was canceled, neither BA or Justfly.com accepted responsibility. I only found out about this the day before when I tried to check in. I had to book another flight which due to the time ( day before) cost me $300 more. I was still receiving notifications about the flight even when I was on another flight from you. So no my flight to London was not good.

We had a pretty good experience. Enjoyed both the flights. Crew was very good and helpful.

They issued seat assignments and sat my 2 year-old in the row behind me, separate from me and my daughter. Communication/ customer service was terrible. They told me to change it in London, then in London, they told me to talk to the cabin crew, then a supervisor came and stuck us in the back of the plane when we were supposed to be in row 25. Overall, they need to really work on their customer service. Additionally the food was terrible and they ran out of meals and didn’t have any kid options. To top it off there was no in-flight entertainment for the first hour of the trip.

We missed the connection because we had to wait for a shuttle from the plane to the Terminal. Also, we needed assistance and none was available.

When we arrived at the airport - 1st step - printing out your boarding pass - no issue. Not long lines as these machines. 2nd step - processing your bag drop off. There was only one associate there to help 10 kiosks. We had a family in front of us for 20 minutes trying to work on the machine and figure out every step for 4 pieces of luggage. My husband alerted the associate who was able to assist the family. Highly suggest that there are more associates to assist in this process. Besides this issue, security check went very quickly. Our flight was direct to Philadelphia. We had to carry our bags down two flights of steps, then out to the tarmac to a bus, then carry our bags up two flights of stairs to the plane. No one on the flight was expecting that long trek. I could see some people were struggling a bit. All in all - great flight crew, plane was clean and food was great!

There were no gluten-free vegan options available, so food was very limited on this flight, and some of the crew weren’t especially helpful about it. To make matters worse, a passenger was sick on board, and although the area was cleaned, the smell lingered for the rest of the journey. On top of that, we ended up circling for an extra hour, which only made the unpleasant situation drag on even longer.

Checking in prior on line and wait time at Gatwick was terrible. I would rate a big fat ZERO.

There was a slight delay. Otherwise, everything else was satisfactory.

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